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An endorsement that might matter

Could Rep. James Clyburn -- or the words that motivate him -- swing African-American voters toward Obama in South Carolina?

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  • Friday, January 11, 2008 08:42 AM

    Sen. Clinton is right

    Sen. Clinton is right in saying that who the President is matters if you want to make progress. If Nixon had been elected in 1960, or Barry Goldwater in 1964, who knows how long it would have taken to make progress on Civil Rights.

    I don't see how her saying that denigrated Rev. King or anyone else who fought for Civil Rights.

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