Early highlights from South Carolina Democratic exit poll  —  Some highlights of preliminary data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday:  —  IT'S THE ECONOMY, AGAIN  —  Given three choices …

Signs pointing to record turnout  —  If voters surge, party could share winner's momentum  —  Good weather and an attractive slate of candidates have South Carolina Democrats expecting record turnout for today's presidential primary, continuing a trend seen in other early-voting states.

Obama runs away with SC primary  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.

Large Turnout Among Blacks, Women in S.C.  —  Two Heavily Courted Groups Turnout in Large Numbers for State's Democratic Primary  —  Two groups that have been heavily courted in the run-up to today's South Carolina Democratic primary — women and African-Americans — turned out in large numbers today.

Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary  —  Record African-American Turnout Carries Sen. Barack Obama to Victory in S.C.  —  Sen. Barack Obama, vying to become the nation's first black president, has won the South Carolina primary today, ABC News projects, boosted by record turnout …

Exit polls: Bill Clinton's effect  —  (CNN) — Bill Clinton's aggressive campaigning in South Carolina in the days leading up to the state's primary may have had a net negative effect among South Carolina's Democratic primary voters, CNN exit polls indicate.

Questions for the Clintons  —  Charleston, S.C.  —  Joseph P. Riley Jr. has been mayor of this historic and often tense city since the mid-1970s.  He's a Democrat, highly respected and has worked diligently to heal racial wounds that have festered in some cases for hundreds of years.

Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States  —  To: Interested Parties  —  From: Howard Wolfson, Communications Director Re: South Carolina, Florida, and February 5  —  The Obama campaign has been so confident of winning South Carolina that six months ago they flatly predicted victory in the Palmetto State.

Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary  —  CBS News Projects That Obama Has Defeated Clinton And Edwards In Prelude To Super Tuesday  —  (CBS/AP) CBS News estimates that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary.  —  Obama reached out for victory …

Live-Blogging S.C. Democratic Primary Results by Rick Klein  —  7:21 pm: The battle for second does become key here.  If Sen. Clinton comes in third (like she did in Iowa) that will be a shocker.  And it gets John Edwards back in the conversation, though perhaps not fully in the race.