Simon Willison’s Weblog

A Look at the Presidential Candidates. The Big Picture (the Boston Globe’s fantastic photojournalism blog) presents a fascinating collection of historical photos of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain.

Posted 4th July 2008 at 9:09 pm

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