Clinton wins in Nevada

Updated 21.38 Sat Jan 19 2008
Keywords: Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama

Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic caucuses in Nevada according to projections.

The former First Lady built on her success in New Hampshire as she beat Barack Obama as voters attended caucuses across Nevada, from casinos on the Las Vegas Strip to cowboy bars.

Romney's victory came on the back of his win in the Michigan primary election earlier this week

Earlier, Mormon Mitt Romney won the state's Republican caucuses.

Romney's victory came on the back of his win in the Michigan primary election earlier this week.

But the majority of the Republican presidential hopefuls were focusing their attention on South Carolina, which holds the first-in-the-south primary election.

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