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From CBS News' John Bentley

(HUDSON, WISC.) – While Hillary Clinton campaigned for Barack Obama yesterday, today John McCain tried to cut into Obama’s lead among women voters. “Sen. Obama went on at great length about how much he cares about women’s issues,” McCain said at a women’s town hall meeting here. “My opponent was saying all the right things, but the fact is this: when you cut through all the smooth rhetoric, Sen. Obama’s policies would make it harder for women to start news businesses, harder for women to create or find new jobs, harder for women to manage the family budget, and harder for women and their families to meet their tax burden.”

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From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(CHICAGO) Barack Obama marks the final week of his economy tour in Albuquerque today, where he will address women’s issues. He will sit down with a small group of female employees at the Flying Star Café and Bakery, a locally owned restaurant founded by husband and wife duo, Jean and Mark Bernstein.

In recent weeks, the Obama campaign has made an extra effort to woo women voters, particularly those who sided with Hillary Clinton during the primaries. Michelle Obama addressed the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington DC on Friday, where she talked about her experiences as a working mother. In the most recent issue of celebrity magazine, US Weekly, Mrs. Obama and family friends spoke candidly about her struggles to balance responsibilities at home and on the campaign trail.

“Days together at home have been harder to come by as the campaign heats up,” Michelle Obama told the magazine.

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic

NASHUA, N.H. -- Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of over 2,000 at Nashua North High School where he urged the crowd to vote in the primary on Tuesday, and asked if there were any undecided voters. Many in the crowd raised their hands.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

FORT MADISON, IOWA -- Could Huckabee’s lack of foreign policy experience be hurting him in Iowa? It made the difference tonight for at least one voter at a Fred Thompson event in Fort Madison.

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