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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 09:45 PM

    Any dem will do

    Any dem will do, black white male female, don't make any difference, as long as its not a republicunt

    Can omniscient God, who

    Knows the future, find

    The omnipotence to

    Change His future mind?

    Other than that I have no strong feelings either way

    —totallyclips Read totallyclips's other letters

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