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Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waited backstage before a campaign rally at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Octob...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) at a campaign rally at Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla., on...

Secret service agents pulled away a young supporter's hands as she hugged Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama at a campaign rally at L...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Chicago after a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. (Damon Winter/Th...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama greeted supporters at an overflow area before a campaign rally at the Crown Center Coliseum in Fay...

A young supporter dropped her "Obama money" on the floor in front of the stage where Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama spoke at the...

The crowd as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama addressed a campaign rally at Bicentennial Park in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday, October 2...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a campaign rally at Bicentennial Park in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. (Dam...

Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle board their campaign's charter aircraft at Houston Hobby Airport en route to San Antonio, March 4, 2008. (Dam...

Secret Service agents and staff peer from backstage as Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama made his entrance at a campaign rally at th...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's campaign plane flew over an airport parking lot as the campaign arrived into Raleigh, NC.. for a...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama made a suprise visit to call potential voters and ask for their support at the Brighton Campaign f...

ELN08, VOTING, VOTING FEATURE, VOTE, BALLOT, DEMOCRACY, ELECTION, CAMPAIGN, ELECTION DAY, OBM08Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama ste...

As the music continued playing, supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama danced at a rally in Sunrise, Fla., Oct. 29, 2008. (Damon...

Sen. Barack Obama during a campaign rally at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, Sept. 15, 2008. The crowd is reflected in the TelePrompTer. (D...

A secret service agent asks Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama to wait in the doorway moments before being introduced at a town hall rally at t...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama during a press conference following a town hall meeting with veterans in San Antonio, Texas, March...

Contrails of an aircraft are seen over a silhouette of Sen. Barack Obama during a town-hall style campaign event with mostly Hispanic supporters in Lo...

Sen. Barack Obama during a town hall style campaign event at Kingstree Senior High School in Kingstree, S.C., January 24, 2008. (Damon Winter / The...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waits backstage moments before taking the stage at a campaign Rally in Houston, March 3, 2008

Gracie McCormick, 13 months, with mother Colleen (not in frame) watched as Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama made a suprise visit t...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama spoke to an overflow crowd outside where a campaign event took place in Lancaster, Pa., March 31,...

Sen. Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally at Rodney Square, in downtown Wilmington, Feb. 3, 2008. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

A voter cast his ballot during the Democratic primary at a polling station in Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Columbia, S.C., January 26, 2008. (Damon...

A crowd of students stood behind a fence hoping to get a glimpse of Sen. Barack Obama as he arrived to address an overflow crowd outside Duncanville H...

Robin Hill Davidson, from Columbia, S.C., clasped her hands as she stood to watch Sen. Barack Obama speak at a "Stand for Change" rally at the Koger C...

Spectators used giant letters to spell "Obama 08" at a "Fire it up! Ready to go!" kick off rally for Sen. Barack Obama at Lander University in Greenw...

Sen. Barack Obama is seen from behind the stage as he addressed a rally in Denver, January 30, 2008. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

Sen. Barack Obama bought tickets from the ticket booth for food and rides as he met with local residents at the Sobrero Festival in Brownsville, Texas...

Sen. Barack Obama greeted supporters at a rally in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 4, 2008. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

Sen. Barack Obama is sihouetted as he addresses a rally in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 4, 2008. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) spoke at a campaign rally at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday October 25,...

Elko High School sophomores Becca Zohar, 15, left, and Phillip Puccinelli, also 15, wear shirts with contrasting themes as they wait for Sen. Barack O...

Ruth M. Sutton, 74, broke into tears as she listened to Barack Obama during a campign rally in Boston, Feb. 5, 2008. "I'm in love with my country." sh...

Arrows on the floor of the stage show Sen. Obama's route off the stage as he speaks at a town hall rally at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, F...

Supporters reach down to shake hands with Sen. barack Obama after he spoke at a rally in Roanoke, Virginia, in this Oct. 17, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a...

Francis Thompson looks on from her salon chair as Sen. barack Obama, left, poses for photographs with the owners and customers during a campaign stop...

Sen. Barack Obama climbs back into his SUV after a campaign stop at the Total Elegance Salon in Roanoke, Va., in this Oct. 17, 2008 photo. Obama, 47,...

Sen. Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo., in this Oct. 18, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a first-term senator f...

Sen. Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo., in this Oct. 18, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a first-term senator f...

Sen. Barack Obama, back to camera, visits his local campaign office in Kansas City, Mo., in this Oct. 18, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a first-term senator...

(NYTXX) KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- Nov. 5, 2008 -- OBAMA-JOURNAL-49 -- The sun sets as Sen. Barack Obama works his way through the crowd after speaking at a c...

Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Kansas City, Mo., in this Oct. 18, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a first-term senator from Illinois, premise...

Supporters listen as Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Kansas City, Mo., in this Oct. 18, 2008 photo. Obama, 47, a first-term senator from Illin...

Sen. Barack Obama changes direction while walking to a waiting vehicle, preferring to shake hands with supporters who gathered to hear him speak at a...

(NYTXX) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.-- Nov. 5, 2008 -- OBAMA-JOURNAL-53 -- Sen. Barack Obama waits before taking the stage at a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., in...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 when he was assassinated, is overcome with emotion as he joins supporters of...

(NYT255) ATLANTA -- Nov. 5, 2008 -- OBAMA-JOURNAL-55 -- Sen. Barack Obama lays a wreath at the tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) arrived on stage and waved to the crowd of around thirty-five thousand inside and outside t...

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, after taking pictues and shaking hands with guests, backstage before going on stage to ad...