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Barak Obama's fight back
Barak Obama's fight back
Last Modified: 01 May 2008
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Sarah Smith
He was the candidate who could do no wrong, but the Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is fighting to regain his momentum after a serious slide in the polls. Sarah Smith reports.
With the controversy over the racially charged remarks by his former pastor still generating negative headlines, the latest poll shows Obama's lead over his rival Hillary Clinton has fallen sharply.
Now he, and his wife Michelle, have been on TV to convince voters they're not out of touch.
Our Washington correspondent Sarah Smith reports.
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