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CBS News Radio flashback: Obama wins presidency in 2008

Major Garrett introduces CBS News Radio's coverage of the election of the first Black president of the U.S., Barack Obama.

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According to CBS News’s source item, CBS News Radio flashback: Obama wins presidency in 2008, Major Garrett introduces CBS News Radio’s coverage of the election of the first Black president of the U.S., Barack Obama.

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CBS News Radio flashback: Obama wins presidency in 2008CBS News - 2026-05-21T22:45:00+00:00

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