Sanders wins 3 more states
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Mar 28, 2016 06:00 am
US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic Party contests in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington.
US media showed Mr Sanders, 74, winning by wide margins in Saturday's caucus votes in all three states.
In Washington - the biggest prize of the three, with 101 delegates - Mr Sanders won with about 72.1 per cent. He had a similar figure in Hawaii and almost 80 per cent in Alaska.
But Mrs Hillary Clinton is still ahead of him in the race overall.
The Vermont senator wrote on Twitter on Saturday: "Thank you for your huge support! It is hard for anybody to deny that our campaign has the momentum." - AFP.
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