Obama projected as winner of N Carolina Democratic primary

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has his cheek touched by 7-month-old Aedyn Buchanan as he visits diners at Stephanie's II homestyle restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina, May 5, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- As polls closed in the Democratic presidential primary in North Caorlina Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was projected by U.S. media as the winner.

    All major U.S. TV news networks did not hesitate and made their projections only moments after the 2330 GMT close of voting in North Carolina.

    The networks are basing the projections almost entirely on surveys done of voters as they exited polling places.

    Actual votes cast in the state haven't yet been counted.

    The battle between Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York in Indiana, where voting ended at 2300 GMT, is still "too early" to call according to the news networks.

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign stop at the Merrillville Fire Department Station #2 in Merrillville, Indiana, May 5, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    Early results showed Clinton ahead of Obama in Indiana.

    With 23 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton led Obama 57-43percent.

 

Top U.S. Democrats expect presidential nomination race to end soon

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. Democrats said Tuesday that they expected the presidential nomination race between Senator Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton to end soon after June 3,the last day of the primary season.

    In an interview on National Public Radio, former vice presidential Gore expressed confidence that a Democratic presidential nominee will be decided soon after the last nomination contests on June 3.

Tuesday's Democratic primaries crucial, but unlikely to be conclusive

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Barrack Obama of Illinois and rival Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York are competing fiercely in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday, the latest critical day in the Democratic presidential nomination race.

For front-runner Obama, the primaries present an opportunity to wipe out doubts about him being a "flawed" candidate in the general election.  

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