Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Maria Shriver and Oprah Winfrey stump for Obama

Winfrey to women: Feel free to support Obama
MARIA SHRIVER JOINS HER AT UCLA RALLY
By Laura Kurtzman Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Offering women a permission slip to desert the candidacy of Hillary Clinton in favor of Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey said Sunday they should not feel guilty if they preferred him over her.

"Being free means you get to think for yourself," she said, "and you get to decide for yourself what to do."

A few minutes later, her friend, Maria Shriver, the wife of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, came on stage and announced her support for Obama.

Sunday's rally for Obama in Los Angeles was hosted by his wife, Michelle Obama, who spoke at San Jose State University on Sunday night. Read full story here