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Will Clyburn Make an Endorsement?

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News Headlines: Jan. 11, 2008

Talk About It:
New York Times: Civil Rights Tone Prompts Talk of an Endorsement -- "Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, said he was rethinking his neutral stance in his state's presidential primary out of disappointment at comments by Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton that he saw as diminishing the historic role of civil rights activists."

What impact do you think a Clyburn endorsement might have? What did you think about the Clintons' comments on the nation's civil rights history? And what do you make of all this talk about Obama being competitive in South Carolina simply because a larger part of the electorate is black?

Update: Bill Clinton called into Al Sharpton's radio show today to clarify his "fairy tale" statement. Read more here.

Election 2008:
Washington Post: Young Feminists Split: Does Gender Matter?

Baltimore Sun: McCain, Paul Get Off Easy at GOP SC Debate

AP: Obama, Clinton Go for Black Vote in SC

AFP: Nevada Set for Moment in 2008 Election Spotlight

Politico: Top Rudy Staffers Working Without Pay

New York Times: Calls Grow for Bloomberg to Make Up His Mind

Nation:
Boston Globe: Jurors Testify About Claims of Racism

Chicago Tribune: Conference Aims to Give Young Black Men Hope

Boston Globe: Minority Police Group Cites Race in Disciplinary Actions

Reuters: Bush: U.S. Could "Easily" Be in Iraq for 10 Years

People:
New York Times: Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

AFP: Venus Williams Hunts for Elusive Australian Title

L.A. Times: Just Call Isaiah Washington 'Chief Gondobay Manga'?

Op-Ed:
New York Times: When an Apology Is Not Enough

Joel Stein: A Black President? Seen a Few

Geoffrey Bennett

Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | Iraq war

11:59 AM ET | 01-11-2008 | permalink

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I actually think white voters may put Obama over the top in SC. Imagine what would happen if that were the case -- whites for Obama and black for HRC.

Sent by Janice Kent | 1:20 PM ET | 01-11-2008

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