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Phillies visit Obama at White House (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

President Barack Obama has told the Philadelphia Phillies that their 2008 World Series run was similar to his winning presidential campaign -- both were underdogs. Obama welcomed the baseball team to the White House on Friday and said, "Nobody thought I would win, either." He singled out star shortstop Jimmy Rollins for making calls on Obama's behalf during last year's campaign.