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• Hollywood Star Jack Nicholson Backs Clinton
  Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign has received support from Hollywood titan Jack Nicholson. Nicholson has endorsed a video compilation of some of his famous film roles in support of Democrat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. The video endorsement, popularly dubbed Jack and Hill, has garnered over 1.2 million hits since being posted on YouTube last Friday.
  
  Director Rob Reiner helped Nicholson edit scenes from his movies, including Batman, The Shining, and A Few Good Men, to spell out his support for the former first lady. But it was made without Clinton's approval. As "Jack and Hill" spokesperson Yusuf K Robb clarified, "They (Nicholson and Reiner) decided to do this as something on their own to assist her campaign." Movie clips juxtaposed with onscreen messages like "Don't we need a president we can trust to be ready to go on day one?" generally give the feeling of "Things could be better, Lloyd. Things could be a whole lot better." And nothing sums it up like the last clip from A Few Good Men that goes "There is nothing on this earth sexier, believe me gentlemen, than a woman you have to salute in the morning." In the wrap up, Nicholson appears as himself to assert, "I'm Jack Nicholson, and I approve this message."
  
  The usually reticent actor has admitted that the Clinton campaign had appealed for help. "Yes, I got a call. They asked me to do something. I explained to [former] President Clinton that I admire a foot soldier but I'm too old to be one. I'm not looking for so-called followers. I'm not that crazy about being interviewed. I don't like the sound of my own voice after 20 minutes."
  
  Elaborating his stand on MTV news, he admitted, "On the other hand, I am Irish. I like being involved in the community. As they say, if you don't educate yourself about the political system you're doomed to be led by inferior people. That's one of my fears."
  
  Like in physics, in politics too every action has an opposite reaction. The parody that Clinton's rival, Barack Obama's supporters have responded with, in the form of another video, is equally popular online. Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign has received support from Hollywood titan Jack Nicholson. Nicholson has endorsed a video compilation of some of his famous film roles in support of Democrat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. The video endorsement, popularly dubbed Jack and Hill, has garnered over 1.2 million hits since being posted on YouTube last Friday.
  
  Director Rob Reiner helped Nicholson edit scenes from his movies, including Batman, The Shining, and A Few Good Men, to spell out his support for the former first lady. But it was made without Clinton's approval. As "Jack and Hill" spokesperson Yusuf K Robb clarified, "They (Nicholson and Reiner) decided to do this as something on their own to assist her campaign."
  
  Movie clips juxtaposed with onscreen messages like "Don't we need a president we can trust to be ready to go on day one?" generally give the feeling of "Things could be better, Lloyd. Things could be a whole lot better." And nothing sums it up like the last clip from A Few Good Men that goes "There is nothing on this earth sexier, believe me gentlemen, than a woman you have to salute in the morning." In the wrap up, Nicholson appears as himself to assert, "I'm Jack Nicholson, and I approve this message."
  
  The usually reticent actor has admitted that the Clinton campaign had appealed for help. "Yes, I got a call. They asked me to do something. I explained to [former] President Clinton that I admire a foot soldier but I'm too old to be one. I'm not looking for so-called followers. I'm not that crazy about being interviewed. I don't like the sound of my own voice after 20 minutes."
  
  Elaborating his stand on MTV news, he admitted, "On the other hand, I am Irish. I like being involved in the community. As they say, if you don't educate yourself about the political system you're doomed to be led by inferior people. That's one of my fears."
  
  Like in physics, in politics too every action has an opposite reaction. The parody that Clinton's rival, Barack Obama's supporters have responded with, in the form of another video, is equally popular online.
• John McCain secures Republican Nomination
  

  Senator John McCain has successfully won the Republican Party’s nomination for the Party’s national convention in September for the upcoming presidential election. He clinched the nomination with projected wins in Ohio, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Texas increasing the gap between his closest rival.
  
  Senator McCain's wins in all four states ensures that he has the support of 1,191 delegates, the requisite number to secure his party’s nomination. His closest rival, Mike Huckabee, has dropped out of the presidential race, pledging his support to McCain. He stated in a rally in Irving, "It's now important that we turn our attention not to what could have been or what we wanted to have been but what now must be, and that is a united party." On Wednesday, McCain will visit President George W Bush Jr. to receive his endorsement.
  
  On his success, McCain commented that the most important phase of the campaign lay ahead where he had to put forth a convincing case to the American people to ensure that they voted a Republican to the White House.
  
  McCain has stated that he will focus on a campaign that will avoid ‘false promises’. The senator wanted to ensure that the people "stand up and fight for America, for her strength, her ideals and her future". McCain also highlighted the number of challenges that the nation faced, including the war in Iraq and the fight against the al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
  
  For the Democratic camp, a total of 370 delegates are at stake in the four races that are being held. Barack Obama is currently in the lead, having secured 1386 delegates to Hillary Clinton’s 1276. Either of the candidates needs to win a total of 2025 delegates in order to win the nomination as their party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential election.

  
  

   

• On the Eve of Super Tuesday
  

  Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigned fiercely on Monday, preparing themselves for the upcoming primary election in Texas and Ohio. Clinton made several stops in Ohio before heading to Texas where Obama was also campaigning hard for a final showdown before the voters started polling. In the Republican camp, John McCain is expected to win his campaign nomination. McCain hopes to win the 250 delegates that are at stake in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island to win the GOP's nomination at the national convention in September.
  
  The primaries of Ohio and Texas are crucial for Clinton, if she is to ride over the momentum that the Obama campaign is gaining. Obama has currently had 11 consecutive wins that have pulled him ahead of Clinton. Clinton may face some pressure to step aside from the race for her party nomination if she looses.
  
  There are 370 delegates for the Democrats to win from Texas and Ohio. While Clinton enjoyed an early lead in these States, Obama’s campaign has managed to gain enough momentum to overtake her.
  
  Clinton remains un-perplexed with regard to the outcome of these two primaries. She vowed to carry on her campaign even if she did not secure wins in these two states. Clinton stated that she did not believe that the primaries were a make or break event. She told reporters that she was looking forward to the contest in Ohio and that she was just warming up. Clinton has been focusing her attacks over the weekend on Obama’s foreign policy and his inexperience in handling issues of national security. She underlined this fact by referring to one of her campaign advertisements that asked who would respond better to a national emergency in the middle of the night.
  
  Obama refuted Clinton’s attacks by questioning the kind of foreign policy experience Clinton claims to have. Obama indicated that he felt that Clinton should reconsider continuing her campaign if she lost in the primaries of Texas and Ohio. Where delegates are concerned, Obama has secured 1,385 delegates to Clinton's 1,276.  The total number of delegates required to win the Democratic Party’s nomination at its national convention is 2025.
  

• Hillary Will Continue Campaigning Against Obama
  

  Senator Hillary Clinton's camp has shot down all talk of moving out of the Presidential trail after the pivotal March 4 nominating contests in Ohio and Texas, where competitor Senator Barack Obama is expected to land a knockout. Clinton's decision followed talks by prominent politicians that she reexamine her contest prospects at this primary.
  
  Several key politicians have suggested that Clinton fold her campaign if she fails to win the landslides in the contests. A prolonged Clinton-Obama combat, they believe, could work