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President Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged the nation Monday night to persevere against gnawing fears of recession and stay patient with the long, grinding war in Iraq. He pressed Congress to quickly pass a plan to rescue the economy.
“We can all see that growth is slowing,” Bush said in a blunt acknowledgment [...]

Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary by a substantial margin, CNN projects based on exit polls.
Sen. Hillary Clinton was expected to finish second, ahead of former Sen. John Edwards, according to CNN projections.
With 67 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 54 percent of the vote. Clinton was second with 27 percent, followed [...]