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Meet Obama's Shadow

Reggie Love takes care of candidate's every need

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 27, 2008 8:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Reggie Love is rarely more than a body length away from Barack Obama, but the ever-present aide isn’t a body guard or a strategist—heck, the 26-year-old doesn’t even have a job description. “It was just like, ‘You just go out... Read full story »

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