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08.08.2008 1:26 am

Jewish incumbent wins big in Memphis black majority district

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Steve Cohen wins primary election in MemphisSteve Cohen reported to have captured 79 percent of the vote.

For background, read yesterday’s post here.

(Pictured: U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., left, celebrates with his co-campaign manager Randy Wade, center, in front of supporters as Cohen appeared headed for a decisive…

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08.07.2008 9:45 am

Holding the line on destructive racial and religious politics in Memphis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

memphis filer

(Updated 1 p.m.)

Ugly, ugly, ugly though it is — this story about race, religion, and politics offers some redemption.

There is a primary election today for Democratic nomination in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, a Memphis district (formerly represented by Harold Ford, Jr.)…

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