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Barack Obama faces uphill fight to win over Texas Hispanics
Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said those are the kind of divisions that Mr. Obama is showing he can overcome. "He ended up getting more white support in South Carolina than anyone thought he could. And in California and Georgia as well," Mr. Earnest said. He pointed out that Mr. Obama won the majority of Latinos in Illinois and 45 percent in Arizona last week. "The core of this campaign has been his talk about bringing this country together, and that's useful in preventing a lot of certain divisions that sometimes can crop up in Democratic primaries," Mr. Earnest said. To that end, the Obama campaign is reaching out to the Latino community. It has named political strategist Adrian Saenz – U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez's chief of staff – its Texas campaign director.
Joe Garofoli
It flicked Shuster off the bottom of its shoe before sundown Friday, saying he "has been suspended from appearing on all NBC News broadcasts, other than to make his apology (Friday). He has also extended an apology to the Clinton family. NBC News takes these matters seriously, and offers our sincere regrets to the Clintons for the remarks." But is that enough? Can this debate be saved? Ellen "Emily's List" Malcolm is pissed. (Can we say that?) Emily -- a huge Clinton fan -- wrote a letter to NBC news czar Phil Griffin Friday saying "the misogynistic pattern in the reporting by your network must come to an end. I know I speak for millions across this country when I demand that you take immediate steps and publicly tell us what you will do to eliminate this sexist and demeaning culture that has become so pervasive in your network." Ouch.
Leaders for today and tomorrow
With this issue, Internet Retailer introduces its Hot 100 online retailing web sites100 sites that in the opinion of the editors reflect the best of whats happening in retail on the web. The Hot 100 for 2008 represent the range of online retailing, from small to large, well known and not so well known, and include chains, catalogers, online-only merchants and brand name manufacturers. They have in common the willingness to innovate and set the standards in online retailing. This years sites range in size from Amazon.com and Dell.com, which set the pace of innovation while finding ways to build customer relationships and sales, to such smaller sites as RomanicosChocolate.com, which has used the Internet to build a national following for its delicacies. This is the ninth year we have recognized the best retail web sites.
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