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Mich., Fla. Get Full Delegations

But compromise shouldn't endanger Obama

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2008 8:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – The much-contested delegations from Michigan and Florida will receive full voting rights at the Democratic National Convention tonight, the Washington Post reports. Michigan and Florida’s primaries favored Hillary Clinton, but adjustments have been made in Obama’s favor, and Clinton seems poised to release... Read full story »

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