The Fix -- Chris Cillizza's Politics Blog on washingtonpost.com

The Democratic Party Rules and Bylaws Committee today passed twin motions to allow the previously barred delegations of Michigan and Florida to be seated at this summer's national convention but at half their original size -- a decision that left many within the party disgruntled and warning of future challenges and dire consequences in the fall.

The committee's action marked a significant setback for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and makes her already improbable bid to overtake Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination even less likely. Out of today's proceedings, Clinton netted 24 delegates -- 19 from Florida and 5 from Michigan. She remains roughly 175 total delegates behind Obama heading into tomorrow's Puerto Rico primary, which Clinton is expected to win.

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	A guide to the Fla. and Mich. delegate debacle	Associated Press	Thu May 29	2