29-Year-Old Obama Staffer Dies After Collapsing In Campaign HQ

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A staff member of President Obama’s re-election team, Alex Okrent, died after collapsing in the campaign’s Chicago headquarters on Friday, according to the local ABC News affiliate. Okrent was just 29 years old.

Obama called Okrent’s family to express condolences while traveling in Virginia late Friday night, per a White House pool report.

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