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Bush
301,050
53%
McCain
237,888
42%
Keyes
25,510
5%

Bush Captures Carolina
Feb. 19 --
George W. Bush, the national front-runner, won the Republican primary in South Carolina. Bush claimed the victory is a turning point for his campaign.
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Setting the Stage
Feb. 18 -- Margaret Warner reports on the mood in South Carolina on the eve of the biggest primary vote in state history.
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Down to the Wire
Feb. 18 -- End-of-the-week political analysis of the South Carolina primary from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot, who are in Columbia, S.C.
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The Great Debate
Feb. 16 -- Excerpts from the final GOP debate prior to the primary.
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The Deciding Factor
Feb. 17: REALAUDIO -- The Bush and McCain campaign co-chairmen discuss plans for this weekend's South Carolina primary.
Feb. 15 -- Three political reporters discuss the growing importance of South Carolina's primary.

Online Updates
Feb. 9 -- The two GOP frontrunners battle for support as field shrinks to three.
Feb. 4 -- Sen. John McCain closes the gap in the Palmetto State's Republican polls.

Running in South Carolina
Political Scientist Dwight Lambert of the University of South Carolina Spartanburg examines the issues facing presidential candidates in his state.
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  POPULATION: 3,835,962 (1998)

  ELECTORAL VOTES: 8

  STATE CAPITAL: Columbia

  GOVERNOR: Jim Hodges (D)

  SENATORS: Strom Thurmond (R); Ernest F. Hollings (D)

  HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: 4 Republicans; 2   Democrats

  1996 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE:
  
Dole 50%
  Clinton 44%
  Perot 6%

  1992 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE:
  
Bush 48%
  Clinton 40%
  Perot 12%

  PRIMARIES/CAUCUSES:
  Saturday, February 19 -- Republicans
  Thursday, March 9 -- Democrats

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