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Obama Gains Momentum as Selma Date Nears

The political news of the week includes this Sunday's Selma, Ala., commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton will all be in attendance.

Michele Norris talks with Chuck Todd, editor-in-chief of The Hotline and soon-to-be political director of NBC News.

They discuss a recent Washington Post/ABC poll that shows Democrat Sen. Obama leading fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Clinton in support among African-Americans.

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And on the Republican side, candidates are positioning themselves for possible gains of their own.

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