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Obama Announces He'll Run for President of the United States - Photos

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Obama Announces He'll Run for President of the United States - Photos

Barack Obama en route to Iowa.

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What do you do after announcing you're running for President of the United States? Fly to Iowa, of course. This is Barack Obama on February 10, 2007, the day he announced in Springfield, IL that he would seek the highest office of our country. He flew to Iowa to begin campaigning ahead of that state's influential election primary.

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