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| US election at-a-glance: 14 Feb | US election at-a-glance: 14 Feb |
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| DAY IN A NUTSHELL | DAY IN A NUTSHELL |
| Mitt Romney endorses his former rival for the Republican nomination, John McCain. Hillary Clinton takes her campaign to Ohio, which - like Texas - holds its primary on 4 March. Barack Obama receives an endorsement from former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee, who was a Republican until 2007, when he left to become an independent. | Mitt Romney endorses his former rival for the Republican nomination, John McCain. Hillary Clinton takes her campaign to Ohio, which - like Texas - holds its primary on 4 March. Barack Obama receives an endorsement from former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee, who was a Republican until 2007, when he left to become an independent. |
| KEY QUOTES | KEY QUOTES |
| "Happy Valentine's Day - I apologize to all of you who are not spending Valentine's Day with your significant others." Hillary Clinton greets journalists on her campaign plane | "Happy Valentine's Day - I apologize to all of you who are not spending Valentine's Day with your significant others." Hillary Clinton greets journalists on her campaign plane |
| Heavy with class warfare, it is a speech that could have been delivered by a Democrat in 1968, or even 1928 Daniel HenningerWall Street Journal, on Barack Obama's speeches At-a-glance: 13 Feb | Heavy with class warfare, it is a speech that could have been delivered by a Democrat in 1968, or even 1928 Daniel HenningerWall Street Journal, on Barack Obama's speeches At-a-glance: 13 Feb |
| "Over the past several days, Barack Obama and John McCain have been going at each other as if they'd already been crowned."John Dickerson, Slate.com | "Over the past several days, Barack Obama and John McCain have been going at each other as if they'd already been crowned."John Dickerson, Slate.com |
| "Even when the contest was close and our disagreements were debated, the calibre of the man was apparent. This is a man capable of leading our country at a dangerous hour."Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney endorses John McCain. | |
| "Unhinge yourself from the mesmerizing voice. What one hears is a message that is largely negative, illustrated with anecdotes of unremitting bleakness. Heavy with class warfare, it is a speech that could have been delivered by a Democrat in 1968, or even 1928."The Wall street Journal's Daniel Henninger examines Barack Obama's speeches | "Unhinge yourself from the mesmerizing voice. What one hears is a message that is largely negative, illustrated with anecdotes of unremitting bleakness. Heavy with class warfare, it is a speech that could have been delivered by a Democrat in 1968, or even 1928."The Wall street Journal's Daniel Henninger examines Barack Obama's speeches |
| NUMBER NEWS | NUMBER NEWS |
| Hillary Clinton's strategy of relying on wins in the bigger states holding contests in March and April received a boost today, as two Quinnipiac polls published today suggest she has big leads in Ohio and Pennsylvania. | Hillary Clinton's strategy of relying on wins in the bigger states holding contests in March and April received a boost today, as two Quinnipiac polls published today suggest she has big leads in Ohio and Pennsylvania. |
| The Ohio poll has her on 55%, 21 points ahead of Barack Obama on 34%. | The Ohio poll has her on 55%, 21 points ahead of Barack Obama on 34%. |
| In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac suggests she has 52%, to Mr Obama's 36%. | In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac suggests she has 52%, to Mr Obama's 36%. |
| The pollsters also sought to discover whether Mrs Clinton or Mr Obama would fare better against John McCain in a general election. | The pollsters also sought to discover whether Mrs Clinton or Mr Obama would fare better against John McCain in a general election. |
| In Ohio, polls indicate that Mr McCain would beat both Democrats; Mrs Clinton by 44% to 43% and Mr Obama by 42% to 40%. | In Ohio, polls indicate that Mr McCain would beat both Democrats; Mrs Clinton by 44% to 43% and Mr Obama by 42% to 40%. |
| And in Pennsylvania, polls suggest that both Democrats could beat Mr McCain; Mr Obama by 42% to 41%, and Mrs Clinton by a larger margin - 46% to 40%. | And in Pennsylvania, polls suggest that both Democrats could beat Mr McCain; Mr Obama by 42% to 41%, and Mrs Clinton by a larger margin - 46% to 40%. |
| DAILY PICTURE | DAILY PICTURE |
| Hillary Clinton takes the fight to Barack Obama, as she visits a General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio | Hillary Clinton takes the fight to Barack Obama, as she visits a General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio |