Obama records slender victory
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Barack Obama beat his rival Hillary Clinton by just seven votes after record numbers voted in the Democratic primary on the tiny US territory of Guam in the Pacific.
After over 12 hours of manual counting, Mr Obama had won 2,264 votes to 2,257 for Mrs Clinton. In 2004, only 1,500 people voted.
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
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