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Supposedly, Obama didn't become friendly with Bill Ayers, whom he described as "just a neighbor," until about 1994 when Obama was recruited by Ayers and his pals to become chair of the CAC board. Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dohrn helped Obama with fundraising for his Illinois campaigns. Then again, perhaps Obama met Ayers earlier than 1994 since Bernadine Dohrn was with the Sidley Austin law firm, which is where Obama interned and where he met his future wife Michelle Robinson. Also interesting to speculate that Obama met Ayers at Columbia, since both were students there at the same time (Ayers at Bank Street College). Believe the NY Times did its usual poor vetting of Obama on this one.
