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Obama used party rules to foil Clinton (U.S., 35 articles)
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By DAPHNE RETTER and MAGGIE HABERMAN May 30, 2008 Top Michigan Democrats yesterday rebelled against a plan to seat just half of the state's delegates, demanding that the national party seat them all - and give a majority to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Here's the state-by-state breakdown: Seating the full delegation with half votes would net Clinton 9 pledged delegates in Michigan and 19 pledged delegates in Florida for a net gain of 28 pledged delegates in total. We should learn definitively which candidate has won the most elected delegates - the delegates who get distributed between candidates, according to the results of primary and caucus votes. Delegates at the state convention will vote on how many Obama and Clinton delegates will represent Texas in the national convention in Denver. Democrats in 420 Maine towns and cities were deciding how the state's 24 delegates will be allotted at the party's national convention in August. Mrs. Clinton wants the full delegation from each state seated, aides said, and wants a share of delegates to match her percentage of the popular vote. The rules committee of the Democratic National Committee meets on Saturday to determine whether to seat the delegates from these states, which were penalized for holding early primaries.
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Gas prices inch closer to $4 while oil gyrates (Finance, 14 articles)
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(CNN) Federal regulators investigating possible price manipulation of crude oil are probably looking at what role collapsed energy giant Enron may have played, a former government official said Friday. The U.S. Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said delays in unloading oil tankers along the Gulf Coast had led to the 8.8 million-barrel drop in crude oil inventories for the week ended May 23. NEW YORK - Retail gas and diesel prices reached new records Monday, adding to the pressure on drivers planning road trips for the coming holiday weekend, while oil prices stalled following last week's record highs.
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ABC News: Ex-R. Kelly Aide: Singer Was in Sex Tape (U.S., 28 articles)
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Testimony ended abruptly in the R. Kelly child pornography trial today - because of a last-minute defense witness who could undermine the testimony of a woman who allegedly had a threesome with Kelly and an underage girl. One week after news organizations asked the Illinois Supreme Court to unseal court documents and proceedings in R&B star R. Kelly's child pornography case, the court said no. The judge in the R. Kelly child pornography case brushed off defense lawyers' request Friday to delay the trial because of stories in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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McClellan details culture of secrecy in Bush White House (U.S., 24 articles)
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In his book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception McClellan says that President Bush manipulated public opinion through a" political propaganda campaign " to justify going to war in Iraq. P The uproar about former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's disloyal memoir about his time in the service of President George W. Bush has been the source of the latest white noise emanating from cable news talk shows. McClellan's former White House colleagues had built and trained the former press secretary to parrot their talking points, no matter what argument stood in the way.
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Stroger's health board picks praised :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (U.S., 18 articles)
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Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's nine picks for a new county hospital board have drawn heavy criticism for tilting the panel in favor of unions. It also voted to expand the hospital board to 11 members, including Commissioner Jerry Butler In expanding the board, commissioners said they hoped to draw more business and health care leaders as nominees, adding balance to the health panel.
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