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Clinton and Obama expand bases for support and money

Barack Obama's campaign yesterday made a direct appeal to women who supported his chief Democratic rival, calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "my partner" and "my friend" at a breakfast fundraiser in Manhattan.

Obama told a crowd of 2,300 at New York Hilton and Towers that Clinton's work would be responsible for progress on issues ranging from universal health care to poverty to equal pay.

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