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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 09:01 PM Apr 2016

Chicago Trib: Clinton, Trump stream ahead as rivals show signs of fading





Clinton, Trump stream ahead as rivals show signs of fading
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-tuesday-primary-20160424-story.html


Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump make campaign appearances on April 24, 2016. (AP)
Tribune wire reports



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On the Democratic side, underdog Bernie Sanders rallied thousands of voters in Rhode Island, looking to the smallest state in the nation for momentum......................

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Clinton hoped Tuesday's contests in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware would mark a turning point in her quest for the Democratic nomination. Victories in four or five states would all but cripple Sanders' White House bid.

The former secretary of state went to two Philadelphia church services attended largely by African-Americans ahead of the primary in Pennsylvania, Tuesday's top delegate prize. She declined to attack her Democratic rival by name in the morning appearance and a subsequent stop in Bridgeport, Connecticut, focusing on the GOP candidates.


Clinton charged that rhetoric from Trump and Ted Cruz is "not only offensive, it's dangerous......................

Clinton, emerging stronger after a triumph in last week's New York primary, stood to effectively lock up the nomination on Tuesday. The five states together offer 384 delegates, a trove that would put her only about 200 delegates short of the majority needed to clinch the nomination........................





***HILLARY WILL CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA ON TUESDAY***********

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CBS News April 24, 2016, 8:30 AM
Poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Pennsylvania, Indiana
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-party-front-runners-lead-in-pennsylvania-indiana/
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Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner on the Democratic side, also has the edge in Pennsylvania as she looks to increase her already-formidable delegate lead over Bernie Sanders.

Clinton is up in Pennsylvania 51 percent to 43 percent and Clinton leads Sanders in Indiana 49 percent to 44 percent. Sanders continues to do well among younger voters but older voters choose Clinton by similar margins..











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