This time, too, the trial will be in Baton Rouge, farther from Mr Edwards' traditional black base.

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But according to the exit polls, Edwards and Kerry virtually split the black vote in that state -- both drawing roughly double the minority support of the Rev.

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Mr Kerry narrowly lost them to Mr Edwards in South Carolina, took half the black vote in Missouri and went on to win 61% of black votes in Virginia.

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"Carmen" had a potentially interesting production concept: Director Stephen Barlow and designer Paul Edwards staged it as a film noir, all in black and white.

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John Edwards dares to stand in the gap between rich and poor, black and white, urban and rural, a vision of a new America.

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Hillary Clinton has her first chance to repair relations with the black community Tuesday, when she will join Obama, as well as John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich in a debate in Las Vegas.

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