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Sen. Barack Obama is in a dead heat with Sen. John McCain in the presidential race, according to recent polls, but the Illinois senator said he has a potentially greater problem with negative attacks.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made an unannounced campaign stop at Short Sugar’s Bar-B-Q in Danville on Wednesday, whipping the place into a frenzy shortly after he spent the morning at a town hall meeting in Martinsville.

Jobs, the economy and energy were the hot topics of discussion Wednesday during presidential candidate Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville.