Obama woos Iowa voters, aiming to close gap


	Obama woos Iowa voters, aiming to close gap

BobbyDelray

9-15-2007 8:24 PM

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BobbyDelray says:

Sen. Barack Obama spent two days wooing Iowa voters in an effort to catch up with front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton before the state's caucuses in four months.

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