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(182 posts)Racial tensions roil Democratic race
By Ben Smith
01/11/08 03:04 PM EST
Updated 01/11/08 06:41 PM EST
A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial backlash and adding a divisive edge to the presidential primary as the candidates head south to heavily African-American South Carolina.
The comments, which ranged from the New York senator appearing to diminish the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement an aide later said she misspoke to Bill Clinton dismissing Sen. Barack Obamas image in the media as a fairy tale generated outrage on black radio, black blogs and cable television. And now they've drawn the attention of prominent African-American politicians.
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