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From the Tribune

Democratic leaders are keen to use Obama's rising profile as a public face for their foreign-policy positions, Democratic congressional aides said.

That said, there was a clear sign in the list of committee assignments sent to senators by incoming Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that Obama remains very much a newcomer in Washington.On the list, Obama's first name was consistently misspelled as Barak, omitting the "c."