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Former Sen. John Edwards announced his campaign staffers and now Sen. Barack Obama has followed suit:

Jackie Norris (Senior Advisor) -- worked for former Vice Pres. Al Gore and former Gov. Tom Vilsack; Democratic activist and teacher at Johnston High School

Fran Starkey (Trip Director) -- former deputy communications director for Vilsack

Tommy Vietor (Iowa Press Secretary) - Obama's press secretary and staffer on the 2004 Edwards' campaign.

Marygrace Galston (Deputy State Director) - was coordinated campaign director for Washington State & was Sen. Murray's Field Director. Previously worked in Johnson County for the Kerry campaign

Mitch Stewart (Iowa Caucus Director) - was the coordinated campaign director for Minnesota for the 2006 elections, was Sen. Daschle's field director and an Iowa regional field director for Edwards in 2004.

Steve Chasse (Outreach Director) - worked for Sen. Kerry in 2004 and the the IDP during the general election before joining AFSCME's political staff in 2005 and 2006

Tsehaynesh Abebe (Field Director) - Waterloo native, grassroots community organizer (part of the Paul Wellstone Action Network); also executive director of the Living Project

Mike Blake (Deputy Political Director) - former Director of external affairs for the Michigan House

Gannet Tseggai (Iowa Deputy Press Secretary) - previously Sen. Ted Kennedy's Deputy Press Secretary in D.C.; worked for Kerry in 2004 in both Missouri and Ohio

If you missed it, Benny has the skinny on the Edwards staffers in his diary at Bleeding Heartland.