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Clinton, Benie Sanders vie for black support

Washington / AP A generation gap among black voters could be critical for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday when Democrats vote in 11 states. Older black voters, a reliable primary voting bloc, are coalescing around Clinton. Millennial black voters — young adults energized by groups like Black Lives Matter — appear torn between the former secretary of ...

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Clock ticking as Spanish politicians try to form govt

Bloomberg Ten weeks after a general election produced an unprecedented deadlock in parliament, efforts to form a government in Spain are entering a critical phase. Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez will start the countdown to a fresh ballot when he asks lawmakers to let him lead the next government in a vote on Wednesday. The legislature will then have another two ...

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North must ‘pay price’ for N-test: S Korean president

Seoul / AFP North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said on Tuesday, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into accepting denuclearisation as its only viable option for survival. In a televised speech to mark the anniversary of a key date in Korea’s struggle against Japanese colonial rule, Park said ...

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