A year ago, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and at least a few others in the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination seemed to agree on one thing: She was the big favorite; he might just be a flash in the pan.

"The novelty's going to wear off," one of the contenders predicted when excitement flared over Obama's candidacy.

That appraisal was from Obama, talking...

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