
Last updated: Friday, December 1, 2006
Rapper LUDACRIS met privately with potential US presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA on Wednesday (29NOV06) to discuss the state of children in America.
Obama, who is currently a US senator from Illinois, is contemplating a run for president in 2008.
The rapper - real name CHRIS BRIDGES - was in Chicago to launch the YouthAIDS Kick Me campaign to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during a stop at Northwestern University.
Ludacris says meeting Obama, who is known for his warm personal style, was like meeting up with a relative.
He adds, "We talked about empowering the youth."
Obama has been surrounded by buzz that will announce his candidacy for The White House and has said he would make a decision in the coming months.
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Source: WENN
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