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Fri 08 Aug 2008Full text of Barack Obama's speech
The full text of presidential candidate Barack Obama's nomination-acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest - a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours - Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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