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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's epic win

The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, June 4, 2008 01:55 PM

    The Racist word is thrown around too easily

    I have read most of the post here and the some people using the racist label don't seem to know what it means. Black people always vote 80-90% Democrat even when the candidate is white. That doesn't sound "racist" to me. Sure there are some people will vote for Obama BECAUSE he is black just like some won't BECAUSE he is black. But to label somebody racist is irresponsible if you don't have proof.

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