Obama to deliver speech on race, ex-pastor

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Sen. Barack Obama, who has mostly avoided focusing on race during his campaign, is delivering a major speech on the issue today after spending the weekend on the defensive over racially charged statements from his former minister.
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[Rob]

This will make or break the campaign in my opinion.