Romney wins Iowa by 8 votes
<p><span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2012 <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="wresting">wresting</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="cemented">cemented</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispel">dispel</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="trailed">trailed</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="precinct">precinct</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agonizing">agonizing</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="razor">razor</span>-<span word="thin">thin</span> 30,015 <span word="to">to</span> 30,007 <span word="victory">victory</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2012 <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="caucuses">caucuses</span>. <span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sen">Sen</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Strawn">Strawn</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="propelled">propelled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6.</p><p>"<span word="Game">Game</span> <span word="on">on</span>," <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="exhaustive">exhaustive</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="long">long</span>, <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opposes">opposes</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contraception">contraception</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hawkish">hawkish</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="centrist">centrist</span> <span word="views">views</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="contrasts">contrasts</span>."</p>
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