Obama turns to Hillary for help

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in an effort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential to persuade women to vote Republican.

Hillary Clinton, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius all were scheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks. Republicans say they hope Palin could put some female voters in play.

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Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at Schott Glass in Duryea, Pa.
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''We respect her. She's a skilled politician, as she proved last night,'' Obama strategist David Axelrod told reporters aboard the campaign plane Thursday. ''She's deft at going on the attack.''

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