June 28, 2008 - 8:05pm
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Former Kennedy aide to Obama campaign

By Editor

Melody BarnesMelody Barnes, a longtime advisor to Sen. Ted Kennedy, is leaving her current post at the Center for American Progress to help with Barack Obama's presidential bid, his campaign announced yesterday.

Barnes, who served as Chief Counsel to Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee from December 1995 to March 2003, will serve as a senior domestic policy advisor.

EDITOR can be reached via email at editor@politicsnj.com.
Related topics: Barack Obama, Edward Kennedy, Center for American Progress, Melody Barnes
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