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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waves to a crowd of supporters with his family while celebrating his victory in the Iowa caucus at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

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( Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times / January 3, 2008 )

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waves to a crowd of supporters with his family while celebrating his victory in the Iowa caucus at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

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