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Obama to address National Urban League (AP via Yahoo)
Obama to address National Urban LeagueBy Julie Pace | Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — President Barack Obama is addressing his most solidly supportive constituency, black voters, as he wraps up a four-day, five-state trip.
After a fundraising swing through the Seattle and Portland, Ore., Obama was flying to New Orleans on Wednesday to address the National Urban League, a civil rights group.
While enthusiasm among some Obama supporters has faded since 2008, support for America's first black president remains high among African-Americans. In a recent Associated Press-GfK poll, 82 percent of black adults said they would vote for Obama. His approval rating among blacks was 87 percent.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-address-national-urban-league-164822886.html
