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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Polls opened in Indiana Tuesday, as voters in the midwestern state and North Carolina take their turn choosing between Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
The day's voting began in parts of Indiana at 6:00 am (1000 GMT) and was to close in North Carolina at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT).
Opinion polls pointed to another messy draw on the biggest single day of voting left in the epic battle for the Democratic nomination, with Obama tipped to win in North Carolina and Clinton ahead in Indiana.
Combined, the two states are electing 187 pledged delegates on Tuesday -- 115 in North Carolina and 72 in Indiana.
According to a tally by independent website RealClearPolitics, Obama has 1,491 pledged delegates from all the races so far to Clinton's 1,337.
Neither can reach the winning line of 2,025 without backing from some 800 superdelegates, party officials free to vote either way. - AFP/ir
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