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McCain's New Hampshire win spells trouble for Mitt

He now sets his sights on Michigan

John McCain rode a wave of independent voters to a solid victory here Tuesday night, dealing a significant blow to Mitt Romney's prospects and further scrambling a Republican presidential race still in search of a front-runner.

The win, with 37 percent, crowned McCain as the "comeback kid" and breathed new life into his once-comatose campaign, just as a weak 9 percent showing here turned...

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