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Rivals Plan Joint Unity Event

Tensions linger among supporters

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2008 2:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will make a joint appearance in Washington next week in a show of party solidarity—despite behind-the-scenes tensions. Though Clinton's finance director invited top supporters to the event, some Hillary backers are frustrated by signals that their candidate won't be... Read full story »

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