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Article: Obama puts clout to test in N.J. President's agenda seen at stake if Corzine loses re-election bid.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- November 2, 2009
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Byline: S.A. Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
TRENTON, N.J. -- President Obama campaigned Sunday across this solidly blue state, trying to save the struggling re-election bid of Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, whose loss in the Nov. 3 vote would cast doubts over the president's ambitious agenda and signal trouble ahead for other Democratic candidates next year.
Mr. Corzine, wildly unpopular in a state with some of the highest taxes in the country and the highest jobless rate it has seen in 30 years, finds himself in a neck-and-neck race with Republican Chris Christie, a former U.S. attorney.
The White House is banking on Mr. Obama's visit to boost ...