Finally, a front-runner?

John McCain won Republican primary in South Carolina, a state that derailed his White House ambitions in 2000.

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John McCain won the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina, a state that derailed his White House ambitions in the 2000 race. McCain’s second hard-fought victory raises his prospects for securing the Republican nomination, even though rival Mitt Romney gained more delegates with his dominant win in the largely uncontested Nevada caucus the same day. Every GOP presidential nominee since 1980 has won South Carolina. “It took us a while, but what’s eight years among friends?” said McCain in his victory speech. (The New York Times, free registration)

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