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BOSTON—Friends, foes, and undecided voters waited for hours in a line that wrapped around the World Trade Center yesterday to hear Democratic presidential hopeful and Harvard Law School alumnus Barack Obama speak on the eve of Super Tuesday. Taking the stage after speeches by big-name political...
Republicans - Claiming a needed victory from Mitt Romney, McCain took the California primary and emerged as the clear front-runner among Republican candidates. With command of the G.O.P. nomination in his favor, it falls upon his opponents to find a way to arrive at the Republican convention with enough delegates...
Republicans - John McCain edged out Mike Huckabee in Missouri's Republican primary, giving the Arizona Senator 33% to the former Arkansas governor's 31.6%. The Republican statewide winner receives all 58 Missouri delegates to the national convention.
Huckabee beat Romney on a second ballot with 51.5% of the 1,133 delegates attending the state G.O.P.'s presidential nominating convention. Romney was backed by 47.4%.
But this year, in a Democratic presidential nomination race that has defied convention at every turn, celebrities are playing a much bigger role than usual. Rather than just lending their endorsements, stars from the worlds of music, TV, and movies are taking active roles in getting the word out, particularly...