People in the News - 1st prize
Callie Shell
Aurora Photos for Time
Aurora Photos for Time
27 September, 2008
Barack Obama carries on talking in a downpour during an address in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In his bid for the US Democratic Party presidential candidacy Senator Barack Obama broke all fundraising records, largely by harnessing support from smaller donors via the internet. Obama clinched the Democratic nomination in June, and was elected 44th President of the US on November 4, the first African American to hold the post.