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“His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church,” Mr. Obama said, his voice welling with anger. “They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs.”...“I’m outraged by the comments that were made and saddened over the spectacle that we saw yesterday,” Mr. Obama said. He added: “I find these comments appalling. It contradicts everything that I’m about and who I am.”

Lawrence County man flees just before sex-abuse conviction By ALAN MAIMON amaimon@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal MISSING Truman Evans Age: 57 Height: 5-foot-9 Weight: 170-195 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Last seen leaving the Lawrence County Courthouse in a red 1996 Geo Metro with Kentucky license 197-FRZ LOUISA, Ky. – Waiting for the jury to come back in the Lawrence County court house, accused child molester Truman Evans told his family he needed some fresh air. The jury then came back, but Evans didn't. In his absence, the jury on Tuesday found the former Baptist pastor guilty of first-degree sodomy on a...