Robert L. Johnson, chairman and CEO of RLJ Companies, issued the following statement today to Senator Barack Obama:

"I'm writing to apologize to you and your family personally for the un-called-for comments I made at a recent Clinton event. In my zeal to support Senator Clinton, I made some very inappropriate remarks for which I am truly sorry. I hope that you will accept this apology. Good luck on the campaign trail."

/PRNewswire-USNewswire - Jan. 17/ SOURCE RLJ Development, LLC

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