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    The O Files

    Ron Kirk
    KVUE: Elise Hu
    Ron Kirk shows off the official Obama signed papers to qualify for the Texas primary ballot.
    Former Dallas Mayor and 2002 US Senate candidate Ron Kirk, State Representative Mark Strama, D-Austin, State Representative Norma Chavez, D-El Paso and Austin City Councilmember Mike Martinez showed up at Texas Democratic Party headquarters this morning to file papers for presidential candidate Barack Obama to be on the Texas primary ballot in March. John Edwards and Hillary Clinton have already filed.

    All of his supporters emphasized how Obama could better unite the country and get things "back on track" domestically and internationally than other candidates in the race.

    "There's a bunch of reasons why I support Barack Obama, and it's not just because I think my name would look great on the ticket," said Strama, in a not-so-veiled-dig at Governor Rick Perry, who has been publicly campaigning for Republican Rudy Giuliani. (Since endorsing Giuliani, Perry has been dogged by questions about whether he'd be interested in VP, Perry says no every time.)

    Then, a fellow reporter asked Kirk which cabinet position he'd like to hold if Obama is elected president.

    "I just want to be First Buddy," Kirk said. That sounds like a pretty swank job. I am picturing the opening scenes of Adam Sandler's 1995 hit, Billy Madison.

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    Elise Hu joined KVUE as its political reporter in September of 2006.

    If you have a story idea for Elise, drop her a note at ehu@kvue.com.

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