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...everyone is aware that a victory by Obama in New Hampshire on Tuesday could accelerate a dynamic that could become very difficult to overcome as the campaign moves on. In South Carolina, which holds its primary on Jan. 26, half the Democratic electorate is African-American; though many have been wary of Obama's chances so far, that could change if he starts to pile up victories. Clinton might instead focus her attention on Nevada, which holds its caucus a week earlier, in hopes of snaring a victory there on presumably friendlier turf. But if Obama continues to gain strength...
...deadline for T-shirt design submissions is Jan. 11 and contest rules are available on the group’s Web site (http://thezingweb.com). Members reported that The Zing’s plans after LoveFest are up in the air, though they plan to recruit more students and perhaps hold a science fair modeled on ArtsFirst...
...Nowhere are voters being watched more closely than in New Hampshire, which holds its primary Jan. 8. Eight years ago, more than 60% of those who were registered as undeclared stampeded into the Republican primary, giving Arizona Senator John McCain an unexpected 18-point landslide over the GOP establishment favorite, then Texas Governor George W. Bush. (Among those who identified themselves as Republicans in exit polls, Bush beat McCain by 3 percentage points.) This year all indications are that undeclareds - who are now 44% of all registered New Hampshire voters and constitute the largest share of the electorate - will...
...Hampshire dynamic could be reversed at the next contest, on Jan. 15 in Michigan. The major Democratic candidates, facing sanctions from the national party because the state moved its primary date so early, aren't seriously competing there. But the Republican contest will be a spirited one, meaning that independents - and even some Democrats - will be drawn into the action. McCain won the last contested GOP primary there in 2000, but Mitt Romney - who grew up in Michigan and whose father was Governor of the state in the '60s - is making a serious bid tailored to independents' tastes. Though Romney...
...returned home - and survived a double suicide bombing in Karachi that killed some 140 people - Musharraf declared a state of emergency, suspending the constitution and sending his troops into the streets to bludgeon protesters. Bhutto was placed under house arrest but vowed to stand in parliamentary elections set for Jan. 8. When allowed to leave her home, she campaigned with gusto. But as she left a campaign rally in Rawalpindi on Dec. 27, shots were fired near her SUV - and moments later, a suicide bomber detonated himself only yards away. The precise cause of her death remains in doubt...