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"Born in the USA" singer Bruce Springsteen, who is set to perform at Obama rallies in Ohio and Iowa on Thursday, posted an open letter on his website explaining why he supports Obama: "There is an ever increasing division of wealth in this country, with the benefits going more and more to the one percent. For me, President Obama is our best choice to begin to reverse this harmful development." To read the rest fo the letter, click here.
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