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No sign of quit in Clinton as Obama targets McCain (U.S., 52 articles)
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Obama, who holds a significant lead in delegates going into Tuesday's contests and is favoured to win the Democratic nomination, has instead focused on targeting presumptive Republican candidate John McCain. WASHINGTON Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton lent her presidential campaign $6.4 million over the past month, her campaign said Wednesday, underscoring the financial advantage held by her rival , Barack Obama. MAYSVILLE, Ky. - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Barack Obama may be getting ahead of himself in acting like the party's nominee before the final primary contests are over. As the battle shifts from the primary to the general election, the campaign must be ready to fight not just Republicans, but Democrats who will seek to dilute the platform of change he has run on. AUGUSTA, Maine Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings. Sen. Barack Obama has chosen to spend Tuesday night not in Kentucky or Oregon, the two states that will be holding their primaries that day, or even at his home in Chicago.
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Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 40 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. YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's junta on Monday announced a three-day mourning period for cyclone victims, while the country's neighbors said they will establish a task force to handle foreign aid distribution.
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Cleric spokesman: Cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 29 articles)
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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. BAGHDAD U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants in Baghdad, the military said Saturday, as clashes continued in the embattled Sadr City slum and surrounding militia strongholds. The military also said that a U.S. soldier died of wounds suffered in a roadside bomb that struck the soldier's vehicle during a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad Friday.
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Warning panics China quake zone (World, 29 articles)
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More than 71,000 people are dead, buried or missing after the quake in Sichuan province, state media says, with more than 220,000 people injured. Some 14,207 companies in Sichuan province and surrounding areas were damaged by the May 12 quake and 1,387 of their employees killed, a deputy industry minister, Xi Guohua, said at a news conference. The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, near the epicenter of Monday's massive, 7.9-magnitude quake.
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Doctors: 11 Palestinians wounded in fighting in Gaza :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 10 articles)
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The French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, said there had been no negotiations with Hamas, labeled a terrorist group by the United States, Israel and the European Union. JERUSALEM - Former President Carter said Monday that Hamas - the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel - is prepared to accept the right of the Jewish state to `` live as a neighbor next door in peace. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip At least 11 Palestinians were wounded in fighting early Wednesday as Israeli tanks and bulldozers rumbled through the southern Gaza Strip and Israeli aircraft struck a series of targets, witnesses and medical officials said.
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