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New York, January 30 2008. It was a cold Friday night on Jan. 25 in Charleston. That night, John Edwards was holding one of his last rallies on the eve of the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary. The overwhelmingly white crowd was smaller than Barack Obama’s the night before in the same town. And there was something in the air. John Edwards’ supporters seemed to feel that his second presidential bid was coming to an end. Charleston. The African American woman with the soft, juvenile look, sitting in her modest café in black and poor neighborhood of Charleston, does not look her age. Chantelle Milton (photo Daniella Zalcman) is 36 years old. Since her husband’s death two years ago, she has raised her two daughters on her own and has a two-year old granddaughter, Zehnyah. Like for many blacks in South Carolina, her story is a story of struggle. She might be forced to rent out her house to pay her mortgage and cannot afford health insurance. Series of pictures taken by Daniella Zalcman during the Jan. 26 presidential primaries in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. Barack Obama trounced Hillary Clinton and won a crucial victory on Saturday Jan 26 in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary. The Illinois Senator won 55 percent of the vote. The former first lady finished second with 27 percent and South Carolina native John Edwards trailed in third place with 18 percent. Trenton. She first hesitates to give her name. In the darkness of Conte’s Saloon, a bar on Liberty Street in Trenton, Marcia (Photo Andy Kropa) finally agrees to share the story of her struggle to avoid a foreclosure, in order her “fellow Americans in a similar situation”. “They have to know, that they can get help”, she says staring at her glass of cranberry juice. Next to her, her boyfriend Harold nods. New York. Mitt Romney won his first major “gold medal” in the race for the White House on January 14 2008 in Michigan. The former Massachusetts governor won the Republican presidential primary with 39% of the vote. He defeated Arizona Sen. John McCain (30%), while Mike Huckabee finished in a distant third place with 16% of the vote. After two disappointing second places in Iowa and New Hampshire, Romney carried his native state and saved his presidential bid to set the stage for a three-man race in South Carolina on January 19. New York. Atlanta needs drinking water. Nearly two years into one of the worst droughts ever recorder in North Georgia, the large city faces a water crisis. As the 2008 Georgia legislative session opened on Monday January 14 in Atlanta, city officials are looking for ways to face the looming water shortages and preserve resources in the drought-stricken area. Nashua, New Hampshire. After Hillary Clinton’s surprising victory in the New Hampshire primary, millions of Democratic and independent voters now have a decision to make: should they choose the charismatic Barack Obama (Photo Daniella Zalcman) or the experienced Hillary Clinton to try to beat the Republicans in November and reclaim the White House? The Democratic hopefuls are trying to build momentum before 22 states nominate their candidate on February 5, dubbed Super Tuesday, to run in November’s presidential election. As this D-Day nears, tpinews.com has decided to take a look at both candidates’ strength and weaknesses. Nashua, N.H. Hillary Clinton (Photo Daniella Zalcman) beat Barack Obama in an unexpectedly close New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday Jan. 8. The former first lady won 39% of the vote, with the Illinois Senator winning 37%. John Edwards finished third with 17%. Hillary Clinton held on to her lead throughout a tense night to complete an incredible and remarkable comeback after finishing at a disappointing third place in the Iowa caucuses 5 days earlier. Series of pictures taken by Daniella Zalcman during the Jan.8 presidential primaries in New Hampshire. |
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