Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis

An estimated 70,000 to 90,000 people showed up to the Gateway Arch for a Barack Obama campaign rally Saturday, the largest attended U.S. rally for the Democratic Senator's presidential run.
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Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis
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Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis
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Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis
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East St. Louis native and Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee had her Olympic jacket signed by Obama.
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East St. Louis native and Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee had her Olympic jacket signed by Obama.
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Senator Claire McCaskill walks with Senator Barack Obama prior to the Presidential Nominee addressing the historic crowd under the Gateway Arch.
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Senator Claire McCaskill walks with Senator Barack Obama prior to the Presidential Nominee addressing the historic crowd under the Gateway Arch.
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The Secret Service was located throughout the Arch grounds, including on top U-Haul trucks, as seen here, to keep an eye on an estimated 100,000 faces.
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The Secret Service was located throughout the Arch grounds, including on top U-Haul trucks, as seen here, to keep an eye on an estimated 100,000 faces.
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Missouri Gubernatorial Nominee, Jay Nixon, greets supporters prior to the event starting Saturday.
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Missouri Gubernatorial Nominee, Jay Nixon, greets supporters prior to the event starting Saturday.
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Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis
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Barack Obama Rally, Gateway Arch, St. Louis
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St. Louisian Nikko Smith, finalist of Season 4 of American Idol and son of Cardinal great Ozzie Smith, sings the National Anthem.
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St. Louisian Nikko Smith, finalist of Season 4 of American Idol and son of Cardinal great Ozzie Smith, sings the National Anthem.
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Volunteers pass out hundreds of American flags and Obama-Biden signs.
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Volunteers pass out hundreds of American flags and Obama-Biden signs.
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Missouri Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon, and his wife, Georganne, pose for The RFT camera.
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Missouri Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon, and his wife, Georganne, pose for The RFT camera.
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Missouri Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon, addressed the historic crowd under the Gateway Arch.
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Missouri Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon, addressed the historic crowd under the Gateway Arch.
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Barack Obama supporters found every way to get a good photograph of the presidential nominee.
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Barack Obama supporters found every way to get a good photograph of the presidential nominee.
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Barack Obama campaigning in St. Louis, Missouri Saturday. The state has traditionally gone to a Republican candidate in presidential elections, but Obama is rising in the polls as of late.
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Barack Obama campaigning in St. Louis, Missouri Saturday. The state has traditionally gone to a Republican candidate in presidential elections, but Obama is rising in the polls as of late.
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The U.S. Coast Guard hangs out on the Mississippi River below the flags on the riverfront.
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The U.S. Coast Guard hangs out on the Mississippi River below the flags on the riverfront.
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The teleprompter stated Senator John McCain’s name quite often.
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The teleprompter stated Senator John McCain’s name quite often.
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