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Hillary Clinton remains in race but turns fire away from Barack Obama (U.S., 34 articles)
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Senator Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his campaign so far on Sunday, addressing an estimated 75,000 people who had gathered here on the banks of the Willamette River. THE battle for the Democratic presidential nomination could be won outright by Barack Obama this week, a senior adviser to the Illinois senator said this weekend. Daschle, known as the Wizard of Oz for his influential, behind-the-curtain role in Obama's campaign, was speaking in his home state of South Dakota, which will hold the last primary contest with Montana on June 3. Obama was campaigning Saturday for primaries Tuesday in Oregon and Kentucky as his aides announced the rally on primary night in Iowa, which they described as " a critical general election state that Democrats must win in November. The three top presidential candidates joined in rare agreement today, pausing their campaigning to praise Senate colleague Ted Kennedy before rejoining the campaign against each other. Hillary Clinton's massive win in the West Virginia Democratic primary is overshadowed by John Edwards's endorsement, the next day, of her rival Barack Obama. Her position, part of a formidable comeback challenge, is that all the delegates be seated in accordance with their disputed primaries.
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Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 41 articles)
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New York-based Human Rights Watch said countries delivering aid to Myanmar should insist on monitoring the shipments to ensure that all aid reaches the neediest and to prevent the military from diverting any supplies. WASHINGTON First lady Laura Bush on Monday said the United States stands ready to pump more aid into Myanmar to help its recovery from a cyclone so devastating the death toll could top 10,000. BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union nations urged Myanmar's military leaders Tuesday to let in international aid to cyclone victims, saying that failure to do so could amount to a crime against humanity.
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Cleric spokesman: Cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 36 articles)
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Responding to the latest report about al-Masri, Maj. Peggy Kageleiry said: " Neither coalition forces nor Iraqi security forces detained or killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri. The American military said 21 suspected gunmen were killed in Shiite militia strongholds late Tuesday, while Iraqi officials said 15 civilians were among the dead, including two women. The anti-U.S. cleric threatened this weekend to unleash his Mahdi Army militia in an `` open war " if the military operations persist.
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Pressure to alter Olympic torch relay through China :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 20 articles)
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BANGKOK, Thailand Thai authorities beefed up security in Bangkok's historic center, deploying 2,000 police to protect the Olympic flame from protesters ahead of the torch relay Saturday. NAGANO, Japan Riot police, protesters and Chinese well-wishers converged on Nagano in the mountains of central Japan on Friday as the embattled Beijing Olympic torch arrived on one of its final international stops before moving on to China. Dozens of protesters surrounded by hundreds of riot police marched through the city, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, carrying Tibetan flags and banners saying "Stop the Torch" as the flame arrived.
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California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban (U.S., 35 articles)
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P The California Supreme Court ordered an immediate halt Thursday to same-sex weddings in San Francisco and said it would decide within months whether the city had the authority to issue marriage licenses in defiance of state law. SAN FRANCISCO - In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. P San Francisco officials went on the attack Thursday in their fight over same-sex weddings, suing the state on the grounds that laws defining marriage as between a man and woman illegally discriminate against gays and lesbians.
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