VOA常速英语2008年-Obama Sweeps Clinton in 3 States' Presidential

By VOA News
10 February 2008
 
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has swept rival Senator Hillary Clinton in three of their party's presidential nominating contests held Saturday.

Obama won by margins¹ of roughly two-to-one in the midwestern state of Nebraska, the southern state of Louisiana, and Washington state on the U.S. west coast).

Obama and Clinton are in a very tight race for the Democratic Party nomination², with more contests today in Maine, and Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland and the U.S capital, Washington, D.C.

In a speech late Saturday in Virginia's capital, Richmond, Obama said he has shown that he can win in various parts of the country.

In Republican Party contests Saturday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won the midwestern state of Kansas with 60 percent of the vote, ahead of Arizona Senator John McCain, who had 24 percent.

Nationwide, Huckabee is trailing far behind McCain, who has won more state races and has more of the delegates needed to secure the nomination.

The Republican race in Washington state is too close to call, with McCain, Huckabee and Texas Representative Ron Paul very close in early results.

Incomplete results in the Louisiana primary show Huckabee with a slight lead.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

1 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。