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U. S. Elections 2008
Clinton lends campaign further $6.4m
May 07, 2008
By
Andrew Ward and Edward Luce and agencies
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| Washingtom, District of Columbia - Barack Obama's sweeping victory in the North Carolina primary and the narrow defeat in Indiana appeared certain to extend his almost unassailable lead in the Democratic nomination race as it emerged that Hillary Clinton had lent her campaign a further $6.4m. Mr Obama won by 14 percentage points in North Carolina, while Mrs Clinton prevailed by just two points in Indiana. The results appeared certain to extend Mr Obama's almost unassailable lead in the race for nominating delegates and further lengthen the odds against Mrs Clinton snatching the nomination. Mr Obama described his North Carolina win as a triumph against the "politics of division and the politics of distraction" after a fractious fortnight of racially charged debate. "Tonight we stand less than 200 delegates away from winning the Democratic nomination for president of the United States," he told a victory rally in Raleigh, signalling confidence that the race was drawing to a close
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