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Split views on race relations

WASHINGTON - As Sen. Barack Obama campaigns to be the first African-American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of Americans polled say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Lingering racial bias affects the public's assessments of the Democrat from Illinois, but...

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