Slideshow: theGrio’s week in review 2/21 – 2/27

Sharpton vs. Smiley, Obama vs. Republicans and Paterson vs. the polls. These are theGrio's highlight's from the week that was...

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The Rev. Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley got into a heated dispute over President Obama’s policies regarding African-Americans, the president held a no less contentious bi-partisan summit in a last ditch effort to rescue health care reform and David Paterson relented to increasing pressure by agreeing to abandon his campaign for a full term as New York’s governor. TheGrio covered these stories and more this week. Check out this slideshow for highlights of the week that was.

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