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Feud’s so vicious because Obama, Clinton are so alike                                                                                                                                                                          Houston Chronicle - United States
Hillary Clinton of New York insult the late Rev. .? She proudly did not. Yet former President suddenly found his honorary "first black president" status, famously conferred on him with tongue in cheek by author Toni Morrison, in jeopardy after he ridiculed Obama’s version of his early Iraq war opposition as a "fairy tale."

Clinton, Obama Take Conciliatory Tone on Race in Nevada Debate
Bloomberg - USA
16 (Bloomberg) — Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton last night sought to stress their common ground on the economy and the war in Iraq, while declaring that race and gender issues have no place in the presidential campaign. “We’re all family in the Democratic Party,” Clinton said during a two-hour debate in Las Vegas. “Hillary said it well,” Obama added. “We can’t solve these challenges unless we can come together as a people.”

Obama attacks Clinton’s ‘fear politics                                                                                                                                                                                                 Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom  By Toby Harnden in Las Vegas                                                                                                                                                             Barack Obama has accused his rival Hillary Clinton of perpetuating the "politics of fear" practiced by President George W Bush, charging her with raising the "spectre of a terrorist attack" to scare voters into backing her. The pointed accusation was the only real moment of disharmony between the two leading Democratic candidates, who otherwise used a Tuesday night debate in Las Vegas to stage a show of togetherness and vow to put the bitter arguments over race behind them.

Clinton fends off Uncommitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Detroit Free Press - United States                                                                                                                                                      By CHRIS CHRISTOFF                      Hillary Clinton scored a largely empty victory in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, taking slightly more than half the votes, while her main ballot opponent — Uncommitted — received nearly 40%, an exit poll showed. Light voter turnout and the unusual nature of the ballot made it difficult to determine the impact on the Democratic race. Clinton’s two main rivals — Barack Obama and John Edwards – removed their names from the ballot, and the national party stripped Michigan of its delegates because it held the primary before Feb. 5, a violation of party rules.

Forget the White House, Clinton eyes America’s Next Top Model
Reuters - USA
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton would love to be on the popular reality television show “America’s Next Top Model” but sees her dancing skills as the best of her talents. Model Tyra Banks, who hosts the show as well as her own talk show, asked Clinton which reality show she would like to be on, “Dancing with the Stars,” “American Idol” or “America’s Next Top Model.”

‘Ugly Betty’ star backs Clinton in bid to attract key Hispanic vote
Independent - London,England,UK
By Leonard Doyle in Washington America Ferrera, the star of the show Ugly Betty, has signed up with the Hillary Clinton campaign, generating instant appeal among Hispanic voters – a key swing vote in the 2008 US presidential race. Leading Democratic candidates are chasing Spanish-speaking voters as never before, following a decision to bring forward the primaries and caucuses in states with large Hispanic constituencies. This week, the candidates are putting themselves before Hispanic audiences in Nevada, New York and California at every opportunity.