Oprah Winfrey Joins Barrack Obama on Campaign Trail in Des Moines, Iowa

Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), waves to supporters at a rally for her husband at the Hy-Vee Conference Center in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 2007. Thousands turned out to see Obama and Oprah Winfrey speak at the rally. Iowa voters head to the polls for a caucus on January 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)

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