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March 19, 2007

Former Senate candidate Harold Ford speaks at Brown

PROVIDENCE -- Failed U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford is in Rhode Island today to discuss his views on national politics at Brown University.

Ford narrowly lost to Republican challenger Bob Corker in the Tennessee election, but he became a national figure in the months leading up to Election Day as he sought to become the first black senator in the South in the post-Reconstruction era.

The Republican National Committee was forced to yank a controversial television advertisement during the campaign that some said was racist.

Ford's appearance is schedule for 4 p.m. at Brown's Salomon Center, Room 101.

He had previously served as a congressman in Tennessee since 1996. Now, Ford works as the head of the Democratic Leadership Council.

-- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:48 PM | Permalink

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