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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: South Dakota primary

South Dakota primary stories: 3 news summaries

 Networks Call It:
 Obama Clinches 

He becomes the first black candidate for a major party

Jun 3, 08 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination tonight to become the first black candidate for president on a major-party ticket. Obama reached the necessary number of delegates—2,118—as the polls closed in South Dakota at 9pm EST, CNN reports. AP reported earlier today that Obama had clinched, but media... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • South Dakota • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • South Dakota primary

 AP: Obama 'Effectively'
 Clinches Nomination 

Tally based partly on private superdelegate commitments

Jun 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The AP declared today that Barack Obama has “effectively clinched” the Democratic nomination, basing its projection in part on 15 private commitments from superdelegates. Adding to that a minimum 11 delegates Obama is poised to capture in the final two primaries today, the wire service concludes that the Chicagoan... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • nominee • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • delegate count • pledged delegates • Montana primary • South Dakota primary

 Obama Superdelegate Surge
 Said to Be on Its Way 

Candidate could clinch tonight

Jun 3, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The coming superdelegate surge may just be big enough to put Barack Obama over the top before the day is through. The Chicago Tribune says as many as 30 supers may endorse the Chicagoan today, with 10 coming from each chamber of Congress. But the Washington Post says that Harry... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • endorsement • superdelegates • Montana primary • South Dakota primary

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