Chuck Johnson

Capitol Bureau chief for Lee Newspapers in Helena, Montana

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Capitol Bureau chief for <a href="http://www.lee.net/newspapers/">Lee Newspapers </a>in Helena, Montana

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They are still counting votes tonight in the  South Dakota  and  Montana  presidential primaries, but today  Senator Barack Obama  collected enough superdelegate endorsements to  lock…

The Last Primaries of 08 Are Over and Obama is the Nominee

They are still counting votes tonight in the South Dakota and Montana presidential primaries, but today Senator Barack Obama collected enough superdelegate endorsements to lock…

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