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Published 1/17/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

BALTIMORE (CNN) – President-elect Obama addressed a crowd estimated at 35,000 according to local officials. In the final stop of his train tour before arriving in Washington, Obama linked the nation's history and values to the domestic and international challenges the country faces now. (Read Obama's entire prepared remarks after the jump) Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama - [...] (link)

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