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Velma Hart: Obama Supporter Taken in By Her Own Illusions
The middle-class town crier who spoke truth to Obama believed he could work miracles. Tunku Varadarajan on why she’s so disappointed—and who’s to blame.
Tunku Varadarajan
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Sep. 21 2010
8:36AM EDT
Velma Hart "exhausted" of defending Obama.
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