THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Rhode Island.

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THE NUMBERS

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 36 percent

Barack Obama, 28 percent

Uncommitted, 27 percent

Undecided, 9 percent

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OF INTEREST

Clinton continues to lead in the Ocean State, although Obama is gaining ground. The same poll in September showed 35 percent of likely voters supporting Clinton, while 16 percent supported Obama. Uncommitted is a ballot option for Rhode Island voters.

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The Brown University telephone poll was conducted Feb. 9-10 and is based on a statewide random sample of 474 voters who indicated they were very likely to participate in the state's March 4 primary. The margin of sampling error was about plus or minus 5 percentage points.