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January 21, 2008

Two-Way Races Continue in Republican, Democratic Fields
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results suggest no clear leader has emerged in either party's race for
presidential nomination Senator John McCain claimed victory Saturday
in the key Republican primary in South Carolina, while Hillary Clinton
won a Democratic caucus in Nevada. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote
results suggest no clear leader has emerged in either party's race for
the presidential nomination.







Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
celebrates her victory in the Nevada caucus in Las Vegas, 19 Jan
2008Hillary Clinton's campaign added the caucus victory in Nevada to
earlier wins in New Hampshire and Michigan. The outcome follows a
hard-fought battle between her and Senator Barack Obama, in which each
received the support of important trade unions in the state.

Clinton campaign communications director Howard Wolfson told CBS Face
the Nation that Nevada voters were drawn to the senator's economic
proposals.

"Hillary Clinton won overwhelmingly and the reason is because she has
a plan to inject stimulus and turn the economy around," said Wolfson.







Barack Obama in Lebanon, New Hampshire, 07 Jan 2008Obama campaign
officials also tried to claim a victory in Nevada, saying that while
more Clinton voters turned out, Obama actually won more delegates than
needed to receive the Democratic party's nomination.

Speaking on Face the Nation, an Obama strategist, David Axelrod, said
the contest remains close.

"I think this race goes on, it is a dead-even race and it goes on to
South Carolina," said Axelrod.

Experts say Obama needs to perform well in next Saturday's Democratic
primary in South Carolina, which has a large African-American
population.

On the Republican side, both John McCain and Mitt Romney claimed
victories Saturday. McCain beat former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
in the South Carolina primary, which is expected to signal key support
for McCain in upcoming votes in other southern states. Romney won by a
large margin in the party's caucus in Nevada, where he was the only
candidate to campaign actively.





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Sen. John McCain, speaks during an election night watch party at The
Citadel, in Charleston, S.C., 19 Jan 2008McCain told CNN that his
victory on Saturday shows he appeals to a broad base of Republican
voters.

"All over the state of South Carolina we received broad based, strong
support from conservatives, moderates, liberals, all over the state,"
said John McCain. "We are very happy with the result."

Romney has sought to emphasize his business experience, saying it will
help him find measures to overcome the nation's economic troubles.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, he said he appeals to voters seeking new
ideas in Washington, while he says McCain has spent too much time in
the nation's capital.







Mitt Romney, 15 Jan 2008 "If they want someone instead who has been in
the real economy over the last 25, 30 years, who understands why jobs
come and why they go, and what it takes to grow an economy, I think I
will be that person," said Mitt Romney.

Candidates for both the Republican and Democratic presidential
nominations agree that while the latest votes are important, there are
still many states left to vote.


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