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Democrats abroad

• Justin Webb
• 21 Feb 08, 10:51 PM GMT

And for those following real votes, how about this from Democrats Abroad via an American living in the UK?

"Oddly, Hillary Clinton received 100% of the one vote cast in the Congo, which was the focus of legislation passed by Obama. Obama also won 100% of the vote in the British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Macedonia and Madagascar, while Clinton won 100% of the vote in Liechtenstein."

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Follow the money

• Justin Webb
• 21 Feb 08, 03:40 PM GMT

WASHINGTON: Follow the money - as Deep Throat did not say:

BOOKIES TAKE ON HILLARY

HILLARY Clinton is now the highest price she's ever been to win the race for the White House, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.

The British firm have pushed her out to 6/1 from 11/2 to follow in her husband's footsteps and she's now a massive 7/2 to win the Democratic nomination.

Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "We can't tempt anyone to have a bet on Hillary at the moment - she's totally friendless."

Barack Obama is now 8/11 to be named next US President and 5/6 to follow his 10 successive Primary wins with another in Ohio.

LATEST BETTING

Ohio Democratic Primary

Barack Obama 5/6
Hillary Clinton 5/6

Election Winner

Democrats 1/2
Republicans 6/4
Independent 20/1

Who will be elected U.S. President?

Barack Obama 8/11
John McCain 6/4
Hillary Clinton 6/1
Michael Bloomberg 20/1
Mike Huckabee 33/1
Ron Paul 150/1

Democratic Candidate

Barack Obama 1/6
Hillary Clinton 7/2

Republican Candidate

John McCain 1/50
Mike Huckabee 14/1
Ron Paul 200/1

Republican Vice Presidential Nominee

Tim Pawlenty 4/1
Charlie Crist 6/1
Mark Sandford 8/1
Mike Huckabee 8/1
Condoleezza Rice 12/1
Joe Lieberman 12/1
Mitt Romney 12/1
Haley Barbour 14/1
Sonny Perdue 14/1
Bobby Jindal 16/1
Chuck Hagel 16/1
Kay Bailey Hutchinson 16/1
David Petraeus 20/1
Fred Thompson 20/1
Rudy Giuliani 20/1
Jim Demint 25/1
John Kasich 25/1
Lindsay Graham 25/1
Richard Burr 25/1
Steve Forbes 25/1
Colin Powell 33/1
J C Watts 33/1
Jeb Bush 33/1
John Thune 33/1
Michael Steele 33/1
Phil Gramm 33/1
Rob Portman 33/1
Sarah Palin 33/1
Michael Bloomberg 50/1
Mike Pence 50/1
Mike Pence 50/1
Ron Paul 100/1

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Thinking about a revolution

• Justin Webb
• 21 Feb 08, 08:29 AM GMT

This is the best commentary I have seen on the Cuba situation. Those who expect things to carry on much as they are for years to come may well be making a big mistake.

My colleague Kevin Connolly - a former BBC correspondent in Warsaw and Moscow - was pointing within moments of the Castro news breaking, to the fact that many people thought the eastern bloc could carry on with the junior reformer crowd in charge, after the real masters had left the stage.

It does not happen. That is what history tells us. Barack, Hillary, and John need to give serious thought to what to do if Cuba implodes.

Actually, maybe Hillary need not bother - that is unless she pulls something out of the bag in the CNN debate on Thursday night as the Houston Chronicle thinks she is planning to.

Meanwhile, does anyone have an answer for Boy on the subject of democracy and Pakistan?

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