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A Conversation with Barack Obama

NPR | By Ed Gordon
Published February 4, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

His electrifying speech at last year's Democratic National Convention catapulted Barack Obama to political stardom. Already, the junior senator from Illinois finds himself quelling rumors of a 2008 presidential run. NPR's Ed Gordon talks with Obama about his expectations for the future.

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