Obama adds to his lead in delegates
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama inched closer Saturday to securing the Democratic presidential nomination, with delegate pickups in Nevada, Kansas and Maryland.
In Nevada, Obama stole a delegate from rival Hillary Clinton by drawing more supporters at the party's state convention Saturday.
A vote of more than 2,500 convention delegates broke 55 percent-45 percent in Obama's favor, giving Obama 14 of Nevada's 25 pledged delegates to Clinton's 11.
Kansas Democrats also held their state convention Saturday, selecting Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson as an add-on delegate. He endorsed Obama in February.
Obama also won the endorsement of a Maryland superdelegate Saturday.
The pickups bring Obama's delegate total to 1,907 to Clinton's 1,718. The number needed to secure the nomination is 2,026.
