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Obama focuses on Wisconsin
after union backing
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WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, his
momentum building, sought Saturday to maintain his winning streak in
Wisconsin and Hawaii which hold primary contests Tuesday.
Obama stumped in the midwestern state ahead of
Tuesday’s primaries hoping to ride a wave of momentum after eight
consecutive victories in nomination contests across the country,
handing him a slight lead in delegates over his rival, Democratic
Senator Hillary Clinton, who has shaken up her campaign team.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US admits it fired on
anti-al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq
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BAGHDAD: The US military Sunday acknowledged it fired on a group of
its anti-Qaeda allies in Iraq in an attack the leader of the group
said killed three people and sparked angry protests.
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46 killed in Pakistan election
suicide blast–official
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan: The death toll from a suicide bombing at an
election rally in Pakistan’s tribal belt rose to 46 on Sunday, a
local official said.
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V-Day: 2 yuan per hug, 5 yuan per kiss
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BEIJING: “A boy or girl student is wanted for Valentine’s Day:
20 yuan (about US$2.67) per hour for a movie, two yuan (nearly
US$0.3) for a hug and five yuan (nearly US$0.7) for a kiss.”
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DAR ES SALAAM: US President George W. Bush, opening a
five-country Africa tour, stepped up pressure on Kenyan leaders
Saturday to accept a power-sharing deal to end their country’s
deadly political crisis.
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