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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:00 AM

He's a young black guy, and that's a problem for some folks

But Barack Obama has gifts that transcend race and his own slim résumé.
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Tuesday, June 10, 2008 07:15 PM

    I'm glad our resident conservative trolls....

    ...got the first two letter spots. I'm shocked.... SHOCKED... that they don't support Obama. Welcome to the bottom 25%, fellas.

    —Monkey Pants Read Monkey Pants's other letters

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