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Invoking King May Backfire for Clinton in SC

Influential congressman reconsiders neutral stance in primary

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2008 4:30 PM CST

(Newser) – The highest-ranking African American in Congress, Rep. Jim Clyburn, is reconsidering his neutrality in South Carolina’s Democratic primary after comments by Hillary Clinton he perceived as “denigrating” Martin Luther King. Competing with Barack Obama over the legacies of JFK and MLK, Clinton said:... Read full story »

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Invoking King May Backfire for Clinton in SC

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