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Clinton wins Puerto Rico but Obama gains delegates (U.S., 74 articles)
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Before cheering supporters Sunday, she predicted she would have more combined votes than her rival when the primaries end Tuesday night, claimed victories in key swing states and said that no contender will command enough delegates to claim the nomination. Obama wants to formally kick off his general election campaign against Republican John McCain in a victory speech Tuesday night as the final primary campaign polls close in South Dakota and Montana. With voting Tuesday in Montana and South Dakota marking the end of the primary elections, Clinton aides discussed a plan for her to continue campaigning later this week in states that will be important in the general election. IN THE HEADLINES Clinton weighs next step as Obama moves toward nomination... Clinton wins most Puerto Rico delegates, but Obama moves closer to nomination... Once freewheeling, McCain's campaign more conventional these days In a separate interview, Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe said that Sen. Hillary Clinton will not get out of the race until either candidate obtains the 2,118 delegates needed to win the nomination. Delegates from both states had been barred from voting because state party officials held presidential primary elections earlier than party rules allowed.
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Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 41 articles)
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NAYPYITAW Myanmar U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar's military rulers have approved visas for dozens of international relief workers and were allowing more foreigners into areas devastated by a cyclone that left millions in need of aid, the United Nations said Thursday. Today, Karen leaders and aid workers fear that the 60-year old conflict may be part of the reason the government of Myanmar is aiding some people and not others in the southern region devastated by the May 3 cyclone.
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U.S. military: 3,500 Troops set to leave Iraq :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 28 articles)
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BAGHDAD U.S. troops killed two suspects, captured 31 others and destroyed bomb-making materials over the past two days in raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq in central and northern swaths of the country, the military said Monday. 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. BAGHDAD Al-Qaida fighters and other Sunni insurgents have largely scattered from the northern city of Mosul in the face of a U.S.-Iraqi sweep, an Iraqi commander said Sunday.
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Palestinian officials: Israel offers new West Bank proposal :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 14 articles)
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Israel and Hamas may be inching toward a cease-fire that would end attacks by both sides and, perhaps, loosen the siege imposed on the impoverished Gaza Strip. Palestinians say Israel is undermining peace moves through its continued settlement activity, a far-flung network of Israeli travel barriers in the West Bank and continued Israeli arrest raids in areas nominally under the control of Palestinian control. JERUSALEM In sweeping comments Monday before Israel's 60th anniversary, Israeli President Shimon Peres compared the Iranian nuclear threat to Hitler's Germany and said engaging Gaza's Hamas rulers would be like talking to a wall.
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China's post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (World, 28 articles)
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China says death toll in quake more than 51K BEICHUAN, China China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as it appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors. Three weeks after the quake struck Sichuan province, the Health Ministry said authorities were working to ensure the safety of drinking water and food, checking public health conditions and were disinfecting bodies. 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.
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