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"I was heaving these enormous expectations on my dates," says Machacek, now 37.

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"The Science of Single," which hits bookstores Jan. 3, is her account of that experiment - a memoir that's equal parts funny, mortifying and insightful and stands to make Machacek into the Bridget Jones of Washington.

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UPDATE: Iowa Democrat Richard Machacek, a member of the Democratic National Committee and superdelegate, has also endorsed Barack Obama for president, an Obama aide confirmed to CNN.

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But Machacek is proud of the book and hopes it will give solace to other singles.

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Obama just picked up another superdelegate, Richard Machacek, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Iowa.

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He joins fellow Iowan and Democratic National Committee member Richard Machacek in publicly declaring his support for Obama this week.

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UPDATE: Iowa Democrat Richard Machacek, a member of the Democratic National Committee and superdelegate, has also endorsed Barack Obama for president, an Obama aide confirmed to CNN.

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Obama picked up yet another superdelegate: Richard Machacek from Iowa!! kim palo alto

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Obama just picked up the 2nd superdelegate of the day, Richard Machacek, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Iowa.

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A book deal followed, sending Machacek on a year-long adventure to investigate "what happens when you use all the resources you possibly can to meet and date the opposite sex."

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