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Posted at 3:46 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2008

Obama picks up three superdelegates from Hawaii

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Associated Press

Barack Obama has picked up three superdelegate votes from Hawai'i.

Hawai'i Democrats selected three Obama supporters to fill its remaining superdelegate slots at their state convention Sunday, including the new chair and vice chair of the party.

Chairman Brian Schatz and vice chairwoman Kari Luna say they will support Obama at the national convention. State Democrats chose retired Judge James Burns, also an Obama supporter, as the final superdelegate.

The three Obama supporters are among the state's nine superdelegates, only two of whom support Obama's rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Among Hawai'i's pledged delegates, Obama leads Clinton 14-6.