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US presidential election

Obama and Clinton clash in testy debate

By Reuters Wednesday 27 February 2008

Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply in a high-stakes one-on-one debate on Tuesday, accusing each other of falsely portraying their stances on healthcare, trade and other issues.

Clinton, who needs to win next week in Ohio and Texas to keep her US presidential campaign alive after Obama’s streak of 11 straight victories, went on the attack early in the debate at Cleveland State University in Ohio.

Democratic presidential debate

Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply in a high-stakes one-on-one debate, accusing each other of falsely portraying their stances on healthcare, trade and other issues

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