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Article: Media pronounces race over; Hillary still running

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May 12, 2008
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Washington, May 12 -- Even as the media pronounced the Democratic presidential nomination race over with Barack Obama overtaking Hillary Clinton in the support of super delegates, his gritty rival was all set to take one last stand Tuesday.

Picking up 21 endorsements since his sweeping victory in North Carolina and a narrow loss in Indiana primaries, Obama had by Saturday the backing of 276 key party officials holding the balance of power in the nomination process as against Clinton's 271.5, according to one count.

Yet amid ever growing calls to quit the White House race, Clinton has doggedly continued her campaign in ...

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