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Feb 10, 2008 2:27 pm US/Pacific

Obama Wins Grammy Award For Best Spoken Word Album

Obama Beats Former Presidents Clinton, Carter

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Barack Obama topped a Clinton in another contest Sunday, the Grammys.

The presidential candidate beat both former Presidents Clinton and Carter to win best spoken word album for his audio version of his book "The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream."

Clinton was nominated for his book "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" and Carter for "Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World."

Though Clinton and Carter lost, they both have won the category before.

Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are battling for the Democratic nomination for president.

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: Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses a rally at the World Trade Center Boston on the last full day of campaigning before Super Tuesday Feburary 4, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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