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Clinton, Obama Clearing The Field
Without Declaring, They Beat Back Would-Be Rivals

By Dan Balz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 24, 2006; A01

"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), trading on star power, the capacity to raise tens of millions of dollars with relative ease and an ability to dominate media attention, are rewriting the script of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, driving potential rivals to the sidelines and casting a huge shadow over all others who may run."