The US Democratic Party has reached a compromise over disputed delegations from Florida and Michigan.
A rules committee meeting in Washington decided to allow all the delegates to attend the party's national convention in August, but they will only be given half a vote each. The decision rejects presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's call for a full seating. Officially, Clinton had won both states in January, but both results were initially discounted over a scheduling dispute between the states and the national party. Neither Barack US, Germany Celebrate 60 Years of Berlin Airlift ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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