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McCain Wins Washington

Washington state ends up a clear victory for McCain.

Wisconsin Goes to McCain, Obama

Obama keeps the streak alive in Wisconsin and McCain continues to solidify his lead and his case for the nomination. Exit poll info here.

Newsweek, Texas Politics, and You

Newsweek has a lengthy article on how important Texas is to Senator Clinton, with some coverage of her recent appearances in the Valley.

SurveyUSA Looks Like CNN

SurveyUSA has some new Texas numbers, and they match up with CNN's poll from yesterday pretty well: Clinton 50%, Obama 45%. The notes have some interesting things to say about the demographics of our state, namely that turnout among Hispanic voters could be a decisive factor in the final tally.

Candidates on Castro

Today's big international news draws responses and opinions from the remaining candidates on Castro and what's next for Cuba.

Twists, Turns Make Election Fun for Texans

“It’s a big mess,” said Ari Fleischer, President Bush’s former press secretary, while offering his analysis of “Super Tuesday” on CNN. I couldn’t disagree more; what he sees as a big mess, I see as a giant opportunity and not just because Texas will finally factor into the nominating process.

Castro Resigns

As I'm sure you've heard by now, Fidel Castro has resigned as president of Cuba, saying he would not seek or accept another term.

More on Pakistan's Elections

If you want to learn a little more about what happened in yesterday's Pakistani elections, the BBC has a breakdown of the results, and the UK's Times has an examination of the implications of these results and what is next for Pakistan. The Bush administration specifically and the US in general have committed plenty of resources to Pakistan, so what happens in the coming weeks and months is of interest.

News Roundup, 2/19/08: Watching the World

Yesterday was seemingly a bigger day in international news than American politics, and the leading stories concerning major change were Kosovo's independence from Serbia and the Pakistani elections.