Economy pledge helps Lee win presidency
SEOUL (Reuters): Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak swept to victory in South Korea's presidential election, his promises to revamp the economy pushing aside concern about his ethics, official results showed yesterday. With almost all 23 million votes...

Hillary support slips in California - poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Support for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has fallen sharply since the summer in California, the biggest prize of all the primaries rivals have not yet benefited, a new poll released yesterday found...

Huckabee defends ad, Obama leads Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters): Republican Mike Huckabee defended a Christian-oriented television advertisement used for his presidential campaign yesterday, as a new poll showed Democrat Barack Obama edging Hillary Clinton in Iowa. As candidates revved up their campaigns...