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ILLINOIS PRIMARY:: Romney, Santorum Face Off in Illinois – WSJ
By MB Snow at March 20, 2012 | 9:55 am
By COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON Illinois voters headed to the polls Tuesday to have their say in a Republican presidential primary that could help cement Mitt Romney's status as the likely nominee or strengthen Rick Santorum's argument that this duel isn't over. With 69 delegates at stake, Illinois is a coveted prize. The candidates arrived in the state at a pivotal ... Go To Article
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McGURN:: The Improbable Mr. Santorum – WSJ
By MB Snow at March 20, 2012 | 12:51 am
By WILLIAM MCGURN When the Illinois primary closes in the next 24 hours, it is improbable that Rick Santorum will emerge victorious. Given the states that are left, arithmetic suggests it is equally improbable that Mr. Santorum can overcome Mr. Romney's lead in delegates. Perhaps most improbable of all is the hope that a contested Republican convention would settle on ... Go To Article
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SANTORUM courts conservative Christians – Minnesota Public Radio News
By MB Snow at March 20, 2012 | 12:11 am
March 20, 2012 By KASIE HUNT Associated Press CENTRAL, La. (AP) — When a nationally influential evangelical leader gathered dozens of pastors at his home church to hear from a presidential candidate, he had a simple message: Rick Santorum is one of us, and your parishioners should vote for him. Nearly a hundred pastors from all over Louisiana and from as far ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum make final push for Illinois Republican primary votes – ChicagoTribune
By MB Snow at March 19, 2012 | 10:04 am
ROCKFORD -- Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are criss-crossing Illinois today in a final push for votes before Tuesday's presidential primary election. In Rockford, Santorum tried to make inroads by pushing back on Romney's assertion that the former Pennsylvania senator was an economic lightweight "because I'm not a Wall Street ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: Illinois ballot deal for Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum – POLITICO
By MB Snow at March 19, 2012 | 12:10 am
MOLINE, Ill. – Mitt Romney’s vaunted organization nearly failed him in Illinois, where he only remained eligible for delegates on the ballot after a negotiated truce between his campaign and Rick Santorum’s people. The problems stem from the campaign relying on Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford. He struggled to acquire enough signatures to qualify for ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY will win Puerto Rico’s GOP primary – CNN
By MB Snow at March 18, 2012 | 4:22 pm
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Mitt Romney will win Sunday's Republican presidential primary in Puerto Rico, CNN projects, based on vote results obtained from local party and election officials. At 6:50 p.m. ET, with about 11% of total ballots accounted for, the former Massachusetts governor had a substantial lead with more than 11,500 votes -- or 82% of the ... Go To Article
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SANTORUM says he’s in GOP race for the long haul
By MB Snow at March 18, 2012 | 1:16 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum says he's in the GOP presidential race for the long haul even though rival Mitt Romney has a big edge in delegates, campaign cash and organizational resources. Santorum tells CNN's "State of the Union" that "we're in this to win" and that there's too little difference between Romney and President Barack Obama to satisfy conservative ... Go To Article
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GOP DELEGATE COUNT:: Romney, Gingrich add delegates in Georgia tally – Yahoo! News
By MB Snow at March 18, 2012 | 8:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into Sunday's presidential primary in Puerto Rico, all four GOP hopefuls added delegates when results were finalized from contests that happened days ago. Mitt Romney added six delegates from Georgia's March 6 primary and Newt Gingrich added five. In Hawaii, which voted last week, Ron Paul added two delegates and Rick Santorum added ... Go To Article
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SANTORUM says Illinois ‘can shake up’ GOP race
By MB Snow at March 17, 2012 | 12:09 am
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Playing for another upset, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum urged conservatives Friday to further upend the nominating contest by putting Illinois in his column. Swamped in the state's ad battle, Santorum told thousands in a Christian high school's gymnasium that they can "shake up this race like no state can shake it up." The ... Go To Article
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FACEBOOK:: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich fight Facebook suit – POLITICO
By MB Snow at March 17, 2012 | 12:07 am
The Romney, Santorum and Gingrich campaigns set aside their differences Friday to fire off a joint letter demanding a California techie drop his lawsuit against them over their Facebook pages. Frank Weyer, a patent lawyer who also runs a company called EveryMD, late last month filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court alleging that the Republican presidential ... Go To Article
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