"The rout for Mr. Obama, who trailed in polls here just weeks ago, reinvigorates his campaign after a series of second-place finishes behind Mrs. Clinton, whose campaign had sought to lower expectations for her performance in South Carolina."

In what became a race for second place between Clinton and Edwards, Senator Obama won a resounding victory in South Carolina's primary today.

As slides toward chaos on all fronts in Pakistan, Pakistan has "raised the state of alert around its nuclear facilities" amidst fears that the sites could be targeted by militants. Meanwhile, Musharraf continues to