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Senator Barack Obama gave his first speech after declaring victory over Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination on the evening of June 3, 2008.
The speech was made in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the same site where the Republican National Convention will be held in August 2008.
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Fast Facts
- Date: June 3, 2008
- Speech began at 10: 08 p.m EST
- Location: Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Praised Hillary Clinton
- Criticized McCain's policies for being similar to Bush's
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Opening Statements From Obama's Speech
"Tonight, after 54 hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end." —Barack Obama, ABC News"Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another - a journey that will bring a new and better day to America. Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."—Barack Obama, ABC News
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Clinton Quote From Obama's Speech
"Senator Hillary Clinton has made history in this campaign not just because she's a woman who has done what no woman has done before, but because she's a leader who inspires millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to the causes that brought us here tonight." —Barack Obama, ABC News -
McCain Quote From Obama's Speech
"In just a few short months, the Republican Party will arrive in St. Paul with a very different agenda. They will come here to nominate John McCain, a man who has served this country heroically. I honor that service, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign."—Barack Obama, ABC News"Change is realizing that meeting today's threats requires not just our firepower, but the power of our diplomacy - tough, direct diplomacy where the President of the United States isn't afraid to let any petty dictator know where America stands and what we stand for."—Barack Obama, ABC News
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