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Obama wins Guam caucuses
04/05/2008 - 10:26:03

White House hopeful Barack Obama (pictured) narrowly defeated his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic caucuses on Guam by just seven votes.White House hopeful Barack Obama narrowly defeated his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic caucuses on Guam by just seven votes.

More than 4,500 island Democrats voted.

Neither candidate campaigned on the island in person.

Results of the all-night count showed delegates pledged to Mr Obama with 2,264 votes to 2,257 for Mrs Clinton’s slate.

The territory sends four pledged delegates and five superdelegates to the National Convention in August in Denver, Colorado, although US citizens on the island have no vote in the November election.



           

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