Obama's Love

Not many Tar Heels got close to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama during a visit Thursday.

As Rob Christensen reports, the Illinois senator made no public appearances and gave no interviews. That's because he was attending fundraisers, and campaign aides generally think news coverage dilutes the draw of a $1,000-a-plate dinner.

But one former North Carolinian got close to Obama: Reggie Love.

The former Duke University football and basketball player has accompanied Obama on his travels, according to a deputy press secretary for his campaign, although she said an attendee's description of him as a "bodyguard" was inaccurate.

Love also attended Obama's fundraiser at the home of investor Steve Lerner. Apparently, the long-rumored rule about Dukies not going to Chapel Hill does not apply to former players.