 
Clinton survives Penn.; Obama still leads in delegate count
Banner Staff
Hillary Clinton, buoyed by a strong turnout of women and older voters, earned another must-win victory Tuesday in the bitterly contested Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. Clinton posted the win despite a strong showing from rival Barack Obama, whose battle back from a 20 percentage point deficit in the polls caused some analysts to predict in the early evening that the race would be too close to call.
As of 9:30 p.m., The Associated Press reported that Clinton was leading Obama, 53 percent of the vote to 47 percent, with about 20 percent of the state’s precincts reporting. With about 25 percent of the votes tallied and Clinton leading 54-46, both Fox News and CNN projected a Clinton win. The margin had increased to 55-45 by 11 p.m., with 85 percent of the votes counted. Full story
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HPV vaccine debate still on, Senate action stalled
Mai-Anh Hoang
For parents with teenage girls, questions still remain about whether or not to give their daughters Gardasil, the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV).
The vaccine made headlines in Massachusetts last July when state Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, proposed a bill mandating that girls entering sixth grade be vaccinated against HPV, the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD). Certain types of HPV can cause genital warts, while others can cause cancer. Full story
Aid arrives in Haiti, but many are left out
Ben Fox
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of Haitians stood in long lines last Saturday, just as others had walked for hours throughout the week to receive the U.N. and regional food aid pouring into the country after a spate of deadly riots. Full story
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