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Clinton win unlikely to derail Obama nomination

WASHINGTON - This isn't exactly the victory lap Barack Obama had in mind.

A limping Hillary Rodham Clinton trounced him in West Virginia last night by better than 2-1 in early returns - a somewhat humbling finish for a man so close to being the Democratic nominee, but one that seemed unlikely to derail his march to the nomination.

But if Obama thinks getting beaten by Clinton last night...

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