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  • They cant phatom the fact that a Black person can actually lead a country where whites are a minority.

    Polls: Clinton does better in the swing states 2008

  • As noted further above, almost half of all foreign aid can be considered "phatom aid", aid which does not help fight poverty, and is based on a broader definition of foreign aid that allows double counting and other problems to occur.

    Global Issues News Headlines 2009

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