Obama wins key South Carolina vote
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Senator Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary on Saturday, riding massive African-American support to a critical win in his bid to become the first black US president.
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama and Republican Fred Thompson were the frontrunners in South Carolina&#39;s first-in-the-South 2008 presidential primary, according to a poll Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of political brawling.
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Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary, a home-state win of one of the richest Super Tuesday prizes. John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats voted on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in a bruising White House race after Obama rolled to a huge win in a bitterly contested South Carolina primary.
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Barack Obama won the biggest triumph yet in the Democratic presidential race, a lopsided victory that restored his momentum leading into Super Tuesday.
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THE RACE: The presidential race among Democrats in South Carolina.
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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama took 55 percent of the vote to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday -- his second victory among the party's five voting events so far, and the most decisive primary win by any candidate in either party to date.
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Sen. Barack Obama won at least 11 delegates in South Carolina's Democratic primary, with 28 delegates still to be awarded. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won at least six delegates.
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Senator Barack Obama appeared headed for a badly needed victory in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary Saturday after a bruising fight with Hillary Clinton marked by increasingly nasty personal attacks.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday, with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his U.S. presidential bid.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 19 -- Sen. John McCain conquered the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday, giving his once-embattled presidential campaign another significant boost and helping to wipe away bitter memories of his defeat here eight years ago.
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BENNETTSVILLE, S.C  - Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John Edwards appealed for votes in South Carolina on Wednesday, while Hillary Clinton campaigned in the Northeast -- taking heat for leaving the state before its nominating contest this weekend.
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John McCain, a US Senator and Vietnam war veteran, on Saturday won a tight race in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary over rival Mike Huckabee.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary, according to projections from CNN and Fox News, a crucial victory in his race against Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination.