Washington Photo Blog: Wednesday, Oct. 01, 2008

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin speaks at the Key Air Hangar at the Anoka County Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minnesota.
Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME

By Storm

Senator Barack Obama speaks during a downpour at a campaign rally at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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