2008 Campaign

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to a crowd with his running mate Democratic U.S. vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as they campaign together at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library August 31, 2008 in Toledo, Ohio. Obama and Biden are campaigning throughout Ohio and Michigan while the Republicans elsewhere prepare for their Convention in Saint Paul following last week's Democratic Convention. (for Getty Images)