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Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Narrow Victory for Obama in the Caucuses in Guam — Senator Barack Obama appeared to win the Democratic caucuses in Guam on Saturday, defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by a seven-vote margin amid unprecedented voter participation there. — When hand-counting finished shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday …
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CNN:
Obama edges Clinton in island squeaker — (CNN) — Barack Obama has won the Guam Democratic caucuses by a margin of 7 votes. — With all of Guam's precincts reporting, Obama won 2,264 votes (50.1 percent) to 2,257 votes (49.9 percent) for Hillary Clinton, his sole remaining rival for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Brett Kelman / Pacific Daily News:
BREAKING NEWS 8:50 a.m. - Obama wins Guam caucus — 8:50 a.m. — When all of the ballots were finally counted — a process that lasted through the night until well after the sun was up — Sen. Barack Obama had the most votes from Guam Democrats in the party's caucus held yesterday.
New York Times:
Suddenly, North Carolina Is Facing Tighter Race — RALEIGH, N.C. — Just days before the North Carolina primary, the Democratic presidential contest in this state is suddenly alive with a fresh air of competition, as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks to capitalize on a controversy …
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John Davis / KUAM-TV:
Obama unofficially wins Guam caucus with 50.1% of the vote — Even the Kentucky Derby wasn't this close. In the strangest of circumstances that could only bring about the closest of races, Hillary Rodham Clinton finished with 49.9% of the vote of the Guam Democratic Caucus, just 7 votes shy of Barack Obama's total of 50.1%.
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Zzaki / Political Punch:
Hillary's Horse — Tragedy struck the first filly in the Kentucky Derby since 1999, as Eight Belles went down on the track after her second-place finish today, broke two ankles, and was euthanized. — Showing a sisterhood with the female horse, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Republican Ron Paul predicts a President Obama come January — Rep. Ron Paul, the House member from Texas who technically remains in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination against Sen. John McCain, predicts that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States.
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Sam Wood / Philly.com:
Is this man John McCain's worst nightmare? — Bob Barr, former GOP congressman from Georgia, is an all-but-announced presidential candidate - as a Libertarian. — The possibility of a run by Barr has sent shudders through the mainstream of the Republican party.
Wesley J. Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Silent Scream of the Asparagus — You just knew it was coming: At the request of the Swiss government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the “dignity” of plants and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong. This is no hoax. The concept of what could be called “plant rights” is being seriously debated.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Democrat Wins La. Special Election — State Rep. Don Cazayoux won the special election in Louisiana's 6th district yesterday, a victory that marks the second time this year that Democrats have won a seat previously held by a Republican. — Cazayoux, a conservative Democrat …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Oregon Democratic Primary — Oregon: Obama 51% Clinton 39% — The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Oregon Democratic Presidential Primary shows Barack Obama enjoying a twelve-point lead over Hillary Clinton. It's Obama 51%, Clinton 39%. — Clinton has a statistically …
Charles Blow / New York Times:
A Blacklash? — Since January, the Clintons have pummeled Barack Obama with racially tinged comments and questions about his character. — Hillary Clinton has questioned why he didn't walk out on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.; why he “denounced” but didn't “reject” Louis Farrakhan …
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Michael Smith / Times of London:
United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency camp — Read Mick Smith's defence blog at www.timesonline.co.uk/micksmith — The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts …