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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after winning the New Hampshire primary. (Newsday / Bruce Gilbert / January 9, 2008)

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In the end, voters gave in to Clinton

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged Sen. Barack Obama in the New Hampshire Democratic primary tonight after a nail-biting contest so close it could not be called until two and a half hours after the last polling sites closed, according to the Associated Press.

No tears in New Hampshire: Hillary stuns Obama

After five emotionally draining days, including one in which she nearly broke down, Hillary Rodham Clinton mounted a dramatic comeback against heavily favored Barack Obama in New Hampshire Tuesday, riding an unexpected wave of support among women voters to a 6,000-vote win Tuesday night.

McCain's New Hampshire win spells trouble for Mitt

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.

Double-digit turnaround stuns Obama campaign

After surfing atop poll numbers that showed him with a double-digit lead less than 48 hours earlier, Barack Obama now must try to steady a campaign that had appeared all but certain to pummel Hillary Rodham Clinton in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.

Clinton makes a comeback in New Hampshire primary

The chants began shortly after the polls closed, when a giant screen beaming live news into a university auditorium showed Hillary Rodham Clinton 4 points ahead of Barack Obama in early returns.

New Hampshire voters as varied as candidates

In Tuesday's dramatic primary contest, the voices of the voters at the Jewell Street Middle School here were as varied as the candidates:

Obama seen as unifying black and white voters

In the frozen north that is New Hampshire, an Illinois senator is poised to do what no man has done before -- become the first African-American to emerge from the early presidential selection process as the clear front-runner.

Sharpest elbows aimed at Romney during GOP tussle

As if going for a knockout blow, Republican presidential contenders in their most contentious debate yet took dead aim at Mitt Romney Saturday night, mixing attacks on substance with wisecracks at his expense.

Barack Obama's election: A moment for the history books

For millions of Americans, 11:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, Nov. 4, marked a moment of unbridled joy and disbelief that American history had brought the nation to this night. Barack Obama became the first black candidate elected to the nation's highest office.

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