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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 9/5/2008
Election Central Morning Roundup
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GOP Congressman: Calling Obama "Uppity" Wasn't Racist Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, a Georgia Republican, released the following statement in defense of his having called Barack Obama "uppity": "I've never heard that term used in a racially derogatory sense. It is important to note that the ...

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Election Central Morning Roundup
Talking Points Memo — ... Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) says there was nothing racially derogatory about him calling Barack Obama "uppity." That and other political news in today's Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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