US chat show host Oprah Winfrey has appeared at a campaign rally in Iowa for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Over 18,000 people attended the event in the state capital, Des Moines.
On 3 January, Iowa will hold the first caucus in the 2008 US presidential election, when activists will choose a candidate for their party's nomination.
Mr Obama's rival - Hillary Clinton - has also been campaigning in the state, accompanied by her mother and daughter.
The Oprah-Obama rally drew the biggest crowd of any campaign event in Iowa so far this year.
"For the very first time in my life I feel compelled to stand up and speak out for the man who I believe has a new vision for America," Ms Winfrey told the crowd.
Ms Winfrey defended Mr Obama against charges that he lacks experience, saying "the amount of time you spend in Washington means nothing unless you are accountable for the judgment you made".
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