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Obama Takes 9th Straight

Posted Feb 19, 08 8:22 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary tonight to continue his impressive streak over Hillary Clinton, NBC reports. Obama has now won nine consecutive political contests, and early results suggest he's going to win his native Hawaii too. In Wisconsin, he led 56% to 43% with nearly all results in, and he made big inroads into Clinton's base of white voters, women, and blue-collar workers.

"Houston, I think we've achieved liftoff," Obama told supporters in Texas. Clinton, now relying on wins March 4 in Texas and Ohio to stop her rival's momentum, did not acknowledge the loss during a speech in Ohio. "Only one of us has spent 35 years being a doer, a fighter and a champion for those who need a voice," she said.

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a campaign rally at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Volunteer Jan Elliott of Hana Maui flew in to Oahu for tonight's Hawaii causus at the Hawaii for Obama Volunteer Center in Honolulu, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. In background is Mal Chan, 75 of Honolulu....   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a roundtable discussion at Grace's Grill, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a roundtable discussion at Grace's Grill, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts as she makes a campaign stop at Grace's Grill in Parma, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles after his address at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Houston. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)   (Associated Press)
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