And after making the pledge to appoint a Lincolnesque "team of rivals, " Obama nominated Sen.

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Clinton, for her part, is not supporting this effort, and is committed to helping Obama defeat Sen.

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Democratic leaders, including the party's presidential nominee Barack Obama and Sen.

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Barack Obama and Sen.

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Most troubling is the unflinching support for Mr. Zelaya from President Barack Obama and Democratic Sen.

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Fond memories of the Clinton years force Obama and former Sen.

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Then, of course, there's the overture Obama made to Sen.

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And in 2008, Mr. Obama and GOP Sen.

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President Barack Obama has nominated Sen.

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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and Republican Sen.

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President Barack Obama has nominated Massachusetts Sen.

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Barack Obama and New York Sen.

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Obama honors and respects Sen.

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Obama also has named Sen.

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The meticulous process has also reportedly caused a degree of consternation between the Obama aides and those to Sen.

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Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois and former Sen.

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Barack Obama has chipped away at Sen.

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Barack Obama of Illinois and former Sen.

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Barack Obama and former North Carolina Sen.

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Obama lost the state to Sen.

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Obama predicted that he and Sen.

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And regarding Obama's choice of Sen.

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Obama's argument that Sen.

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By contrast, two-thirds of those polled said Obama's running mate, Sen.

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Heather Higginbotham, also an Obama adviser and former staffer for Sen.

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Melody Barnes, an Obama adviser and former counsel for Sen.

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Barack Obama on Thursday, spurning both Sen.

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President Obama and a fellow Democrat, Sen.

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Barack Obama's running mate, Sen.

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But Obama's Republican opponent, Sen.

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