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Obama's Appearances on "Chicago Tonight"

WTTW News | January 19, 2009, 7:00 pm

Obama's Appearances on "Chicago Tonight"
Rich Samuels looks back on some of Obama's most memorable appearances on "Chicago Tonight" over the years.

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