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.

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.

TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS  —  Here's Bill Clinton this afternoon discounting Barack Obama's expected victory in South Carolina by explaining that Jesse Jackson won the state twice ...

BILL: ‘MY MESSAGE’ 99.9% POSITIVE  —  From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli  —  COLUMBIA, SC — At the end of a week in which he's often been the center of attention, former president Bill Clinton struck a conciliatory note, admitting that he has gotten “hot” defending his wife even as he defended his campaign role.

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 …

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 …

Bill Clinton As Victim: Says His Message is “99.99″ Percent Positive  —  If you say something often enough ("It's a brand new pre-owned car!"  “Iraq has weapons of mass destruction!"  “Why, honey, that dress doesn't make you look fat!") you might get others — and perhaps yourself — to believe it.

HOW HE DID IT  —  Exit poll results from the AP.  —  Watch MSNBC announce exit poll results above.

South Carolina Results: Obama Wins Huge  —  Results can be found at the South Carolina Democratic Party website, and at CNN.  —  99% Reporting (projected pledged delegates in parenthesis)  —  Obama: 55%, 295,091, (25)  —  Clinton 27%, 141,128, (12)  —  Edwrds: 18%, 93,552, (8)

Live-Blogging S.C. Democratic Primary Results by Rick Klein  —  9:55 pm: As we breathe to thank goodness for this tremendous race — who's got more pressure now?  The campaign now goes national, which is an advantage for Sen. Clinton.  Yet Sen. Obama has an energy, an enthusiasm, on his side that's now worked for him twice.