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Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Thursday, 07 February 2008 09:35
February 7 - Headlines
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The Presidential push continues: Barack Obama heads to New Orleans - Louisiana votes Saturday. Meanwhile, John McCain will face some of his biggest opponents today - the annual American Conservative Conference. He'll attempt to appeal to the influential party activists. Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney will also attend.

Meanwhile, Democratic activist group Move On.org is working to raise millions of post-super Tuesday dollars for Barack Obama.

The Green Party is reporting some results from their primary. Ralph Nader, who has not yet announced his candidacy, won California while former Georgia Representative Cynthia McKinney took Arkansas and Illinois. Both Illinois and California Green Party were unable to receive green ballots at some polls.

Obama campaigningMix ups at polling booths in California have caused concern as voters who failed to fill in the bubble marked Democrat might not have their votes counted.

That was Doug Chaffin is Executive Director of Electionline.org.

"There have been calls in Southern California for an investigation to see if voters were derailed by this so-called double bubble requirement."

 

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