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Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Obama's historic run heads south

Did his victory in Iowa and strong showing in New Hampshire really "put to rest the notion that a black candidate can't win in America"?
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, January 23, 2008 09:34 PM

    sesanders

    So far as far as I can tell Obama has more deligates than Clinton does--so clearly America already has started electing a black person as president.

    The worse Clinton behaves the more likely she is to lose supporters. The fact that she is a woman can only earn her so much forgiveness for her behavior.

    —Anonymous

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