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<DESCRIPTION>JACK BENINTENDE AS POA FOR NATHAN PARTAIN
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned does hereby authorize, designate and appoint
Richard Wirth, Grace C. Torres, Jack Benintende, Marguerite
E.H. Morrison and Jonathan D. Shain as attorneys-in-fact to
execute and file, on behalf of the undersigned, statements
on Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 and any successor forms adopted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as required by
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and to take
such other actions as any such attorney-in-fact may deem
necessary and appropriate in connection with such statements,
hereby confirming and ratifying all actions that each such
attorney-in-fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon with
respect to DTF Tax-Free Income Inc.  This power of attorney
shall continue in effect until the undersigned no longer has
an obligation to file statements under the sections cited above,
or until specifically terminated in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
power of attorney on the 24th day of April, 2004.





/s/ Nathan I. Partain
Nathan I. Partain


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