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Full Text (417 words)Clinton won a series of victories from East to West.
The New York senator triumphed in California, New York, Massachusetts and elsewhere, relieving her campaign's worries about a surge of support for rival Obama. Clinton was buoyed by support from women and Latino voters. In the Republican race, McCain bested Romney, with a big assist from long-shot candidate Huckabee, who split the conservative vote and snatched key wins.
Turnout seemed likely to hit record numbers in many states, on the biggest day ever in presidential nominating races.
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Top intelligence officials revealed new details about the use of waterboarding and defended secret prisons and surveillance activities in testimony before a Senate panel.
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Some Senate Republicans face pressure as they prepare to vote today on a broader stimulus package that includes rebates for Social Security recipients and disabled veterans.
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The U.S. military acknowledged that a woman was killed and a child wounded after soldiers raided a house in a mostly Sunni area of Iraq.
Gates declined to estimate next year's war costs, saying he doesn't know how many troops will be in Iraq this fall.
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Airline on-time rates plunged in December, leaving 2007 as the second-worst year ever for delays. Air-traffic controllers are retiring in droves, sparking debate over safety.
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Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad. The insurgents agreed to a cease-fire.
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The Peace Corps suspended operations in Kenya after weeks of postelection violence, raising concerns that businesses and other aid groups will also leave.
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Israel killed eight Hamas militants in a missile strike on Gaza, as the Islamic group claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide attack.
A Palestinian militant was sentenced to life for his role in the 2001 assassination of Israel's tourism minister.
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A U.S. appeals court threw out a water-rights accord Georgia reached with the Army Corps of Engineers, in a victory for Alabama and Florida.
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Tornadoes tore across four Southern states, killing at least 14 people, in a rare outbreak of violent winter weather.
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Serbia's government was near collapse over EU plans to send a mission to Kosovo, just days after pro-Western President Tadic won re- election.
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Bhutto's party released the will in which she endorsed her husband to succeed her as head of the Pakistan People's Party.
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A former finance minister announced he would challenge Mugabe for Zimbabwe's presidency in next month's election.
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Died: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation movement.
