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Clinton scores vital win over Obama in Pennsylvania contest (U.S., 54 articles)
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WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton's Pennsylvania win has bought her time but not much to make her case to the Democratic Party's superdelegates, many of whom expressed a strong desire Wednesday to end the nominating contest once the final votes are cast. Hillary Clinton s 10-point Pennsylvania primary win certainly will prolong the party's pain - but the six-week campaign also gave the nation its first real look at an unscripted Barack Obama. The former first lady was winning 55 percent of the vote Tuesday to 45 percent for her rival with 90 percent of the vote counted. North Carolina votes the same night, with Obama already the clear favorite in a state with a large black population. His staff says a single digit win in the primary for Clinton will be considered a triumph for Obama, who said Monday that he didn't expect to win, but expected to see a close result. Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday night, gaining the crucial double-digit margin of victory necessary to rejuvenate her prospects of securing the Democratic nomination. The tough tone of the Pennsylvania Democratic campaign tarnished both candidates more so Hillary Clinton, with 67 percent of voters saying she attacked Barack Obama unfairly.
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Palestinian bombers wound 16 in attack on Israeli-Gaza border - (World, 18 articles)
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Thousands of Palestinians, including journalists and members of rival political movements, marched through the streets of Gaza City yesterday in the funeral procession of a TV cameraman who was killed while covering the fighting. At least eight Palestinians died in air and ground attacks on Gaza, including five members of the same family who were killed near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian officials said. JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, while gunmen there fired rockets into Israel during the day.
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European Commission president to talk about trade, Tibet with Chinese premier (World, 23 articles)
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TOKYO - The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday for the next leg of the global torch relay amid tight security, with human rights groups expected to stage protests against China's crackdown on Tibet. The Olympic torch was shepherded through the streets of Canberra on Thursday amid a large security presence as thousands of Chinese supporters descended on the Australian capital determined to counter the high-profile protests being mounted around the world by pro-Tibet campaigners. The Olympic torch made its way through Canberra on Thursday, with only pockets of protest marring one of the final legs of the flame's beleaguered journey around the globe to Beijing.
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North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor: U.S. (World, 20 articles)
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The United States did not green light an Israel Air Force strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility in September 2006, a U.S. official said Thursday, shortly after American intelligence officials heard details of the alleged incident. " The Syrian regime must come clean before the world regarding its illicut n uclear activities White House press secretary Dana Perino said, shortly after U.S. intelligence officials presented lawmakers with evidence that Pyongyang had assisted Syria's secret nuclear program. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday released photographs of what it said was a Syrian nuclear reactor built with North Korean help, in an effort to pressure Pyongyang to fully disclose its nuclear activities.
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Texas court rules state can take sect children to foster homes (U.S., 14 articles)
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State District Judge Barbara Walther signed an order yesterday allowing the state to begin moving the children into temporary foster care while the state completes DNA testing of the 437 children and at least 175 adults and develops individual custody and treatment plans Those mothers had been staying with their children at the Coliseum voluntarily, but are now in state custody, bringing the total number of children in custody to 462, said department spokesman Chris Van Dusen. Texas officials said Wednesday they had completed DNA testing on 437 children taken from a polygamist ranch, as some of those seized were placed in foster care.
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