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Last update - 10:00 07/06/2008 Democratic rep. blasts Clinton for exploiting Black-Jewish tensions By The Associated Press Tags: barack obama, hillary clinton A Democratic congressman from New Jersey accused Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign of trying to exploit tensions between Jews and blacks. Rep. Rob Andrews, who supported Clinton, said in a newspaper interview that he received a call from a top member of Clinton's organization shortly before the April 22 Pennsylvania primary who explicitly discussed a strategy of winning Jewish voters by exploiting tensions between Jews and blacks. "There have been signals coming out of the Clinton campaign that have racial overtones that indeed disturb me," Andrews said, according to a report in The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J. "Frankly, I had a private conversation with a high-ranking person in the campaign ... that used a racial line of argument that I found very disconcerting. It was extremely disconcerting given the rank of this person. It was very disturbing." Advertisement Andrews declined to disclose the caller's name. Clinton spokesman Phil Singer denied the accusation, according to the Star-Ledger. "Comments like these, coming so soon after Congressman Andrews' crushing defeat, are sad and divisive," Singer said, referring to Andrews' unsuccessful challenge to incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the New Jersey Democratic primary. Andrews said the phone call came after he angered the Clinton camp by making some positive comments about Obama. Related articles: Crown Heights locals fear race riots Obama and the Jewish question Rabbi: Jews, more than anyone, helped black Americans achieve equality Bookmark to del.icio.us   Terrorist donuts U.S. Arabs irate over criticism of celebrity cook's kaffiyeh. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   Black anti semitism is a FACT 01:44  |  Rolando T. 07/06/08   2.   what the hell 03:43  |  thisis 07/06/08   3.   nobody`s perfect 04:47  |  davidk 07/06/08   4.   I`m sorry to say it but I have always found Jews... 05:05  |  Deborah 07/06/08   5.   Black and Jewish 05:21  |  Malcolm 07/06/08   6.   black christian,Deborah 06:36  |  lindiwe 07/06/08   7.   Just ask some shephardic jew abour racism in Israel 06:39  |  lydia 07/06/08   8.   Why is everybody nuts? 06:46  |  Bob 07/06/08   9.   Dirty politics 09:27  |  Dror 07/06/08   10.   We, Obama supporters are color/religious blind. 09:46  |  Omolll Rahman 07/06/08   11.   One more proof for the cunning ("evil") character of Clinton..... 10:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/06/08   12.   #4 Deborah UK 12:38  |  * BEN JABO 07/06/08   13.   surprised at Andrews?...angling for jon with Obama 14:12  |  r 07/06/08   14.   Tell me who you friends are... 18:03  |  Asylum Aleikum 07/06/08   15.   # 11 Swiss...now that the primaries are over 18:29  |  Lynn 07/06/08   16.   Outsider 18:51  |  Di 07/06/08   17.   Location determines people 19:23  |  A little sociology 07/06/08   18.   Divided we fall 03:12  |  Jay 08/06/08   19.   #7 Lydia - I did 18:14  |  * BEN JABO 08/06/08   20.   #15 Lynn - 2 Presidents - maybe it`s past time 18:19  |  * BEN JABO 08/06/08

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