From Super Tuesday to Fantastic February and beyond

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Battle-scarred and weary after some of the most intensive campaigning in US presidential history, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama showed no sign of giving ground in their marathon tussle for the White House.

In a sort-of victory speech, the former first lady rallied for challenges to come after going toe to toe with her Democratic rival in more than 20 contests on Super Tuesday, the biggest one-day primary clash ever.

Her speech borrowed freely from a famous poem inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty ("Give me your tired, your poor"), as she promised to heal a troubled land following wins in big states like California and New York.

"So today, we say with one voice, give us the child who wants to learn, give us the people in need of...