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Obama is expected to win today's South Carolina primary.
The Illinois senator has been leading Clinton in polls by as much as 16 percentage points over the past week, faring particularly well among African-American voters. But his support among white Democrats fell to 10% from 20%, according to one poll. With expectations for a first-place finish so high, Obama may have to win by a double-digit margin for voters nationwide to perceive South Carolina as a real victory.
As Florida's Republican primary nears, the issue of whether the government should provide hurricane insurance has taken center stage.
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Bush urged Congress to pass the economic-stimulus package quickly without adding any provisions. Some senators want to broaden the proposal to include such elements as extended jobless benefits.
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Egypt had to ease efforts to seal its border with the Gaza Strip after a group of Hamas militants moved in with weapons and a bulldozer, plowing down sections of the barrier.
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A car bomb in Beirut killed a top Lebanese terrorism investigator, who was probing the killings of anti-Syrian figures. Three other people died in the bombing.
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Baghdad said it would send several thousand more security forces to Mosul in a bid to drive al Qaeda in Iraq from its last major stronghold.
The British army said an inquiry into the abuse and unlawful killing of Iraqi civilians found no evidence of systematic mistreatment.
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Pakistan's military pounded Taliban hideouts near its northwestern border. Musharaff dismissed a U.S. offer to send some troops to Pakistan to help fight the insurgency.
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Russian police arrested an alleged crime boss who U.S. officials suspect played a key role in a multibillion-dollar gas trade to Europe.
Russian lawmakers annulled a deal with Ukraine on Soviet-built radar, citing Kiev's bid to join NATO.
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A Venezuelan man pleaded guilty to U.S. charges that he tried to silence a witness in a case involving alleged illegal financing of Argentina's presidential campaign.
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An Army effort to retain young officers with cash bonuses fell short of its target, underscoring the struggle to recruit and keep troops.
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Fierce street battles erupted in a western Kenyan city in the latest outbreak of violence over December's disputed presidential election.
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Zimbabwe's President Mugabe set elections for March 29, angering the opposition, which wants time to settle constitutional disputes.
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Died: Richard Darman, 64, budget director under the first President Bush and top aide to Reagan, of leukemia, in Washington.
