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Full Text (439 words)Obama and McCain won the Potomac primaries.
The Illinois Democrat defeated Clinton by landslide margins in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. His continued momentum has some Democrats worried about the Clinton campaign's long- run viability. In the Republican races, the Arizona senator defeated Huckabee. But the closeness of the vote in Virginia reflected McCain's poor showing among conservatives.
The Democrats have been sniping over who is most capable of beating McCain; polls seem to favor Obama.
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The Senate approved a measure to expand domestic spy powers and grant legal protections to firms that aided the government's domestic surveillance, in a victory for Bush.
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Pakistani opposition leaders said they would form a coalition government if, as expected, their two parties win the most votes in next week's election.
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Iraq's parliament speaker threatened to disband the legislature, citing its failure to adopt a budget or to set a date for provincial elections.
Over half the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who committed suicide were Guard and Reserve troops, new data show.
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Israel said it plans to build more than 1,000 homes in east Jerusalem, angering Palestinians who say the move undermines efforts for a peace deal.
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Israel's prime minister said he is convinced Iran is moving forward on nuclear weapons, despite a U.S. report that said the program was suspended.
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The White House unveiled a new plan to aid deeply troubled mortgage borrowers, but data suggest earlier efforts have had limited results.
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Russia could aim nuclear weapons at Ukraine if it joins NATO and accepts U.S. antimissile defenses, Putin warned.
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Taliban militants in Afghanistan took some 20 people hostage. A suicide-bomb attack on a NATO convoy injured a soldier.
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Danish authorities arrested three people suspected of plotting to kill a cartoonist for his caricatures of Muhammad.
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Kenya's opposition proposed a two-year power-sharing deal as peace talks to end postelection violence continued.
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Steven Spielberg withdrew as an artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics, citing China's stance on Sudan and Darfur.
Over 100 House members urged China to use its influence to end violence in Darfur.
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The EU is proposing rules requiring fingerprint scans at borders in a bid to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Australia apologized for its mistreatment of Aborigines, especially its past policies of taking children from families.
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Spending to treat back pain in the U.S. rose 65% in the past decade but spine patients say they feel worse, a study found.
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People who migrated from Asia to the Americas spent 20,000 years on land now under the Bering Strait, a study said.
