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	<title><![CDATA[Obama's Appalachia Problem Is Real, But Does It Matter]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/26/obamas-appalachia-problem_n_103557.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>After months of pundits breaking the electorate into racial categories, the factor of geography is slowly being added to the mix. Obama's alleged problem with white voters is being modified; now the problem seems to be with working class voters in the Appalachian region.</p>

<p>Newsweek recently tried to quantify how race and geography could affect Obama in the fall. They note that while the <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/138611">Appalachian problem</a> is more focused than simply a failure to connect with white working class voters,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-06-03T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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