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Nine in a row
20th February 2008
Obama wins again, further cranking up the pressure on Hillary
From the BBC:
“Barack Obama has gained more ground over his rival, Hillary Clinton, in the contest to win the Democratic nomination to run for US president.
Mr Obama, the senator for Illinois, has won the primary in Wisconsin, and is also projected to take victory in Hawaii - his 10th win in a row.
John McCain won Wisconsin for the Republicans, boosting his front-runner status in his party’s contest.
Mr McCain is also projected to win a Republican primary in Washington state.
With 99% of the ballots counted in Wisconsin, Mr Obama had 58% of the vote to Mrs Clinton’s 41%.
The state has 74 Democratic delegates at stake. The Associated Press news agency said Mr Obama was projected to win at least 38 of them, and Mrs Clinton 27, with nine still to be awarded.
Meanwhile, with 51% of votes counted in Hawaii, where the Illinois senator was born, he had taken 76% of the vote, leading AP and CNN to project victory.
The state has 20 delegates up for grabs.”
Source: BBC news
A BBC video feature on Obama’s latest victory here
If you have realone player installed you can listen to a documentary on Obama here