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Obama Shifts Blue-Collar Strategy

Visits church, b-ball court amid town-hall stumping

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2008 7:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Moving to beef up his appeal to blue-collar voters in Indiana, Barack Obama is changing the tone of his campaign there, trading big rallies for more intimate town-hall sessions; the weekend included stops at a Methodist church and a basketball court, the New York Times... Read full story »

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Obama Shifts Blue-Collar Strategy

Visits church, b-ball court amid town-hall stumping

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