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Clinton urges support for Obama at Washington fundraiser

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Barack Obama the key to her campaign war chest last night - but it remains to be seen if her top fundraisers will unlock their checkbooks for her former rival.

Obama, facing about 300 skeptical Clinton fundraisers in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel, greeted the group by promising to help retire part of her $21-million debt - and proved the point...

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