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Barack Obama's Stand-In Performance for Ted Kennedy at Wesleyan Was Low-Key

By Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix | May 29, 2008
Traffic was light, the weather was beautiful, and parking was a breeze. Security outside consisted of smiling and helpful Wesleyan undergraduates in red "event staff" T-shirts and courteous Wesleyan Public Safety officers. As for demonstrators, I bumped into three standing on the periphery of the event.
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Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, commencement, Wesleyan University

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