CNN Calls South Carolina For Gingrich

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CNN has projected Newt Gingrich as the winner of the South Carolina primary, about 40 minutes after the polls closed and with about 3% of precincts reporting.

CNN had taken a more cautious line than the other networks, who had largely called the race immediately when the polls closed, based purely on Gingrich’s large lead in the exit poll.

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