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Associated PressBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - As they competed Sunday to woo Hispanic voters, Hillary Clinton touted her personal connection to the community while Barack Obama emphasized the intertwined struggles of black and Hispanic Americans.
Because their platforms are so similar - both support a path to legalization for illegal immigrants, improved border security and universal health care and preschool - the way Clinton and Obama approach Hispanic voters will probably be key in the primary season.
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks at the National Council of La Raza conference in Miami Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
The candidates spoke before roughly 2,000 Hispanic educators, activists and community and business leaders at the annual conference of the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization, the National Council of La Raza, in Miami Beach.
Both received strong ovations but were presented in very different settings.
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