McCain and Clinton win key battles
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in separate contests in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, gaining strength in an chaotic White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
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John McCain won his home state's GOP primary Tuesday, beating Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee by overcoming anger from conservatives who oppose his stance on illegal immigration. Hillary Rodham Clinton won on the Democratic side.
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After chasing all their rivals from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama now face off over who is more capable of beating Republican front-runner John McCain to win the White House.
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Mitt Romney defeated his principal rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona, by winning a clear plurality of Republicans and conservatives.
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John Edwards threw his own punches but was unable to firmly position himself in the middle of the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama scrum. While that probably works to his advantage, the only clear winner in the Democratic slugfest is Republican John McCain.
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Republican John McCain recalled his struggle as a Vietnam prisoner of war as he celebrated victories in presidential primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on Tuesday.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney headed toward another showdown, while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama readied for a nationwide battle.
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Sen. John McCain moved closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, winning delegates in Wisconsin and competing for more in the state of Washington. Democrats were competing for delegates in Wisconsin and Hawaii.
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Barack Obama won the Georgia primary Tuesday night, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the grueling Democratic presidential campaign. Arizona Sen. John McCain challenged his remaining rivals for control of the Republican race.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton was locked in several states with Barack Obama, while John McCain sought to  ride his recent victories to the nomination.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the early Republican front-runner whose campaign imploded last summer, handily won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, dealing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney his second loss in the GOP nomination contest.
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Upstart challengers and fierce early combat are giving Hillary Clinton and John McCain, the once-anointed establishment frontrunners, a rough ride in the 2008 White House race.
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The Associated Press projected victories for Senator John McCain in Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Senator John McCain was successful in the delegate-rich states, while Mike Huckabee racked up victories across the South.
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The pollsters suffer a beating as Hillary Clinton brings the Obama juggernaut to a halt, while John McCain, left for dead a few months ago, trounces Romney in New Hampshire
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The US election race shifts focus to two southern states, after important wins for Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton smothered Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain with kindness on Friday, then declared her rivals wrong on the issues and vowed to beat both in her quest for the presidency.