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May 12 2008, AP

Barack Obama’s wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 _ even if he loses half of the remaining six contests.The Illinois senator has picked up 26...

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Brigitta Stone, right, and her daughter Gillian work on math at their home in Ridgefield, Conn., Thursday, July 10, 2008. “It’s frustrating,” says Brigitta Stone. “You want to help them. And sometimes I can’t help her at all.” Still, Stone...