Anticipating Obama With A Debate Team

NPR | By Alex Cohen

Published August 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama will be giving his big speech on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous I Have a Dream speech, meaning the stakes are extremely high. We visit with a local speech and debate team in Denver to see what they are looking for.

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