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Clinton Beats Obama Handily in West Virginia (U.S., 59 articles)
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One in five whites said race influenced their choice of a candidate, one of the highest proportions who have said so in states that have voted thus far. The AP tracks the delegate races by calculating the number of national convention delegates won by candidates in each presidential primary or caucus, based on state and national party rules, and by interviewing unpledged delegates to obtain their preferences. Thirty six percent of Clinton voters said they would vote for Obama while 35 percent said they would vote for McCain and 24 percent said they would sit the election out. Hillary Clinton dismissed pressure to end her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination after securing an overwhelming win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary, declaring " this race isn't over yet. Obama made just one visit to the state on the last day of campaigning Monday before moving on to Missouri, a state that will be crucial in the presidential race against Republican party candidate John McCain in November's general election. A big vote in favour of candidate X, in a given state, usually mandates a certain proportion of that state's delegates to vote for candidate X's nomination at the convention.
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Myanmar regime accused of hoarding aid for cyclone victims - (World, 19 articles)
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Ten days after the devastating cyclone struck, the isolationist military government has slightly eased its restrictions on aid but is still blocking most large-scale deliveries of relief supplies, aid officials said. The U.N. said only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims, amid reports the country's military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself while people make do with inferior food. "There is obviously still a lot of frustration that this aid effort hasn't picked up pace" 10 days after the cyclone hit, said Richard Horsey
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TJX Q1 profit up, but stock falls 4 percent (Finance, 13 articles)
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The microchip equipment maker, which reported a drop in quarterly earnings, forecast a chip equipment spending decline of 25 percent to 35 percent for the calendar year compared with its previous expectation of a 5 percent to 15 percent drop. Despite a 28 percent rise in sales during the quarter, the natural and organic foods seller left its fiscal 2008 sales outlook unchanged, and shares fell 8.6 percent in after-hours trade. For the quarter that ended March 31, EchoStar reported net income of $259 million, or 58 cents a share, compared with net income of $157 million, or 35 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2007.
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Quake Toll Rises; China Struggles to Reach Victims (World, 15 articles)
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SHANGHAI Since more than 240,000 people were killed in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, Beijing has adopted building codes that analysts say are no less stringent than those in place in California and Japan. A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. The 7.9-magnitude quake devastated a region of small cities and towns set amid steep hills north of Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu.
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Pall of tragedy, worry looms over Preakness - (U.S., 11 articles)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A day after his prize filly Eight Belles had been euthanized shortly after the finish of the Kentucky Derby, her trainer , Larry Jones, wasn't ready to blame the sport of thoroughbred racing for her death. PETA also announced plans to protest to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority today, arguing for major changes, including a ban on using the whip or racing horses younger than 3. Though the committee will have no power to make the industry implement its suggestions, Polk said the idea is to use the cachet of The Jockey Club to get safety issues " put on the fast track and moved along.
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