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Racere-emerges in tight Atlanta mayoral election

ATLANTA (AP) - A neighborhood activist with crossover appeal on the verge of making history. A city leader with a civil rights legacy. A native son seen by some as the heir apparent to the city's first black mayor. Full Article at KTUU

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  2. Shirley Franklin
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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  1. I don't think there's anything wrong with discussing black candidates for mayor ... We'd be silly not to discuss the issue. It's a reality. I think the most qualified candidates in this race are black.
    SOURCE: KTUU 1 month ago
  2. Most people vote along racial lines, understandably ... They feel persons of the same race better understand their needs and pressures and expectations.
    – Sam Massell (politician) SOURCE: KTUU 1 month ago
  3. If we get a white mayor, some people will begin to say that African-Americans in Atlanta may be losing their clout or their influence
    SOURCE: KTUU 1 month ago
  4. I don't think there's anything wrong with discussing black candidates for mayor
    SOURCE: KansasCity.com 1 month ago
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Cast of Characters

  1. U.S. Democratic Party U.S. Democratic Party
  2. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party
  3. Kasim Reed
  4. Shirley Franklin Shirley Franklin
  5. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  6. Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation