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Thread #101088   Message #2277821
Posted By: Amos
02-Mar-08 - 07:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
From London's Financial Times:

"Candidates go deep in the heart of Texas
By Edward Luce in Washington
Published: March 2 2008 22:00 | Last updated: March 2 2008 22:00

Barack Obama on Sunday increased the likelihood that he will secure the Democratic partyÕs presidential nomination in TuesdayÕs key primary elections with opinion polls showing him moving narrowly into the lead over Hillary Clinton in Texas and reducing his deficit to just 4 percentage points in Ohio.

Mrs Clinton must win both states, which until recently had been seen as safe territory for her, to retain any realistic chance of securing the nomination."