People in the News - 1st prize
Callie Shell
Aurora Photos for Time
Aurora Photos for Time
16 October, 2008
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.