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News Analysis: Obama closes in on Democratic nomination

By Yang Qingchuan

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Though short of declaring victory in the Democratic presidential nomination race, U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is getting closer to the ultimate prize each day.

That is why he has largely ignored the results of the remaining primaries and is looking beyond to November's contest with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona.

For the same reason, Obama chose Iowa to make a public speech Tuesday night even as he was competing with rival Senator Hillary Clinton of New York in primaries in Kentucky and Oregon.

Iowa is a key battleground ...

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