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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, buoyed by new polls and what his campaign sees as growing momentum, highlighted his claim as the generational "change candidate" of the 2008 presidential race on Wednesday by telling a youthful crowd at Google Inc. that " if I waited 10 years (to run), I'd still be younger than most of the other candidates."

Any extra cash -- even an unexpected check for $30 or $40 -- is a welcome bonus. So why not see if the IRS is holding onto some money that it still owes you?

I've got a list of 2,480 Michigan taxpayers who are owed more than $2.29 million. Who knows -- you could find your name on that list now posted at www.freep.com/irsrefunds.