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  Former GOP senator, vet backs Obama
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Last EditedNew York Democrat  Oct 26, 2008 05:51pm
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News DateSunday, October 26, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFormer Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), who was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in the United States Senate, is the latest Republican to back Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Politico learned Sunday.

Pressler, who said that in addition to casting an absentee ballot for Obama he'd donated $500 to the Illinois senator's campaign, cited the Democrat's response to the financial crisis as the primary reason for his decision.
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