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Article: Obama has 'better answers,' Clinton says
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- October 2, 2008
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former President Bill Clinton set aside his cool
relationship with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on
Wednesday to condemn Republican economic policies as well as endorse
his wife's ex-rival.
For his first campaign appearance on Obama's behalf, Clinton
appeared in the swing state of Florida, whose 27 electoral votes are
seen as central to Republican John McCain's hopes for victory.
George W. Bush won the state in 2000, after a disputed recount, and
again in 2004. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday
showed Obama with a 51-43 percent lead over McCain among likely
voters.
Clinton talked at length about the nation's problems,
particularly the financial ...