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Obama gains 2 superdelegates, cutting into Clinton's lead (U.S., 39 articles)
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Sen. Barack Obama raised more than $40 million in March, his campaign said Thursday, estimated to be double the haul of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as the money race continues to escalate. Depending on what happens in the April 22nd Pennsylvania primary, May 6th - the day that voters in North Carolina and Indiana go to the polls - could be a pivotal day in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The campaign stop is particularly special, Jacobs said, because North Dakota is not a state with a primary; its candidate decision is determined by the caucus. Both Democrats portrayed themselves as labor's best friend as they campaigned in Pennsylvania, where 830,000 union voters are expected to have a strong say in the state's April 22 primary. Men favor Obama over Clinton and Edwards in the new poll by double-digit margins, while women divide about evenly between Clinton (36 percent) and Obama (32 percent). Four months and 42 states after the opening Iowa caucuses, the primary in North Carolina on May 6 now looms as a pivotal final showdown between Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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PM has no plans to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies (World, 21 articles)
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China's Ambassador to London will be the prime target of pro-Tibet protests tomorrow as the Olympic torch is carried through the city to promote the Beijing Games. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has urged Gordon Brown to boycott this summer's Olympic opening ceremony in protest at China's human rights record. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government hasn't discussed boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics over human rights concerns, but that he does not plan to attend.
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Mugabe foes claim victory in Zimbabwe elections - (World, 33 articles)
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The party's top leaders met to decide how to react to election results that have yet to be announced, six days after the presidential poll. While official presidential election results have not yet been released, independent observers had projected a runoff, saying Tsvangirai won the most votes, but not the 50 percent plus one vote necessary for an outright victory. Earlier, Mugabe apparently launched his campaign for an expected runoff presidential ballot even before the official results of Saturday's election were announced, with state media portraying the opposition as divided and controlled by former colonial ruler Britain.
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Nato, Russia agree on transit for Afghanistan (World, 34 articles)
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Expansion of the alliance to Russia's borders "would be taken in Russia as a direct threat to the security of our country". ZAGREB, CROATIA President Bush told a NATO summit that the United States would increase its number of troops in Afghanistan, administration officials said Friday, as the president sought to assure partners of Washington's long-term commitment to the campaign. NATO leaders worried about the "increasing threat" of missile proliferation have endorsed the U.S. plan to build a missile defence shield in eastern Europe, officials say.
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Exclusive: FAA ignored Southwest Airlines violations, federal watchdog says (U.S., 11 articles)
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The people whispering to Mr. Foushee were Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who said their investigations of airlines were stifled by supervisors who were cozy with the carriers. The whistleblowers who exposed maintenance and inspection problems at Southwest Airlines told Congress their jobs were threatened and their reports of noncompliance were ignored for years. The FAA last month took the rare step of ordering the audit of maintenance records at all domestic carriers following reports of missed safety inspections at Dallas-based Southwest.
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