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With the democratic race between BARACK OBAMA and HILLARY CLINTON still virtually neck in neck, writer/actress MAYA ANGELOU has come out with a new 60-second ad in support of Clinton.

In the spot, airing in the crucial state of North Carolina -- Angelou says that Hillary "intends to help our country become what it can become. She dares to say human beings are more alike than we are unalike." She goes on to say Clinton "would be the best president for the United States of America."