Clinton pledges to smash OPEC

HILLARY Clinton has continued to raise the populist rhetoric in a pitch to blue-collar votes, vowing on the eve of crucial Democrat primaries in two states to smash the OPEC “cartel”.

Senator Clinton and rival Barack Obama hop-scotched around North Carolina and Indiana yesterday as one of the US’s most epic presidential nomination fights inches closer to conclusion.

The candidates were vying for every last vote in both states – the outcome is likely to be known by mid-morning eastern Australian time – with Senator Obama expected to win North Carolina and polls showing a narrow win for Senator Clinton in Indiana.

TheAustralian