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Hard Times Turn Latino Voters to Obama

Their support in key Western states could decide election

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – Campaign workers walking Latino precincts in Las Vegas are finding padlocked doors, foreclosed homes, jobless residents—and more voters supporting Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The economy is so bad, and I am afraid McCain has the same ideas as President Bush,... Read full story »

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