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A random meeting gives sneak preview of a future presidential candidate Youthful Obama's leadership evident at stormy political protest Eyewitness laments Obama's squandered talent Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. John Blake writes of his encounter with a young politician. (CNN) -- In 1987, I got a sneak preview of one of the most unlikely political stories of our time. It would take me nearly 20 years to figure out that I had stumbled upon a slice of American history. This snapshot shows Barack Obama, left, during his Chicago community organizing days in the mid-1980s. I was a summer intern in Illinois at the Chicago Tribune newspaper. An editor dispatched me to City Hall to cover a demonstration. When I... [read full story]
