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Barack Obama secures backing of key superdelegate Bill Richardson (U.S., 50 articles)
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" Senator Obama speaks passionately on the campaign trail about empowering the American people said the former first lady, who trails her rival in delegates won to date. In a posting on Hillary Clinton's Web site Thursday, the campaign said the former president was simply talking about the need to keep the race focused on issues, " rather than falsely questioning any candidate's patriotism. The rancor began with Clinton's violation of implicit party rules in her saying that the leading DP candidate Obama was not experienced enough as the rival party's nominee to be Commander in Chief. Senator Barack Obama on Friday received a long sought after endorsement from a former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, in a boost for his campaign after its most difficult month to date. The latest: Two Florida state senators, Jeremy Ring and Steve Geller, are pushing a plan to seat half the state's delegates based on the state's primary, which took place on Jan 29th. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton s hopes of ending the primaries with game-changing victories from new contests in Florida and Michigan grew dim on Tuesday as Florida officially scuttled plans for a new vote and Michigan lawmakers appeared far from a deal.
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China Shows Photos of Tibetan Protesters (World, 46 articles)
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Tibetans in China's tense southwestern province of Sichuan said they believed police had killed several people in anti-Chinese riots there this week, disputing official claims that none died. The official number of people killed in protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa has risen to 19 dead and 623 injured, China's state media reported late Friday. The Chinese authorities have put on a big display of military and police force in Tibetan towns in the past three days, an indication that the government is increasingly worried about the potential spread of anti-Beijing demonstrations.
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Patrick challenges DiMasi over casino proposal (U.S., 30 articles)
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The tribe is seeking federal approval to build a casino without state oversight, while Patrick wants to see the tribe develop its casino under his proposal for state licenses, which would ensure that the state gets a share of revenue. A group of mayors and labor leaders kicked off a lobbying effort yesterday to push for casino gambling in the Bay State, saying that expanded gaming would generate tens of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue. UNCASVILLE, Conn. - A plan to license three casinos in Massachusetts could set off a gambling arms race between bordering states, researchers at the University of Connecticut said yesterday during a forum on the changing landscape of New England's gambling market.
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Bush Defends Iraq War in Speech (World, 12 articles)
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Expert opinion varies wildly on the relevance of U.S. war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan to the health of the U.S. economy. U.S. President George W. Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq by justifying the " high cost in lives and treasure saying failure would embolden extremists and make the U.S. more susceptible to attack. Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize -winning economist and critic of the war, pegs the long-term cost at more than $4 trillion.
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Post Politics Hour (World, 16 articles)
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Researchers have discovered two planets in a solar system 5,000 light-years away that appears to be structured in some important ways like our own. Washington Post staff writer Marc Kaufman was online Friday, Feb. 15, at Noon ET to discuss and answer questions about both stories. Wednesday, March 5 at 2 p.m. ET, Allen will come online for a special chat to answer readers' questions about her article and the public's reactions and rebuttals to it.
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