Published 8/25/2008
by Krissah Williams Thompson
at Wash Post Elections
When Sen. Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination Thursday night he will stand before thousands of delegates who fought hard to get him to his triumphant moment, and many who opposed him. They will make up the most diverse party delegation in history -- half are women, and more than 40 per...
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