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Barack Obama moved a step closer to clinching the Democratic Party's presidential nomination yesterday with a strong performance in the last major contests of the US primary season.
The young Illinois senator, who would be America's first black presidential nominee, beat rival Hillary Clinton by 14 points in North Carolina, with 56 to 42 per cent of the vote, and fought an extremely tight race in Indiana, where the former first lady clinched the win by two points, with 51 per cent to 49. In both states, 99 per cent of the results were in so far.See the full content of this document
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Barack Closes in On the Prize ; International
Mr Obama's strong performance in the ...
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