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Michelle Takes Barack's Case to Black Voters

Candidate shifts gears as primaries loom in more diverse states

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 21, 2008 5:45 PM CST

(Newser) – Transcending race means that Barack Obama often keeps black voters at arm’s length, but his wife is taking the contest to African Americans, Newsweek reports. Born on Chicago’s South Side, Michelle Obama has more in common with black Americans than her Indonesia- and... Read full story »

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Michelle Takes Barack's Case to Black Voters

Candidate shifts gears as primaries loom in more diverse states

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