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Sen. Obama stumps for Ford in Tennessee
By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Senate candidates Harold Ford Jr. and Bob Corker were enlisting prominent national politicians Sunday to rally voters as the race speeds toward Election Day.
The nation's only black senator, Barack Obama, D-Ill., asked voters at two black churches and at a Nashville rally to elect Ford, a Democrat who is trying to become the first black senator from the South in more than 100 years.
"I know that all of you are going to work the next couple of days to make sure it happens, because I'm feeling lonely in Washington," Obama said at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. "I need my dear friend to join me."
Corker, meanwhile, held a Sunday night event in Nashville with Republican U.S. Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and John Thune of South Dakota. Corker attended church in east Tennessee with his family.
"This is a tough race," McCain said. "I'm going to give you a little straight talk: Whether we keep the majority in the U.S. Senate could hinge on this race."
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