Author: Beth Fouhy
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CLINTON WINS PART OF MICHIGAN, FLORIDA DELEGATE POOL
WASHINGTON – Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half votes into this summer’s convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled Hillary Rodham Clinton backers who threatened to fight to the August convention.”Hijacking four delegates is not a good way to start…
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Hillary Clinton takes Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – Hillary Rodham Clinton gained a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night over a better-funded Barack Obama, staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.The former first lady was winning 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for her rival with 35 percent of the vote counted,…
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Clinton, Obama criticize McCain over economy
NEW YORK – Democrat Barack Obama said Thursday a firmer government hand is needed on Wall Street and a $30 billion stimulus is needed to rescue homeowners and the jobless. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a new job retraining program to remedy what both candidates derided as Republican indifference to a sputtering economy.Both Obama…