1.0 link 86585 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-leon-roker/finally-waking-to-obamas-_b_86585.html What a difference a small Midwestern state can make. Days before the Iowa caucus, I sat at this keyboard and, with the fullest of convictions, wrote that I didn't believe America was ready to elect a Black president. At that point, 2007 had been a sharp reminder of how far apart we we can be at times. I had recently watched YouTube clips of the congressional rap hearings (yeah, read that again: "Congressional Rap Hearings"). This farce unfolded...

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