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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton pursued votes Friday in the Los Angeles area's historical black heartland with basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson at her side. Less than a week ago, her rival Barack Obama banked $3 million at a fundraiser at Oprah Winfrey's seaside estate.
For the two leading Democratic presidential contenders, the dueling events just six days apart highlighted the stiff competition for support and dollars within one of the party's key voter groups — blacks.
Johnson, the former Los Angeles Lakers star whose sprawling business interests range from movie theaters to health clubs, also held a fundraiser for Clinton at his Beverly Hills home Friday night. It was expected to be considerably smaller than the lavish event staged by Winfrey for Obama, an Illinois senator, on Sept. 8.
CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker Magic Johnson raises money for Clinton « (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/09/15/magic-johnson-raises-money-for-democrat/ - broken link)
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