Not Just Any Endorsement

"On Nov. 4 we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States."

With those words this afternoon, The Chicago Tribune, which was founded in 1847, endorsed its first ever Democratic nominee for President of the United States.