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    The Potomac primary (named after the river that splits the region), also called Chesapeake Tuesday, the Beltway primary, and the Crabcake primary, is...
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    Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, an election day nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because the District of Columbia...
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    nearly unstoppable. After decisive victories on super Tuesday and the potomac primary McCain became the presumptive nominee. Candidates are listed by delegate...
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    presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because Maryland and Virginia, which border the Potomac River, also...
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    Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" or the "Chesapeake Primary" because the District of...
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    Columbia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, referred to as the "Potomac primary". John McCain won the primary, receiving all of Virginia's...
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    day's elections were collectively called "the Potomac primary". John McCain decisively won the primary, securing the votes of all 16 DC delegates to the...
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    The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly...
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    Super Tuesday (redirect from SEC Primary)
    United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately...
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    metropolitan area List of U.S. metropolitan statistical areas in Virginia Potomac primary Northeast megalopolis "After initial obscurity, 'The DMV' nickname...
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    Potomac Mills is a shopping mall located in Dale City, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The first mall developed by the Mills Corporation...
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    Columbia and State of Virginia held their primaries on the same date, leading the day to be dubbed the "Potomac primary" by many pundits, after the river that...
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    often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac. The name Army of Northern Virginia referred to its primary area of operation, which was typical of most...
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  • 'Potomac Primaries'". NPR.org. "Multi-State Event: February 12". CNN.com. See also: Silva, Mike (February 12, 2008). "Obama, McCain roll in 'Potomac primary'"...
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    one of the primary East-West highways crossing the state of Illinois. The opening of Interstate 74 reduced the amount of travel through Potomac, leading...
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  • especially MSNBC, had portrayed Sarah Palin. During MSNBC's coverage of the Potomac primary, MSNBC's Chris Matthews said, "I have to tell you, you know, it's part...
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    Street bridges refers to the three bridges near each other that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Sometimes the...
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  • to cover the presidential election. During MSNBC's coverage of the Potomac primary, Matthews said of presidential candidate Barack Obama, "I have to tell...
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    throughout the following week, as he scored large delegate gains in the Potomac primaries, taking the lead in the nationwide popular vote, even under the projection...
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    tally, Obama led in the total popular vote after the Potomac primary. Following the Potomac primary, the potential role of superdelegates in deciding the...
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    Quantico (/ˈkwɒntɪkoʊ/; formerly Potomac) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Quantico...
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    was the primary army for the Confederate States of America in the east. Owing to the region's proximity to Washington, D.C., and the Potomac River, the...
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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network is an environmental, registered non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to protecting the Potomac...
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    737-222 registered as N62AF crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after take off from Washington National Airport. Striking the...
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    election, after placing second in the state's June 5 nonpartisan blanket primary. On November 6, 2018, he lost to Democrat Gavin Newsom in the state's biggest...
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    Tidal Basin (category Potomac River watershed)
    reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac Park, is near the National Mall...
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    campaign indicated that they would challenge the results. Next up was the Potomac primary on February 12, with voting in Virginia, Maryland and the District...
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  • Patawomeck (redirect from Potomac tribe)
    based in Stafford County, Virginia, along the Potomac River. Patawomeck is another spelling of Potomac. The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia is a state-recognized...
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    Potomac Yard station is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...
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  • West Potomac RFC is the second oldest active men's rugby union team in Washington, D.C., and the 2007 Potomac Rugby Union (PRU) Division III Men's Champion...
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