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Book Review of Obama's Odyssey

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Obama's Odyssey: The 2008 Race for the White House  By: Connie Corcoran Wilson Publisher:Quad City Press (September 3, 2015) Category: U.S. Federal Government, 21st Century, Politics ISBN-13: 978-0692527382 ASIN: B015AOH9DQ Tour Date: April/May Available in: Print and ebook, 282 Pages Obama's Odyssey: The 2008 Race for the White House is a reporter's-eye view of events unfolding in 2007 and 2008 as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Bill Richardson (et al.) jockeyed for position for the Democratic nomination for president, while John McCain, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and others attempted to wrest control of the Republican nomination for their party. All ran for President in a wide-open free-for-all following the end of George W. Bush's 8 years in office. Author Connie (Corcoran) Wilson, a veteran reporter for five newspapers and numerous blogs, followed the candidates from the Iowa caucuses all the way th