Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waves while speaking in front of the Siegessaeule at the Grosser Stern in Tiergarten on July 24, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. According to reports, police confirmed that about 200,000 people attended the speech by Obama on the historic U.S.-German partnership and the need to strengthen transatlantic relations to meet 21st century challenges. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
Barack Obama's Berlin speech
In the centerpiece of Barack Obama's overseas tour, the Democratic presidential candidate addressed a crowd of over 200,000 -- his largest crowd yet -- in Berlin, Germany.
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