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Superdelegate Count Now Favors Obama

It's the first report that Barack has passed Hillary

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama today moved ahead of Hillary Clinton among superdelegates for the first time. Obama picked up nine more by midday—one a defector from Clinton's camp, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both ABC and the New York Times put him ahead—the latter's count... Read full story »

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