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June 28, 2008

McCain, Obama Court Latino Voters 
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Candidates to deliver back-to-back addresses to National Association of
Latino Elected and Appointed Officials 
Senator John McCain (file photo)U.S. presidential candidates John McCain
and Barack Obama are courting Latino voters Saturday.The candidates will
deliver back-to-back addresses to the National Association of Latino
Elected and Appointed Officials during the organization's annual
conference in Washington.The group's Web site says it is a non-partisan
organization that includes 6,000 elected and Latino officials in the
United States.The Latino population is a critical voting bloc in the
race between McCain, the presumed nominee for the Republican Party, and
Obama, the presumed nominee for the Democratic Party.Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waves with Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton at a campaign event in Unity, New Hampshire, 27 Jun 2008On
Friday, Obama and his former rival for the Democratic nomination,
Hillary Clinton, joined forces in an effort to unite a party fractured
by a long and bruising contest.Senator Obama appeared with Senator
Clinton in the symbo!
 lically-chosen town of Unity, New Hampshire.Clinton told the crowd that
while the two had started out on separate paths, they now share the
common goal of electing Obama as the next president. She urged her
supporters not to abandon the Democratic party.On Friday, McCain told
supporters that he still hopes to win over some former Clinton
supporters who may hesitate to back Obama. McCain spoke to workers at a
General Motors factory in Ohio. A new poll indicates Obama leads McCain
in four key states.The poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, finds
Obama slightly ahead in Colorado and Michigan, while scoring a
double-digit lead in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 


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