Barack Obama : The race for the White House
"From the very beginning, you knew that this journey wasn't about me or any of the other candidates in this race," Obama said in May 2008. "It's about whether this country -- at this defining moment -- will continue down the same road that has failed us for so long, or whether we will seize this opportunity to take a different path -- to forge a different future for the country we love." He's seen here with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Malia, 9 and Sasha, 6. Chris Carlson / Associated Press
