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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 09:35 AM
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Clinton's W.Va. victory does little to slow Obama (2 more SD's)
Source: AP

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) - Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates, offering fresh recognition from Democratic leaders of his inevitable nomination.

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His campaign announced his pickup Wednesday of two superdelegates: Rep. Peter Visclosky of Indiana and Democrats Abroad chair Christine Schon Marques.

Also endorsing Obama were three former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen—William Donaldson, David Ruder, and Arthur Levitt Jr., who was appointed by former President Clinton. The campaign released a joint statement by the former SEC chiefs, well as former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, that praised Obama's "positive leadership and judgment" on economic issues.





Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90LEC081&show_article=1
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WillYourVoteBCounted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 09:36 AM
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1. time to go from trickle to flood
the Democratic Party needs to unite now, not 1 week before the General election.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 09:39 AM
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2. Add to those the CDA:
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/superdelegate_spigot_still_ope.php

Four new superdelegate endorsements for Sen. Barack Obama today: the chair and vice chair of the College Democrats of America, the chair of Democrats Abroad, and Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN). (The endorsements count for 2.5 votes -- the CDA and Dems Aboard folks get half a vote.)
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