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Obama offended by Wright comments
04/29/2008 19:46:07

Barack Obama says he's outraged by recent comments made by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
By The Associated Press
   
Barack Obama says he's outraged by recent comments by his former pastor. He also says he's saddened by what he calls the ``spectacle'' staged by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright at the National Press Club in Washington Monday. Obama says he was surprised by the comments made by his former pastor.

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Obama is hoping to distance himself from Wright's comments, including the minister's statement that the U.S. government created the AIDS virus as a weapon against minorities.


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