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Sweet: Add Rep. Patrick Kennedy to the Kennedy clan endorsements for Obama. UPDATE And poet Toni Morrison who called Bill Clinton the first black president.

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SHARE Sweet: Add Rep. Patrick Kennedy to the Kennedy clan endorsements for Obama. UPDATE And poet Toni Morrison who called Bill Clinton the first black president.

WASHINGTON–When Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and niece Caroline Kennedy endorse Barack Obama here in a few hours, add Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) to the picture. Patrick, the son of Ted, cousin of Caroline, will also be endorsing Obama.

The Obama campaign is also announcing today the backing of poet Toni Morrison, who dubbed Bill Clinton the first black president.

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