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Matthews: I Forgot Obama Was Black

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Jan Crawford
Jan Crawford
CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent
Jan Crawford is CBS News' chief legal correspondent and a recognized authority on the Supreme Court. Her 2007 book, "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United States Supreme Court" (Penguin Press), gained critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times Bestseller.
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Good thing Chris Matthews isn't from Alabama or a Republican, or he'd be looking for another job today, after these comments last night.

But then again, when would anyone from Alabama or a Republican or, heck, anyone else on the planet even think something so ridiculous and irrelevant--much less marvel at it?

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