Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins to campaign for Democrat John Edwards [View All]

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) John Edwards is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to tout his celebrity backing, and on Sunday announced that actors Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins will join him on the campaign trail in Iowa.

Edwards' announcement came as talk show host Oprah Winfrey stumped for Barack Obama over the weekend in Iowa, and as Hillary Rodham Clinton's famous husband, former President Bill Clinton, planned to return to the state Monday and Tuesday. The three candidates are in a tight race in the state that kicks off the presidential nominating season.

Just last week, Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and the 2004 vice presidential nominee, was joined on the campaign trail by Jean Smart, who plays the first lady on the popular FOX series ``24,'' and movie actress Madeleine Stowe, who appeared in films such as ``The Last of the Mohicans'' and ``Twelve Monkeys.'' Last month, performers Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne campaigned in Iowa on Edwards' behalf.

In Edwards' newest effort, his campaign is offering memorabilia signed by the senator and his famous friends Bacon and Robbins. It's part of a program to get supporters to tell their undecided friends and family about Edwards.

Robbins was expected to join Edwards in Iowa on Wednesday, followed by Bacon on Saturday and Sunday.

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i wonder if they're only backing him because he's white?