CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in Democratic caucuses in Washington state on Saturday, besting Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York 67% to 32%, according to CNN vote counts. Obama earlier captured the state of Nebraska by a similar margin, the cable news network said. Nintey-seven delegates were at stake in Washington. At the start of the night Saturday, Clinton held a 100 delegate lead over Obama, according to media accounts.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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