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Monday, February 9, 2004

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts easily won the Democratic presidential caucuses in Michigan, Washington and Maine over the weekend.

Kerry won 52 percent of the vote in Michigan. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean trailed with 17 percent. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina took 13 percent while retired Army General Wesley Clark and activist Al Sharpton tied with 7 percent.

In Washington, Kerry won 58 percent of the vote and Dean only 30 percent. Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio was third with 8 percent, followed by Edwards with 7 percent. At just 3 percent of the vote, Clark tied with "Uncommitted."

As for Maine, Kerry was beating Dean nearly 2-1 with only half the vote counted. Kucinich grabbed 15 percent, Edwards had 9 percent while Clark barely registered 4 percent.

Attention is turning to Tennessee and Virginia on Tuesday, Wisconsin on February 17 and several primaries on March 2, including California, Ohio and New York. Dean has said if he doesn't win Wisconsin, he will drop out. Edwards is counting on victories in the South. Clark hopes to do well in the big states in March.

Kerry has won 10 of 12 primaries and caucuses so far. Edwards won South Carolina and Clark won Oklahoma.

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