O attempts final rally of base
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OBAMA PHONES IT IN: Leaves campaign trail, calls union activists, black radio stations...
Obama campaigning quietly from the White House
JULIE PACE, Associated Press Julie Pace, Associated Press ? <ABBR class=timedate title=2010-10-27T06:04:51-0700>Wed Oct 27, 9:04 am ET</ABBR><!-- end .byline -->WASHINGTON ? Less than a week before Election Day, [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif]President [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif]Barack [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif]Obama[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] is quietly using the power of his office in a final effort to get Democratic supporters to the polls and nudge close races in his party's favor.
Though Obama is off the campaign trail for three full days this week, he's personally targeting key Democratic constituencies from the White House, holding conference calls with [COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif]union [/FONT][COLOR=#366388 !important][FONT=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif]activists[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] and campaign volunteers, and doing interviews with radio stations that draw largely black audiences. He'll also target younger voters when he tapes an appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday
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