Senator Barack Obama says he is close to securing the Democratic Party's nomination to run in the US presidential election in November.Mr Obama looks set to win a majority of "pledged" delegates, allocated in primary elections, although he is still short of a confirmed overall victory.
With most of the votes counted, he is well ahead in Tuesday's Oregon primary.
But rival Senator Hillary Clinton won Kentucky's primary by a large margin and has vowed to fight on.
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