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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he’ll bypass the federal public financing system in the general election, abandoning an earlier commitment to take the money if his GOP rival did as well.

Obama opts out of public campaign finance system

Barack Obama secured the endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a powerhouse union that was a strong backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Obama gets AFSCME endorsement