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Ex-NYC mayor Dinkins on legacy, 'ridiculous' politics

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VIDEO - Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins sat down with MSNBC’s Alex Witt on Saturday to talk about a range of issues, from America's national debt to partisanship in Washington, and his hard fought battle to become the first black Mayor of New York City in 1989...
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FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama greets people after speaking at a campaign rally for Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md. Despite polls indicating many minority voters are discouraged and won’t turn out Nov. 2 like they did for Obama two years ago, a solid showing among blacks could still swing several House, Senate and gubernatorial races, according to some analysts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Obama, black America and the racial backlash

Goldie Taylor
OPINION - Many, including whites and blacks, are pointing to Obama’s ethnicity as a deciding or at least informing factor—albeit for different reasons. Ironically, both groups point to racial prejudice as the culprit...
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Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu (R) outside the New Hampshire Statehouse after filing the necessary paperwork to be on the New Hampshire primary ballot October 24, 2011 at in Concord, New Hampshire. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Romney surrogate: Powell endorsed Obama because he's black

Joy-Ann Reid
POLITICS -- Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu is dismissing former Secretary of State, Gen. Collin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama over Mitt Romney as being all about race...
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