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Mar 13 2008, AP

Sen. Barack Obama’s advertising team is getting some friendly competition from film pros with some Oscar clout like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.The liberal group MoveOn.org, reprising a 2004 ad contest against President Bush, has enlisted the actors to...

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Actor Matt Damon arrives to the premiere of “The Bourne Ultimatum” in Los Angeles, in this, July 25, 2007, file photo. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama’s advertising team is getting some friendly competition from film pros with some...