McCain Gets Second Major Victory, in South Carolina
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Bloomberg - Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain's win in the South Carolina primary yesterday gives him two major victories in the race for the Republican presidential nomination and strengthens his campaign going into the Jan. 29 Florida primary.
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CLAREMONT, N.H., July 14 -- It was back to basics for Republican presidential candidate John McCain here on Saturday, in a scene reminiscent of his first run for president eight years ago.
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In the wake of his victory, Senator John McCain faces fresh challenges.
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Senator John McCain of Arizona captured the California primary and its windfall of delegates on Tuesday night, capping an evening of impressive victories.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain pulled out a win Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, edging former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by 3 percentage points in nearly complete returns and easily outrunning the rest of the GOP field.
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COLUMBIA, S.C  - Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.
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Hillary Rodham Clintonâs victory was a surprising show of strength after her loss in Iowa. John McCain reprised his 2000 primary win, beating Mitt Romney.
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Barack Obama triumphs over arch rival Hillary Clinton in the crucial state of South Carolina
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Republican John McCain  and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating  battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, picking up  strength in an unpredictable White House race where no  candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
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John McCain on Wednesday sharply defended his opposition eight years ago to the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina state capitol in Columbia, brushing aside protests that dogged him at campaign events and suggesting most people in the state don't want the issue reopened.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, picking up strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Arizona Sen. John McCain won the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, a huge boost to his bid for the U.S. presidential nomination just months after his campaign was being written off as a lost cause.
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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 harsh political brawling.
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Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, defeating rival Mitt Romney in a close contest that gave momentum to his effort to become the party's U.S. presidential candidate, U.S. media projected.