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US presidential election

‘Mac is back’ in Republican race

By Andrew Ward in Nashua, New Hampshire

Published: January 9 2008 03:59 | Last updated: January 9 2008 05:30

Hundreds of exuberant John McCain supporters jammed inside a hotel ballroom in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Tuesday evening chanting, "Mac is back", as gold and silver confetti rained down on their heads.

On the wall, a giant television screen showed cable news networks declaring the veteran Arizona senator winner of the New Hampshire Republican primary little more than an hour after most polls closed.

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