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MarketWatch
| 1 year ago
Voters in Louisiana cast ballots Saturday in the state's Republican presidential primary, where polls had former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ahead of three rivals. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney comes to the Louisiana primary following a...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
Winning Louisiana does nothing in the grand scheme of things, said GOP strategist Tyler Harber...Santorum has been barnstorming the state, and the super-PAC backing him has spent nearly a half million dollars there. But because Louisiana awards its...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Voting is under way in the southern US state of Louisiana, in the latest round of polls to select the Republican party candidate to run for the White House. Front-runner Mitt Romney is hoping to extend his lead, despite predictions of a strong...
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Leader Post Online
| 1 year ago
Republicans voted Saturday in a primary in Louisiana, where underdog Rick Santorum is hoping for a big win and frontrunner Mitt Romney is struggling to stave off the challenge. But even an expected knock-out performance in the southern state, where...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Reporting from Washington Louisiana holds its Republican primary today in a race that is mostly about building momentum, as the winner can collect no more than 20 of the state's 46 delegates, and the results will have little impact on the fight for...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney in primaries in Alabama and Mississippi earlier this month. (AP)
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Toronto Star
| 1 year ago
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses supporters during in Metairie, La., on Friday. Republican crown reaches the halfway point Saturday in Louisiana, sheer primary fatigue is prompting fresh calls to put the process out of its...
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CNN
| 1 year ago
Polls released the past couple of days indicate the former senator from Pennsylvania with a double-digit lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, among those likely to vote in Louisiana's contest. But...
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Fox News
| 1 year ago
Rick Santorum is charging into the Louisiana primary Saturday holding onto a healthy lead in the polls as he looks to shake off his latest losses to Mitt Romney -- though the underdog presidential candidate was still running into problems over his...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
Support for Mitt Romney among Republican voters nationwide has jumped to 40 percent, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday. Gallup noted that this is "the first time a candidate has reached that level in this campaign," adding that Romney's "...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Analysts predict that the contest will run until June, when Romney clinches the 1,144 delegates he needs to secure the nomination. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters Mitt Romney 's team stepped up pressure on his rivals to quit the Republican race...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Here at the Fix we are a big believers that perception matters more than reality or at least equally as much when it comes to politics. Facts matter in the context of political campaigns but they don't always or even often change the perceptions that...
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The Indianapolis Star
| 1 year ago
561,642 ($67,003 in February) Mitt Romney: $397,343 ($104,904 in February) Ron Paul: $264,492 ($23,520 in February) Newt Gingrich: $133,135 ($16,595 in February) Rick Santorum: $91,102 ($60,317 in February) (Source: Federal Election Commission...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
President Obama will nominate Dartmouth College president, Jim Yong Kim , to head the World Bank. A physician by training and global health expert, Kim's background makes him an out-of-the-box choice. He would become the first Asian American to head...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Only 20 of Louisiana's 46 delegates are at stake in Saturday's primary, the first step in a multi-step process. So whatever happens isn't likely to have a major impact on the delegate race. The primary could, however, mark a turning point when it...
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The Day
| 1 year ago
GOP primary Southeastern Connecticut News, Sports, Weather and Video The Day newspaper Poll: Romney dominates Conn. GOP primary Associated Press Publication: theday.com Published 03/22/2012 12:00 AM Updated 03/22/2012 09:19 AM Hartford (AP) A new...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Reporting from Washington President Obama 's standing with voters in 12 battleground states appears to be on the rise as views of the economy and the direction of the country have improved slightly, according to a new poll of voters in so-called...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
The Fix has spilled tens of thousands maybe even hundreds of thousands (gulp) of words on the 2012 presidential race. (Heck, we started covering it around the middle of 2009!) But, in truth, the entire race at least on the Republican side can be...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Video Video Video In most primary years, delegate counting becomes a formality. Winning the party nomination is traditionally a momentum game in which victories in key early primaries bring in donations that enable the frontrunner to spend his rivals...
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Vanity Fair
| 1 year ago
As widely predicted , Mitt Romney was the decisive victor in last night's Illinois primary, winning more than 46 percent of the vote. Rick Santorum, his topless, moralizing nemesis , received just 35 percent of the vote . Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul...
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News Press
| 1 year ago
Romney told supporters celebrating his victory Tuesday night that he was almost there in his six-year pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination. Romney dropped out of the nominating race in 2008 when he could not overcome Sen. John McCain,...
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CNN
| 1 year ago
Now a double-digit victory in President Barack Obama's home state may do the same for Mitt Romney. First, the good news for Santorum: He held on to his edge with working-class and rural voters, winning both categories Tuesday in Illinois. He...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Tuesday's exit polls suggest an electorate that remains dissatisfied , even as Romney has trounced his rivals in some of the biggest states in the GOP nominating contests. Forty-one percent of Illinois GOP primary voters said they voted with...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Reporting from Chicago Six times in the past 36 years the Illinois primary has settled a presidential nominating fight. It is too soon to declare this turbulent GOP contest over. But the end may be visible from the top of Chicago's John Hancock...
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The Indianapolis Star
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney says he's "almost there" in his six-year pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination after defeating Rick Santorum in the Illinois GOP primary. "Tonight's win means we are that much closer to securing the nomination, uniting our...
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Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
The upcoming Republican primary calendar holds a dwindling number of opportunities for the former senator, making it difficult for him to rebound from the defeat he suffered Tuesday in Illinois. He has a good chance of beating Mitt Romney in the...
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Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
Invalid email address Add a personal message: Your e-mail: Invalid email address Sending your article Your article has been sent. We have not reached the end of the race for the 2012 Republican nomination but we are approaching turn three after Mitt...
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Mail Online UK
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney has taken a potentially decisive step towards securing the Republican presidential nomination by coasting to victory over Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary. With nearly 90 per cent of the vote in, the former Massachusetts governor was...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
After close encounters in battleground states like Michigan and Ohio and losses in southern states, frontrunner Mitt Romney scored a decisive win in Illinois Republican nomination race to challenge President Barack Obama in November. With 97% votes...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters at an election night party in Schaumburg, Ill...Romney defeated Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich to win the Illinois Republican primary. La., March 21 (UPI) -- GOP...
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CNN Blog
| 1 year ago
With a decisive win in the Illinois presidential primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sets his sights on the bayou where Louisiana holds the next Republican primary. "We thank the people of Illinois for this extraordinary victory," Romney...
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Chandler Republic
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney won the Republican primary in Illinois on Tuesday, walloping rival Rick Santorum in a key state whose voters are a bellwether for Republicans nationwide. Returns from 98 percent of Illinois' precincts showed Romney gaining 47 percent of...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
If only the rest of the nation were like Illinois, the past few months would have been much less stressful for Mitt Romney. Illinois delivered a healing balm in the form of a resounding victory for the Republican presidential frontrunner in Tuesday...
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Bradenton Herald
| 1 year ago
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois. Romney won at least 41 delegates in Illinois and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won at least...
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Epoch Times
| 1 year ago
March 21, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney celebrate their victory in the Illinois GOP primary at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, March 20 in Schaumburg, Ill. Exit polls...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney was the projected winner in the Illinois Republican presidential primary Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported. Early returns showed the former Massachusetts governor was romping to an easy win over former U.S...With 14 percent of...
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MarketWatch
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney supporters cheer and wave signs at a rally in Schaumburg, Illinois, as their candidate is projected as the winner of the state presidential primary. MarketWatch) Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday night, racking up...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois on Tuesday night, further extending his lead over chief rival Rick Santorum Romney, a multimillionaire who has the backing of most of the Republican establishment but struggles with the...
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Kansas.com
| 1 year ago
Front-runner Mitt Romney won the Illinois primary with ease Tuesday night, trumping Rick Santorum in yet another industrial state showdown and padding his already-formidable delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Romney...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Reporting from Chicago Mitt Romney scored a decisive victory over Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary on Tuesday, tightening his grip on the Republican front-runner's slot and improving his chances of locking up the nomination by the end of the...
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Leader Post Online
| 1 year ago
It took Barack Obama's home state to help Mitt Romney finally make a statement about the underlying strength of his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. A week after enduring humbling third-place finishes in Mississippi and Alabama,...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
CNN and Fox News projected Romney as the winner based on exit polling and early results about 40 minutes after the polls closed. With 19 percent of precincts reporting, Romney led Rick Santorum by 56 percent to 27 percent, and will likely carry a...
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Myrtle Beach Online
| 1 year ago
Front-runner Mitt Romney won the Illinois primary with ease Tuesday night, routing Rick Santorum in yet another industrial state showdown and padding his already-formidable delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
Illinois voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes in the GOP primary...On Sunday, Mitt Romney swept the primary in Puerto Rico taking 22 of the 23 delegates (Ron Paul picked up one), raising his total to 521 of the needed 1,144 ...The...
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The Tribune
| 1 year ago
In Illinois, Romney tried, as he has elsewhere, to raise doubts about Santorum by relentlessly running ads claiming that the challenger is an "economic lightweight" and "Washington politician."...Illinois voters cast two kinds of votes for president...
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USA Today
| 1 year ago
Romney banking on big lllinois victory Updated We're live blogging the results from the Illinois primary, where it's essentially a two-man battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum...Fredreka Schouten, Gregory Korte and Christopher Schnaars will...
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Star Tribune
| 1 year ago
Exit polls suggest Mitt Romney is leading rival Rick Santorum in the Illinois Republican primary. In Illinois, as in Michigan and Ohio, Romney enjoyed an enormous advantage in television advertising. His campaign and Restore Our Future, a super PAC...
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Fox News
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney is hoping his dominant TV ad presence in Illinois turns out to be money well spent, as he seeks to deliver a blow to Rick Santorum Tuesday in the state's Republican primary. Romney and the super PAC that supports him have outspent...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
Voters who describe their political ideology as "moderate" were going to the Illinois polls in large numbers Tuesday to cast ballots in the closely watched Republican primary, FOX News Channel reported, citing early exit poll data. Of the many who...
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The Christian Science Monitor
| 1 year ago
A new poll of voters in Virginia, a key swing state, shows that President Obama is widening his lead in a hypothetical matchup with Mitt Romney.
