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27/04/2008 21:05

USA Today Editoweb 27 April 2008

Obama discounts race as a factor in presidential election - Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail - Electoral map favors a Democrat, has McCain playing defense.



Obama discounts race as a factor in presidential election

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that race is not the reason he is struggling to attract working-class votes and insisted he can win over uncommitted superdelegates by showing he is "best able to not just defeat John McCain, but also lead the country."

Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail

forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past.

Electoral map favors a Democrat, has McCain playing defense

The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall — either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton — and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift.

Nev. GOP recesses state convention, angering Paul supporters

Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention and now must resume the event to complete a list of 31 delegates to the GOP national convention

Obama team remains unshaken and unstirred

After Sen. Barack Obama's third major primary loss and endless media coverage dedicated to dissecting the apparent weaknesses of his candidacy, one of the most striking elements of his campaign this week was what's missing: any hint of internal upheaval.

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