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Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks to black religious leaders in Compton, California, Thursday.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- While Sen. Hillary Clinton is trying to soften her image on the campaign, she is allowing her pit bull -- Bill Clinton -- to go on the attack.

In a version of "good cop/bad cop" the couple has gone after the senator's closest rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama.

The former president aggressively interjected himself into a debate Wednesday when he became visibly combative with a reporter after being questioned about a lawsuit in Nevada that sought to ban caucus meetings in nine casinos on the Las Vegas strip.

The lawsuit, filed by a teachers union that has endorsed Hillary Clinton, claims the at-large caucus sites were unfairly allotted more delegates than other caucuses in the state. The lawsuit also took issue with caucuses being held midday at those sites -- which could make it easier for casino workers to caucus than it will be for other Nevadans.

Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton's chief rival for the Democratic nomination, say the lawsuit was an attempt to suppress the vote of the members of the Culinary Workers Union, many of whom work at the casinos and hotels. The union had endorsed Obama just days before suit was filed.

A judge Thursday ruled against the teachers union and said the casino caucuses could go forward.

When asked by a reporter about the lawsuit Wednesday, Bill Clinton angrily said his wife's campaign had no involvement in the suit being filed and claimed the reporter had taken an "accusatory tone."

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