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Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton's triumph in New Hampshire surprises even her advisers. But state organizers prove to be their own Democratic Party machine, wooing union workers, women and seniors. They say Clinton understands key issues.

A recent national household survey conducted by The World Health Organization suggests that the number of Iraqi civilians and soldier deaths reached 151,000 between 2003 and 2006. The figure is about one-fourth of the number of deaths estimated in an earlier controversial study.

"I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes." Some are saying that threat, received by U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, may not have come from Iranian ships. David Brown, managing editor at Navy Times, reports that some blame the so-called "Filipino Monkey," a heckler or group of hecklers responsible for renegade radio chatter in the Persian Gulf for the last 25 years.

Colombian rebels free two high-profile hostages, handing them over to emissaries of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The hostages were former Colombian congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, an aide to Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.

The first man to summit Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has died. He was 88. In 1953, Hillary and his team reached the mountain's south peak. He and sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the only two to make the summit. Hillary's friend and fellow climber David Breashears says Hillary dedicated much of his life to supporting the Sherpas.

The president, on his first visit to Saudi Arabia, delivers a major arms deal aimed at countering Iran's perceived threat in the region.

President Bush, wrapping up a visit to the Middle East to promote peace in the region, got a boost Wednesday on his last stop in Egypt. Top Arab ally President Hosni Mubarak said he would work closely with the U.S. on a deal to create a Palestinian state.

Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have voiced their preferences in the presidential race. Now, voters in Michigan go to the polls on Tuesday in a contest that focuses on the Republicans. Tracy Samilton reports from member station WUOM in Ann Arbor.

As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton squabble over race, John Edwards enters the fray, trying to peel off enough votes to give him a chance in the crucial South Carolina Democratic primary on Jan. 26. More than half of the Democratic voters are expected to be African Americans.

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop Mount Everest, died in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 88. Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, were the first to conquer the world's highest mountain in 1953.