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Submitted by ctv_en_7 on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 18:00
Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton defied pundits and pollsters by winning New Hampshire's primary, beating rival Barack Obama.

The win breathes new life into a Democratic campaign that now turns its focus to contests in Nevada and South Carolina - and could stretch past "Super Tuesday" on February 5. Supporters at Clinton's headquarters chanted "comeback kid" as the results arrived.

On the Republican side, McCain easily won his party's primary over second-place finisher Mitt Romney.

With 95 percent of precincts counted, Clinton had 39 percent of the vote to Iowa caucus winner Obama's 37 percent. Edwards had 17 percent. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had 5 percent, and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich had 1 percent.

With 96 percent of Republican precincts reporting, McCain had 37 percent of the vote to Romney's 32 percent. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had 9 percent, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had 8 percent. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson received 1 percent of the vote.

 

VOVNews/CNN/BBC

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