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Obama kicks off book tour while mulling future presidential run.
Byline: Jill Zuckman
WASHINGTON _ While Sen. Barack Obama launches the most public of book tours, with appearances on Oprah, the "Today Show," "Larry King Live" and "Meet the Press," he is also more intensively examining whether to run for president in 2008, reaching out to Democratic operatives and trying to reconcile the demands of a national campaign on his family.
Obama, D-Ill., has been having quiet conversations with colleagues and friends about a prospective White House run, but a key concern is whether his wife, Michelle, would support it and whether he could manage the time away from their two young daughters.
"He has gotten the presidential bug bite," said Donna Brazile, campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. "Barack is constantly calling, he's constantly talking to people. He's not calling me to check on the weather. I'm not saying he's in, but he's checking the water. He's having lots of conversations." Brazile said she is scheduled to talk politics with Obama over dinner shortly after Election Day.
Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois's senior Democratic senator and a strong proponent of an Obama presidential bid, said his colleague has learned more about international affairs and the workings of…
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