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Obama Faces Stiff Competition for Center Stage at His Own Nomination

K Banks
By Steven Stark
Boston Phoenix | July 10, 2008
He undoubtedly has to give Clinton a chance to deliver a prime-time speech and, no matter how nice she is to Obama, she (and not he) will be the focus of that evening's broadcast. Add in Bill Clinton and the ailing Ted Kennedy, and you can see why Obama took the final night speech to another venue.
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Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention

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