AFP: Clinton, Obama do battle in Indiana, North Carolina 07 May
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were nervously awaiting the verdict on Tuesday of voters in North Carolina and Indiana, the biggest nominating contests left in their Democratic presidential tussle. An AFPTV report.
Reuters: Obama and Clinton neck and neck 04 March
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AFP: Clinton, Obama battle to the wire in Indiana 06 May
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Voters in the midwestern state of Indiana go to the polls on Tuesday with Barack Obama hoping to knock resurgent rival Hillary Clinton out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. An AFPTV report.
Reuters: Obama leads in South Carolina poll 23 January
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Obama, aided by a huge edge among black voters, leads Clinton 43 percent to 25 percent in the rolling tracking poll. John Edwards is a distant third at 15 percent heading into Saturday's contest. The race in South Carolina still shows some fluidity. Jon Decker reports.
Reuters: Just exactly who's the frontrunner? 14 February
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Most of Obama's wins have come in caucuses...contests in which a smaller amount of voters gather at a specific time -- and in some cases make their choice known publicly. With the exception of her narrow win in the Nevada caucuses, all of Clinton's victories have been in primaries -- with larger numbers of voters making their choice known in the privacy of a voting booth. Jon Decker reports.
AFP: Obama pulling in young voters with message of change 11 February
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Young voters are turning out in record numbers for the 2008 presidential primaries. Many are attracted by the message of change of Democratic hopeful Barack Obama, the 46-year-old senator from Illinois battling former First Lady Hillary Clinton for the nomination. An AFPTV report.
Reuters: Obama wins big in South Carolina 27 January
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With nearly all the votes counted, Obama had doubled Clinton's vote total, winning 55 percent to her 27 percent, a more than 2 to 1 margin. Edwards had 18 percent. Speakers: Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Hillary Clinton Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution
Reuters: Clinton scores big in New Hampshire 09 January
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Clinton's victory gave her new momentum and set up a tough battle with Obama as the race heads on to contest in Nevada and South Carolina
Reuters: Dems battle over the count 20 March
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Obama -- whose name was not on the original ballot in Michigan -- holds over a 150 delegate lead in the overall race, and has remained relatively silent on the issue. Michigan Party leaders say the proposal to hold a revote is stalled and unlikely to be approved before this week's deadline. Florida Democrats have all but abandoned efforts to vote again. Katharine Jackson reports from Washington.
Reuters: Democratic spat 22 January
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The wife of former president Bill Clinton tried to tackle Obama over something he had said in a transcript and ended up trading barbed comments with him. The third presidential candidate accused them of squabbling. However they did agree on their fears for the U.S. economy and possible recession.
