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	<title><![CDATA[Obama Campaign Releases Open Letter From Supporters On Controversial Reverend]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/25/obama-campaign-releases-o_n_69892.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><img alt="2007-10-25-ba2.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2007-10-25-ba2.jpg" width="300" height="210" align=right />Senator Barack Obama's campaign has been struggling with its decision to hold a gospel tour in South Carolina with an anti-homosexual pastor, Donnie McClurkin. </p>

<p>After much criticism from gay rights groups and others, they tried inviting an openly gay minister to appear before McClurkin. But that didn't work - the <a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/10/big_gay_group_condemns_obama_for_campaign_event_with_antigay_singer.php#more">Human Rights Campaign's Joe Solomonese</a> expressed more disappointment in having the pastor on the stage and only said he hoped Obama "will move...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:45:00-04:00</date_published>
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