Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally at Ed Smith Stadium October 30, 2008 in Sarasota, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Campaign 2008
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.Campaign 2008
Obama breaks barrier, makes history
Broadcast: Midday, 11/06/2008, 12:00 p.m.
National public Radio's Juan Williams, Emmy Award-winner and best-selling author of "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years," joins Midday to discuss the history of the civil rights movement leading to the election of the country's first black president.
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