Mar 06 2012
War on Women, Gas Prices, Dominate Public Discourse on Super Tuesday
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Republican voters in ten states will choose their party’s nominee for President today, in races that are likely to decide the final outcome. Super-Tuesday races will take place in Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney currently has the lead in the number of delegates needed to cinch …
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