Barack Obama campaigns for presidential candidacy in a gym in Davenport, Iowa. 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.

Two young supporters wait to meet Obama at the Martin Luther King Day Rally in Columbia, South Carolina. 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.

Michelle Obama naps on her husband's shoulder while traveling across New Hampshire. 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.

Barack Obama drops in on a barbershop on the afternoon of the Pennsylvania primary. 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.

Barack Obama gives telephone interviews after a rally at Rhode Island College.

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 4 November, the first African American to hold the post.

Obama rides in a lift before his victory speech for the Democratic nomination in Saint Paul, Minnesota. 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.

Barack Obama takes a nap while on the road in his campaign bus, traveling to Salem, New Hampshire. 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.

Barack Obama takes in a pull-up before speaking at the University of Montana. 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.

Rival presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain vie for the attention of Cardinal Edward Egan at a charity dinner. 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.

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.

Barack Obama removes his tie on the campaign bus, before a breakfast stop in Boardman, Ohio. 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.

Barack Obama smiles after formally accepting the Democratic Party presidential nomination. 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.

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