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A disastrous Clark County Democratic convention Saturday resulted in no state delegates awarded to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama from the state's most populous county. The two campaigns joined in demanding that the proceedings be called off after turnout overwhelmed the county party's capacities, even though it was not significantly more than party officials had said they were planning for. The result was that no official party business got done and the whole process will have to be repeated, possibly as late as mid-April. For several hours, party officials, led by Chairman John Hunt, tried to put a happy...

Democratic incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to sport a hefty lead over potential 2006 Senate race Republican challenger Jeanine Pirro, a statewide poll reported Wednesday. The Siena College Research Institute Poll had the former first lady leading the Westchester County district attorney, 57 percent to 31 percent. A June poll from the Albany-area institute had Clinton leading Pirro, 59 percent to 29 percent. Pirro has said she will run for statewide office next year, but has not announced whether that will be for Senate or state attorney general, or less likely, governor if Republican incumbent George Pataki doesn't run again....