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LA Observed's Jacob Soboroff took his video camera behind the scenes at today's crowded Barack Obama rally at Rancho Cienega Rec Center and chatted with Councilwoman Janice Hahn, Channel 4 political analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe and Channel 2's Dave Bryan. Councilman Jack Weiss deftly dodged the question of whether his presence meant he backed Obama for president: "I'm here because I want to see the phenomenon. I mean if Bruce Springsteen came to town, I'd want to see that too." Watch the three-minute video at Native Intelligence.
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Back stage at the Obama rally
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