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No lock on black voters for Obama (AP)
Filed: January 28th 2007: Democrat

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo. In wooing a faithful Democratic constituency, Obama must contend with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose support in the black community runs deep, and John Edwards, whose progressive outlook and fight against poverty has won praise. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)AP - Being black doesn’t necessarily mean White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has a lock on black voters.

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