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...There is a very small subset of voters who are sympathetic to Wright's expressions of respect for Louis Farakhan, his condemnation of America's 60-year bipartisan approach to Israel and his suspicions about U.S. involvement in the creation of the AIDS virus. The vast majority thinks his views on those issues are at least wrong, if not outright offensive. But what conclusion do those voters draw about Obama as a result? Do they imagine that Obama believes the same things? Or do they think Obama disagrees with them, but question his credibility because of his belated disavowal...
...Million theme has gripped America. Starting with the Million Man march organized by the Nation of Islam with Louis Farakhan at its head in 1995 (he later led a Million Family march in September of 1999) and ending with the highly successful Million Mom March on the Washington Mall this weekend, a million has been the magic number. Even Detroit is held in thrall by a million--the number of people it wants counted by the census in the city. Does it bother anyone that a million is an elusive number...
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