Headline Roundup • February 1st, 2016
"Virtual Tie" for Hillary, Bernie
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Washington Post
It was the first big strategy session between Hillary Clinton and the yet-to-be-announced manager of her yet-to-be-launched presidential campaign.
As they huddled that day last March in the converted barn that serves as her home office in Chappaqu
Hillary Clinton claimed a victory in the Iowa caucuses Monday night, but so did Sen. Bernard Sanders, who outperformed expectations and reset the Democratic presidential primary, putting a serious dent in Mrs. Clinton’s aura of inevitability. Mrs. Clinton held a slim lead of 49.8 percent of delegates awarded to Mr. Sanders‘ 49.6 percent, with 94 percent of Iowa precincts reporting as of midnight East Coast time. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley came in a distant third with less than 1 percent of delegates, and announced he was suspending his campaign...
Battling for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were locked in a tight race for Iowa’s delegates and the momentum that comes with a win in the nation’s first contest.
Mrs. Clinton maintained a narrow lead through much of the night, but with 93% of precincts reporting, her advantage was just 49.8% of the delegates versus 49.6
