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February 3, 2008

US Presidential Hopefuls Campaign Ahead of 'Super Tuesday'
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1B2274F:A6F02AD83191E160670ED6A23EA1AE9C3CF5CDEF8FC051DA& More than 20
states hold primary elections or caucuses on Tuesday U.S. Republican
and Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning across the
country ahead of the key "Super Tuesday" vote, when more than 20
states hold primary elections or caucuses.

A new public opinion poll by Washington Post/ABC finds New York
Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barak Obama in a tight
race for the majority of Democratic voters two days before the
multi-state balloting.

On the Republican side, the poll indicates Arizona Senator John McCain
leads former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney 48 percent to 24
percent among their party's voters.  Former Arkansas governor Mike
Huckabee and Congressman Ron Paul are trailing far behind.

Clinton and Obama are campaigning in the West of the country Sunday. 
McCain is scheduled to campaign in Connecticut and Romney is in
Missouri.

At stake Tuesday for the Democrats are more than half of the 2,025
delegates needed to win the party's nomination for the general
election in November.  For the Republicans, the 22 state elections and
caucuses Tuesday represent the vast majority of the 1,191 delegates
needed to clinch the party's nomination.

Television host Oprah Winfrey and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of slain
President John F. Kennedy,  will join Obama's wife, Michelle to
campaign in Los Angeles, California. Former president Bill Clinton
will attend headline events for his wife.

Meanwhile, Senators McCain and Clinton outlined their positions on the
Iraq war in separate appearances on Fox News television Sunday. McCain
said al-Qaida will win if troops are withdrawn from Iraq.  Clinton
differed saying withdrawing troops from Iraq is a good way to get
Iraqi's to take responsibility and to make tough decisions.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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