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John McCain clinched the Republican nomination. Hillary Clinton won primaries in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, halting Barack Obama's winning streak. Obama won in Vermont. Obama came away with a large share of delegates, too, in counting that continued.
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Barack Obama won Wisconsin (58%) and Hawaii (76%) adding to a primary season winning streak that now totals 10. This put Hillary Rodham Clinton into a virtual must-win scenario in Democratic contests coming early next month in Texas and Ohio.
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Barack Obama won 75% of the vote in Washington DC, nearly two-thirds in Virginia and approximately 60% in Maryland. McCain's victory in Virginia was a relatively close one, the result of an outpouring of religious conservatives who backed Mike Huckabee.
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In the Grammy Awards Amy Winehouse won five of the six awards for which she was nominated. Album of the Year went to jazzman Herbie Hancock for his Joni Mitchell tribute album. Barack Obama won best spoken word album for the audio version of his book "The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream." (AP, 2/11/08)
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Barack Obama added the Maine Democratic presidential caucus to the three contests he swept a day earlier against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama also won almost 90% in the Virgin Islands. McCain narrowly won Washington while Huckabee took Kansas along with a narrow win in Louisiana.
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Obama won 13 Super Tuesday states; Clinton, eight plus American Samoa. Clinton won California and scored the advantage in delegates, bring her total to 845 to Obama's 765
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Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates. Nearly complete returns showed Obama winning 55% of the vote, Clinton gaining 27%. Edwards had 18% and won only his home county of Oconee. The South Carolina Democratic Party broke its own turnout record in the presidential primary.
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In Nevada Hillary Clinton defeated rival Barack Obama 51-45% in a tight Democratic contest. Her delegate count increased to 236 followed by Obama with 136 and 50 for Sen. John Edwards. Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, cruised to victory in the little-contested GOP Nevada caucuses.
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In New Hampshire Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (39%) led Barack Obama (36%) and John McCain (37%) led Mitt Romney (32%), reviving their sagging campaigns.
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FEB, 9
- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Jimmy Bennett, American actor
1992 –
Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
1990 –
Camille Winbush, American actress
1989 –
Gia Farrell, American singer
1989 –
Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
1987 –
Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1987 –
Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
1986 –
Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
1985 –
David Gallagher, American actor
1985 –
Rachel Melvin, American actress
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February, 9
- Births
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2009,
Eluana Englaro, an Italian woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years (b. 1970)
2008,
Christopher Hyatt Occultist,Philosopher and Author. (b. 1943)
2008,
Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian avant-garde painter, poet and sculptor. (b. 1931)
2008,
Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, the eleventh Mindrolling Trichen, Tibetan Buddhist lama of the Nyingma school (b. 1930)
2008,
Scott Halpin, American musician, temporary drummer for (The Who) (b. 1954)
2007,
Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)
2007,
Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
2006,
Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922)
2006,
Nadira, Indian actress (b. 1932)
2005,
Tyrone Davis, American soul singer (b. 1938)
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February, 9
- Deaths
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