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Clinton and Obama camps court Hispanic vote

Working the phones in Spanish at Barack Obama's campaign offices in northern Las Vegas, some Hispanic volunteers woo voters with the line: "Hi, I'm calling for El Morenito" -- a common term of affection for a person of color.

In barrios on the outskirts of the city, Hillary Rodham Clinton volunteers distribute cozy snapshots of her and Bill Clinton and fliers reading in Spanish, "Together...

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