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Election 2008
January
2008
January 30, 2008
Giuliani
looks to be out of the race
Rudolph W. Giuliani all but
abandoned his presidential bid
Tuesday night after finishing a
distant third in Florida, the
state that was supposed to
launch his campaign but instead
sank his hopes before the vote
count was even complete.
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Edwards
quitting presidential race
Former Sen. John Edwards is
dropping out of the race for the
Democratic presidential
nomination, CNN has learned.
Edwards has told top advisers
about his decision. It is
expected he will announce it at
a speech in New Orleans,
Louisiana, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Romney
Remarks on Florida Results
Republican John McCain
completed an improbable
journey from written off to
front-runner Tuesday by
winning Florida's
presidential primary.
The Arizona senator's third win
in the four primaries so far,
political analysts say, makes
him the favorite for the
nomination as the candidates
head into a 22-state national
primary on Feb. 5.
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January 29, 2008
Kennedy
Endorses Obama for US President
Democratic presidential
contender Barack Obama
received a major boost
Monday when he was endorsed
by Senator Ted Kennedy of
Massachusetts. Obama is in a
fierce battle with Senator
Hillary Clinton of New York
for the Democratic Party's
presidential nomination. VOA
National correspondent Jim
Malone reports from
Washington.
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January 27, 2008
Barack
Obama wint in South Carolina
Barack
Obama trounced his New York
counterpart, Sen. Hillary
Clinton, in Saturday's South
Carolina primary, giving his
campaign a significant boost as
the race for the Democratic
presidential nomination heads
into a crucial phase.
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January 23, 2008
Fred
Thompson Bows Out Of '08 Presidential
Race
Former Tennessee Senator Fred
Thompson, who is perhaps best
known for his work on "Law &
Order," has pulled his name out
of the proverbial hat,
announcing Tuesday (January 22)
through his Web site that he
won't be seeking the Republican
nomination for president.
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McCain wint in
South Carolina
Sen. John
McCain was the projected winner of South
Carolina's Republican primary Saturday
night despite a strong showing by former
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee among the
evangelical Christian voters who
dominated the day's turnout.
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Clinton Wins
Nevada Democratic Caucuses
New York
Sen. Hillary Clinton has won Nevada's
Democratic caucuses, giving her two
early contest wins over her rivals for
her party's presidential nomination.
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January 19, 2008
Romney Wins
Republican Caucus
Republican Mitt
Romney won Nevada's caucus,
according to media projections
Saturday.
The former
Massachusetts governor was favored to
win the Silver State, as the only major
candidate to have focused his efforts
here, while Arizona Sen. John McCain and
Mike Huckabee were locked in a tight
battle for South Carolina. Polls close
in South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET.
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January 18, 2008
Obama and Clinton
Seek a Softer Tone
The
three top Democratic presidential
candidates have competed full-out to
win the Nevada caucuses here
Saturday in a tumultuous atmosphere
marked by legal challenges and
uncertainty about an untested
process.
In its
debut in an early slot on the nominating
calendar, Nevada offers Democrats the
first chance to demonstrate their appeal
in a Western state with a large Hispanic
population and a significant union
presence.
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January 16, 2008
Romney wins
Michigan primary
Mitt
Romney won his native state's
presidential primary today, earning his
first major victory in the Republican
race, in which candidates seemingly win
and then lose the leadership spot each
week.
Romney, the son of a former governor and
auto executive here, defeated a
Republican field headed by Arizona Sen.
John McCain, who won the New Hampshire
primary last week, and former Arkansas
Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the Jan. 3
caucus in Iowa.
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January 15, 2008
Economy may be key
in Michigan vote today
Michigan's Republican presidential
primary today is this election
year's first clear referendum on who
voters think can best manage — and
revive — the slumping economy, in
a state where the November jobless
rate was 7.4 percent — the
nation's highest. With most major
Democratic candidates not competing
here, the focus is on the Republican
candidates.
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