4 dead in NYC crane collapse…Dextre’s stubborn bolts…New delegate numbers
NEW YORK (AP) A construction company official calls the New York crane collapse “an absolute freak accident.” He says a piece of steel fell and cut one of the ties holding the crane to a building, causing it to come crashing down. The mayor says at least four people were killed and at least 10 others were injured.
international space station (AP) The international space station’s gigantic new robot, Dextre, has risen like the Frankenstein monster from its transport bed. Spacewalking astronauts are attaching the robot’s 11-foot arms. It wasn’t easy getting started. Some anchoring bolts wouldn’t budge at first.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Barack Obama has gained more ground on Hillary CLinton. He’s picked up more than half the 14 delegates allocated to John Edwards on the basis of Iowa caucus night projections. Counting new figures from Iowa and California, an Associated Press delegate tally shows Obama with 1,617 delegates to Clinton’s 1,498.
Washington (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democratic Party will be harmed if its leaders buck the will of national convention delegates picked in primaries and caucuses. The statement to be aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” is a boost for Barack Obama, who leads in pledged delegates.

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