Romney in control after Santorum bows out
<p><span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tenacious">tenacious</span> <span word="shoestring">shoestring</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="paring">paring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="charismatic">charismatic</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="upswing">upswing</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="stall">stall</span>, <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multimillionaire">multimillionaire</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sturdier">sturdier</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="confronting">confronting</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span>.</p><p><span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hesitated">hesitated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="contrasts">contrasts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="buoyed">buoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divisive">divisive</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starkest">starkest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="Traveling">Traveling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revamp">revamp</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>-<span word="earner">earner</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boisterous">boisterous</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p>
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