January 11, 2010

Senator Reid Remarks on President Obama and Race

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid responded to reporters questions' on a new book in which he is quoted as calling President Obama “light-skinned” with no “Negro dialect.”

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Harry Reid U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Nevada

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Program ID:: 291231-1
Category:: News Conference
Format:: Congressional News Conference
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 11, 2010 | 2:48pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 12, 2010 | 6:53am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Jan 11, 2010 | 2:48pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 11, 2010 | 7:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 11, 2010 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 11, 2010 | 11:53pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 12, 2010 | 6:53am EST | C-SPAN 1

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