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Full text of Obama's press conference on the Rev. Wright. His comments "offend me, they rightly offend all Americans, and they should be denounced."
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    "And you know, I can construct something positive out of that. I can understand it. I, you know, the -- you know, the people do all sorts of things and, as I said before, I continue to believe that Reverend Wright has been a leader in the South Side."

    On the CNN videofeed, I distinctly heard Obama say "I CANNOT construct something positive out of that. I CANNOT understand it."

    But perhaps I'm mistaken.

    So the split is official. .. . next issue remaining - what did Obama know about Wright and why did he stay in the church? Prepare for endless spin and framing, comming to a blog near you.