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Brings up former pastor on his own after asked a question about his faith, says critics “find five or six of his most offensive statements” and boil them down into a 30-second recording and replay them on TV.

Also warns against being “distracted” every time someone “says something stupid.”

Portrays church as ordinary. “If you were there on any given Sunday, folks would be doing the same thing at Trinity as everywhere else.”

Plus: New York’s Newsday points to Wright comments against Italians from December 2007.

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  • Monday, May 12

    • 8:00 am
    • Hillary Clinton hosts a coffee in Montgomery, West Virginia
    • 12:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends a “Solutions for the American Economy” town hall in Clear Fork, West Virginia
    • 12:15 pm
    • Barack Obama hosts a campaign event in Charleston, West Virginia
    • 12:30 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Astoria, Oregon
    • 3:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends a “Solutions for America” rally in Logan, West Virginia
    • 3:30 pm
    • John McCain takes a tour and delivers a speech at Vestas Wind Energy in Portland, Oregon
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Tillamook, Oregon
    • 6:30 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Newport, Oregon
    • 7:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends an “Old-Fashioned Democratic Rally” Hosted by Governor Manchin in Fairmont, West Virginia
    • Barack Obama hosts a rally in Louisville, Kentucky
    • 9:00 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Corvallis, Oregon
    • 11:15 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Eugene, Oregon

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