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From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

WASHINGTON -- Despite having just clinched the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama is still weary of rumors circulating on the internet about his background. While addressing a predominately Jewish audience at the annual American Israeli Political Action Committee (AIPAC) conference here today, Obama jokingly dismissed e-mails claiming that he is Muslim and unpatriotic.

“They’re filled with tall tales and dire warnings about a certain candidate for President. And all I want to say is, let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama, because he sounds pretty frightening,” Obama joked but he quickly took a more serious tone.

“If anyone has been confused by these emails, I want you to know that today I’ll be speaking from my heart, and as a true friend of Israel.”

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WASHINGTON -- Just one day after Barack Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination, there has been no move by Hillary Clinton to bow out of the race, but at a conference today Clinton did drop hints that Obama will be the next president.

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