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CongressNow: Obama Enlists the Aid of 60 Generals and Admirals

By George Cahlink
CongressNow Staff
Aug. 27, 2008, Midnight

A group of former top military officers has played a crucial — but largely overlooked — role in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), helping him shape his national security policies and defending the first-term Senator against charges that he lacks the experience to be commander in chief.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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