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Obama Throws Himself Into 2016 Race Hellbent on Clinton Victory

  • Obama will focus on six key battleground states, aides say
  • Michelle Obama has already cut radio, online and TV ads
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President Obama Goes All in for Hillary Clinton

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Barack Obama is about to launch a presidential campaign blitz for Hillary Clinton unprecedented in the modern era, pledging a dramatic commitment of time and resources to a contest he now unabashedly frames as a referendum on his personal and political prestige.

Obama plans to devote at least one to two days each week in October to campaign for Clinton through rallies, targeted radio and television interviews, social media outreach and fundraising, said an adviser who requested anonymity.