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Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, laughs with Greenwood County, S.C., Council Woman, Edith Childs, right, in Aiken, S.C., on Oct. 6, 2007. Obama is marking the retirement of the South Carolina woman credited with popularizing the chant "Fired up, ready to go!" The chant came to epitomize Obama's two presidential campaigns. The former president says Childs' energy played a key role in lifting his spirits and his candidacy. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)

Obama praises woman behind ‘Fired up’ chant as she retires

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

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In this Oct. 6, 2007, file photo, then-presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, shares a laugh with Greenwood County, S.C., Council Woman, Edith Childs, right, whom he credited with giving him the idea for his popular "Fire It Up," campaign chant in a packed gymnasium at South Aiken High School, in Aiken, S.C. Childs, the woman credited with popularizing a memorable slogan and chant that epitomized the 2008 campaign of then-Sen. Barack Obama has endorsed Tom Steyer's presidential bid. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)

Tom Steyer wins endorsement from Edith Childs, the S.C. woman behind Obama ‘Fired Up!’ chant

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