Voice of America
President Bush told Congress in his annual State of the Union address that the objective in Iraq this year is to sustain and build upon the gains that were made in 2007.
He said a transition will be made to shift from leading operations to partnering with Iraqi forces and ultimately to assuming a protective [...]

HarpBlaster.com
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Arizona Sen. John McCain tonight won the South Carolina Republican primary.
Earlier today, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Nevada primary. Both Romney and McCain have won two primaries — Romney in Nevada and Michigan and McCain in South Carolina and New Hampshire.

Voice of America
Voting in the Republican Party’s primary in the U.S. state of South Carolina has ended with exit polls suggesting a close race between Arizona Senator John McCain and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
Primary voters faced rain and snow in some parts of the state Saturday. There were also reports of malfunctioning voting machines [...]

By Mike O’Sullivan
Voice of America
LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton has won the Nevada Democratic Party caucuses, after a hard-fought campaign against Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards.
This is New York Senator Clinton’s second win in Democratic Party preference contests, after a victory in the New Hampshire primary January 8.
Senator Obama, who was backed [...]

By Brian Wagner
Voice of America
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Republican voters in South Carolina are casting ballots in the party’s presidential primary.
After early primaries and caucuses in the Republican race for the presidential nomination, no clear leader has emerged from the field of candidates.
Senator John McCain, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON – Amtrak and representatives of nine labor organizations today signed an agreement, avoiding a strike that would have brought to a halt the nation’s passenger railroad and dozens of other railroads that use Amtrak’s rail network.
The nine unions were legally free to strike starting Jan. 30, 2008.
The National Mediation Board had released [...]

HarpBlaster.com
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Republican Michigan primary. He defeated Ariz. Sen. John McCain and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York won the uncontested Democratic Party race after her rivals pulled out because the party said the state violated rules by scheduling the primary this early.

By Andrew Baroch
Voice of America
WASHINGTON — An American citizen’s right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution, but there have been efforts to thwart that right. Until the Supreme Court declared poll taxes and literacy tests unconstitutional, they once prevented many people from voting, especially those who were poor or minority citizens.
Today the justices heard arguments [...]

By Paula Wolfson
Voice of America
JERUSALEM — President Bush is warning Iran of serious consequences if it attacks U.S. ships in international waters.
The president says the government of Iran knows where he stands.
“We have made it clear publicly and they know our position, and that is there will be serious consequences if they attack our ships, [...]

By Cindy Saine
Voice of America
After their dramatic comeback wins Tuesday night in the New Hampshire primaries, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Senator John McCain tried to build on the momentum ahead of the next state nominating contests.
Analysts say both the Democratic and Republican races are wide-open, and tried to explain how Senator [...]