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Obama victorious in North Carolina

AP? photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his wife Michelle react to the crowd in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday after winning the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary.

May 7, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton clung to a narrow Indiana lead, struggling to halt her rival’s march into history.

‘‘Tonight we stand less than 200 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination for president of the United States,’’ Obama told a raucous rally in Raleigh, N.C. — and left no doubt he intended to claim the prize.

Clinton and Obama both said the former first lady would win Indiana. Yet thousands of votes were yet to be counted, principally in Lake County, not far from Obama’s home city of Chicago.

She told cheering supporters in Indianapolis, ‘‘Thanks to you, it’s full speed on to the White House,’’ signaling her determination to fight on in a campaign already waged across more than 15 months and nearly all 50 states.

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Mifflin, Juniata county voters favor Hillary

April 23, 2008

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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McCracken, Thompson to vie for 5th District

April 23, 2008

LEWISTOWN — From a field of 12 candidates, one Democrat and one Republican won their respective party nominations Tuesday night to run for the 5th Congressional District in the November general election, the Associated Press reports.

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Benninghoff to run against Tosti-Vasey in 171st District

April 23, 2008

LEWISTOWN — Incumbent state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, will be facing Democrat Joanne Tosti-Vasey in the November election for the 171st Legislative District, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night.

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Shuster, Barr to face off in 9th District

April 23, 2008

LEWISTOWN — The two candidates running unopposed for the 9th Congressional District secured their respective party nomination Tuesday during the Pennsylvania primary.

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