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Black Iraqis make Obama a model to follow

 

Published 1/19/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

Jalal Thiyab Thijeel quotes Barack Obama, saying it is time for change. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Their faces and darker skins make them look different. They are routinely called "slave" by the majority, whatever their profession. But Iraq's black population hopes that Barack Obama's rise to the White House will mark a turning point for minorities [...] (link)

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