Hillary Clinton projected to win Arkansas Democratic primary

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published 2 March 2016

Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Arkansas, the state where she was first lady for several years when husband Bill Clinton was governor, The Associated Press projects. With results in Texas and Oklahoma still to come, Clinton has now won every state in the South so far on Super Tuesday: Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Rival Bernie Sanders has won his home state of Vermont, and is leading in Massachusetts, with only 1 percent of precincts reporting. Clinton is leading in Oklahoma and Texas, with fewer than 5 percent of precincts reporting.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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