The GOP presidential contenders: January

The GOP presidential race moves to Florida following Newt Gingrich’s win in the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas speaks at a stop in his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in Freeport, Maine. The bulk of Maine's caucuses are next weekend.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Jane Hewes cheers Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) as he addresses a crowd n Freeport, Maine.

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Jan. 27, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum waits for an interview in Miami, a few days before Florida's primary.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) gives an autograph at the First Baptist Church in Naples, Fla.

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Jan. 26, 2012

A campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is left behind after Santorum spoke at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

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Jan. 28, 2012

A child sleeps as former House speaker Newt Gingrich, left, speaks during an event at the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Maria Spiers holds an American flag while former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the PGA Museum of Golf in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Former U.S. representative Benjamin Gilman speaks with former House speaker Newt Gingrich during a Gingrich meet-and-greet at the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Jan. 28, 2012

People give a thumbs-down to Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich as he speaks during the Orange County Liberty Counsel Forum in Winter Park, Fla.

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Jan. 28, 2012

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich waves a flag as he speaks during the Orange County Liberty Counsel Forum at Aloma Church in Winter Park, Fla.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich holds the Wanamaker Trophy, a replica of which goes to the winner of the PGA Championship each year, during a campaign meet-and greet at the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance on in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Jan. 26, 2012

Callista Gingrich, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, attends a Lake County tea party rally in Mount Dora, Fla.

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Jan. 26, 2012

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is reflected in an audience member's sunglasses during a campaign stop at Paramount Performance Marketing in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Jan. 26, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Paramount Performance Marketing in Jacksonville, Fla. Romney spoke at the printing business because president and chief executive Jon Cummins said health-care costs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, the loss of business and other factors forced the company to close.

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Jan. 27, 2012

Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressing a speech to the Hispanic Leadership Network at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.

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Jan. 27, 2012

A boy fashions a flag from a campaign sticker while waiting for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney to arrive at a presidential campaign event at Astrotech in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The commercial aerospace company provides satellite and spacecraft pre-launch processing and other services.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Supporters of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney hold a cutout at a campaign rally at Eastern Ship Building in Panama City, Fla.

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Jan. 27, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers a campaign speech about innovation at Astrotech in Cape Canaveral, along Florida's Space Coast.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Steve Pantazes, 61, sells flags for the Disabled American Veterans outside an event for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

PETA protesters dressed as pigs dance for media attention prior to an appearance by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Steve Pantazes spreads a huge American flag over his car prior to an appearance by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. Pantazes, who was selling small flags to benefit the Disabled American Veterans, travels to political events to raise money for the organization.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Tina Altic, 66, from Avon Park, Fla., talks about her endorsement of GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich prior to his appearance at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. She's a member of the Highlands Tea Party.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Women for the Highlands Tea Party display their patriotic attire prior to attending an event for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrives at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. The event was billed as a Hispanic town hall meeting but the candidate was so behind schedule he spoke briefly and had his picture taken with audience members. The event was scantilly attended and about 20 percent were Hispanic.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Callista and Newt Gingrich have their picture taken with an audience member at an appearance at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Gingrich supporters cheer at Wings Plus Restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla.

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Jan. 24, 2012

Gingrich and his wife, Callista, talk with musicians during a campaign event in Naples, Fla.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Gingrich is seen on a television screen during his interview with Univision journalist Jorge Ramos at a "Meet the Candidates" event at Univision studios in Doral, Fla.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Romney supporters hold signs as he delivers a rebuttal to the State of the Union address at American Douglas Metals in Orlando.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Romney greets supporters after he delivered a rebuttal to the State of the Union address at American Douglas Metals in Orlando.

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Jan. 23, 2012

Santorum gets hit with glitter by two unidentified members of the crowd at a town hall meeting at the American Legion in Lady Lake, Fla.

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Jan. 23, 2012

One of two members of the crowd who threw glitter at Santorum gets dragged out of the building at a town hall meeting at the American Legion in Lady Lake, Fla.

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Jan. 23, 2012

Santorum, center, listens to PGT Industries President Rod Hershberger, right, in North Venice, Fla.

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Jan. 24, 2012

Jim Johnston, who is wearing a costume that depicts the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, holds a sign while Santorum speaks at a tea party rally in Punta Gorda, Fla. Johnston lives in Canada, where the pipeline would originate, but owns a home in Cape Coral, Fla.

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Jan. 24, 2012

Adrian Pacheco, 5, raises his fist as Gingrich is introduced during a campaign event in Naples, Florida.

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Jan. 25, 2012

Violinist Luis Haza plays before the introduction of Gingrich during a campaign event billed as a Latin American policy speech at Florida International University in Miami.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) covers his ears as supporters cheer during a campaign event at Jillian's in Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

A supporter cheers for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul during his primary night campaign rally at Jillian's in Columbia, S.C. Paul finished in fourth place in the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 22, 2012

Steve Pantages sells memorabilia at a rally for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at All-Star Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla. Romney starts his Florida primary campaigning after having finished second to Newt Gingrich in South Carolina.

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Jan. 22, 2012

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Allstar Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has his photo taken with a cell phone during his visit at a Chick-Fil-A in Anderson, S.C. Gingrich surged to victory in South Carolina, easily outpacing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, his closest rival, former senator Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul.

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Jan. 22, 2012

Newt Gingrich is greeted by supporters after the mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington.

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Jan. 22, 2012

Adelaida Rosario listens to the speech of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. senator Rick Santorum as she holds a banner of him at his campaign rally in Coral Springs, Fla. Florida's Republican Primary is on Jan. 31.

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Jan. 23, 2012

Rick Santorum, center, listens to PGT Industries President Rod Hershberger, right, in North Venice, Fla.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C., one day before the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Romney is introduced by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during a rally at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Janet Underhill, center, of Prosperity, S.C., attends a Romney rally at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C. "I've been wavering between two candidates but I have decided. I looked in his eyes and read his body language and he is passionate about America and helping businesses,” Underhill said. “I've decided."

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Jan.19, 2012

“I have come to the conclusion that this is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign,” said Rick Perry. “Therefore I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for president of the United States.”

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Jan.19, 2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry salutes after announcing that he is suspending his campaign as a Republican presidential candidate.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Tara Ball, left, of Woodruff, S.C., and her son, George Ball, 7, put up signs in preparation for a campaign stop by Republican presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, S.C. Voters head to the polls Jan. 21 for the Republican South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum gestures while speaking during a campaign stop at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the Christ Central Community Center in Winnsboro, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Caroline Cromer, 10, of Anderson, S.C., watches as Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at Mutt's Barbecue in Easley, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney walks through smoke during a stop at Hudson's Smokehouse in Lexington, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney arrives at a campaign rally in Irmo, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China, quits the GOP presidential race and throws his support behind Mitt Romney during a press conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, second from left, makes a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

A photographer aims for a view of Rick Santorum during a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Rick Santorum greets residents during a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum makes a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes his way into a tent following a speech in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Gingrich makes a campaign stop at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Timothy Citrone, 9, Dayana Cardoso, 11, and Victoria Citrone, 7, cheer for Gingrich during a campaign stop at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum arrives at Lizard's Thicket restaurant during a campaign stop in Columbia, S.C.. Santorum addressed recent campaign advertisements from super PACs backing Mitt Romney, saying they were factually incorrect and were "flat-out lies."

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Jan. 15, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Land's End restaurant in Georgetown, S.C.

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Jan. 15, 2012

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) signs a poster as he greets people after speaking at a campaign stop at the Palisades Conference Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Republican presidential candidates continue to campaign for votes in South Carolina ahead of the states primary on Jan. 21.

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Jan. 15, 2012

From left, Julie Hartley and Marissa Marchetti, both Georgetown County teachers, along with Joe Ragazzo cheer on Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), during his speech at the Palisades Conference Center at the Hiliton in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 14, 2012

Raymond Wirick of Team Sandtastic works on sand caricatures of Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 14, 2012

Team Sandtastic of Sarasota, Fla., works on “Mount Myrtle” in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The sand sculpture has caricatures of the six Republican presidential candidates — as shown, from left, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul — who are scheduled to debate in Myrtle Beach on Jan. 16.

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Jan. 13, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hoists 9-week-old Laura Ensley of Augusta, Ga., as the former Massachusetts governor campaigns at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Laura’s mother, Mary Ensley, watches at center.

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Jan. 11,2012

Mitt Romney arrives at the Columbia, S.C., airport after winning the New Hampshire primary.

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Jan. 11, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) speaks during a GOP presidential campaign stop in West Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 13, 2012

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to reporters after a GOP presidential campaign forum in Duncan, S.C.

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Jan. 12, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich checks his phone before speaking at the Palmetto Senior Show in Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 13, 2012

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich gets ready for some Cuban coffee at the Versailles restaurant in the Little Havana area of Miami.

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Jan. 11, 2012

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 11, 2012

Dean Call, 3, offers some encouragement to Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential candidate addresses a campaign rally in Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 13, 2012

A sheriff's deputy peeks out from a filled-to-capacity ballroom before a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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Jan. 12, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) arrives for a presidential campaign stop in South Carolina.

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Jan. 14, 2012

Former senator Rick Santorum speaks at the Cathedral of Praise in Charleston after learning that evangelical Christian leaders had endorsed him for the GOP presidential nomination.

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Jan. 12, 2012

Former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) confers with his wife, Karen Santorum, during a question-and-answer session at a GOP presidential campaign gathering in Charleston, S.C.

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Jan. 11, 2012

Campaigning ahead of South Carolina’s Jan. 21 GOP presidential primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signs autographs for Cam Mitchell, 5, left, and her sister Novee, 4, both of Aiken, S.C.

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Jan. 12, 2012

Perry gets a tour of Dorchester Jewelers during a campaign visit to local businesses in Summerville, S.C.

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Jan. 13, 2012

Perry signs a copy of his book “Fed Up!” for a supporter during a campaign stop at the Hilton Head Diner in South Carolina.

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Jan. 12, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman greets a supporter at the Honeycomb Cafe on Daniel Island in Charleston, S.C.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Jacques Couture casts the first vote in Dixville Notch, N.H., as the clock strikes midnight. Town moderator, Tom Tillotson, looks on.

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Jan. 10, 2012

From left, Jacques Couture, Tanner Tillotson, Peter Johnson, Diane Bureau, Deborah Tillotson and Jeff McIver stand at the voting booths waiting to be released after casting six of the nine ballots in Dixville Notch, N.H. Donna Kaye Erwin is pictured far left.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Town moderator Tom Tillotson, Rick Erwin and Donna Kaye Erwin tally the nine ballots cast when polls opened at midnight.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Donna Kaye Erwin, right, writes the voting count on the results board for all to see.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Donna Kaye Erwin stands next to the results board. On the Republican side, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman tied, with two votes each.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney sits with volunteers and calls likely voters at his campaign headquarters in Manchester, N.H., ahead of Tuesday's primary election.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Ron Paul supporters lean against a fence as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. senator Rick Santorum speaks at a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall at the Rivier College football field in Nashua, N.H. Republican candidates have one final day of campaigning before New Hampshire holds its first-in-the-nation primary tomorrow.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum speaks to reporters at a campaign event as his wife, Karen, left, watches, while a member of his security detail waits outside the restaurant in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Grantlee Hoffman, 6, pulls at a sticker on his face during an event for Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

John Huntsman speaks to supporters as he exits a packed house party in Bedford, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) meets diners at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Krystal Samburn watches from her home across the street as Mitt Romney speaks to a crowded Opera House in Rochester, N.H. Samburn says she still has “research to do” before deciding on her candidate.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Romney speaks to a crowded Opera House in Rochester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

A Santorum supporter holds a sign during a campaign rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Gingrich’s shadow is seen on a wall during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Supporters look in the window as U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Bean Towne Coffee House and Cafe in Hampstead, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Huntsman stands on a counter as he campaigns at the Bean Towne Coffee House in Hampstead, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Candidate supporters rally outside a Republican debate in Concord, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

From left, Huntsman, Santorum, Romney, Paul, Gingrich and Perry listen to a question from NBC “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Corey Cunningham, 33, sits in a tree in support of Rick Santorum during a campaign rally outside the Homestead Grocery and Deli in Amherst, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Rick Santorum is seen through a window as he speaks during a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at the Lawrence Barn in Hollis, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

An overflow crowd looks through a window as Rick Santorum speaks during a "Faith, Family and Freedom" town hall meeting at the Lawrence Barn in Hollis, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally at the Pinkerton Academy field house in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. tries to comfort Paul Schwaegler, held by his mother, Vicki Schwaegler, during a campaign stop at the Horse Meadow Senior Center in North Haverhill, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich holds a veterans' town hall meeting at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Rick Santorum smiles during an event at the Keene Public Library in Keene, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife, Callista, addresses a town hall meeting in Littleton, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Newt Gingrich listens to a question from the audience during a town hall meeting at Littleton Opera House in Littleton, N.H. After finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich is continuing his campaign in New Hampshire for the first-in-the-nation primary on Jan. 10.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) waits to enter a Jet Aviation hangar rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, left, sits with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Romney's campaign bus between events near Manchester, N.H. McCain, who won the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, endorsed Romney the day after Romney narrowly won the Iowa caucuses.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain arrive for a campaign town hall meeting at the Boys and Girls Club in Salem, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, speaks during a town hall meeting on "Faith, Family and Freedom" in Keene, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Newt Gingrich walks past a stuffed javelina during a visit to the Ruger Firearms manufacturing facility in Newport, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Newt Gingrich signs a Ruger rifle as Ruger Vice President Tom Sullivan watches during a tour of the Ruger Firearms manufacturing facility in Newport, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Newt Gingrich is seen through a window from outside the Littleton Town Hall and Opera House during a campaign stop in Littleton, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

A truck covered in political signs and stickers is seen on the roadside in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Mitt Romney campaigns at the Boys and Girls Club in Salem, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Sen. John McCain listens as Mitt Romney speaks at a Boys and Girls Club in Salem, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Sen. John McCain points to Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Charleston, S.C.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Tallie Service of Manchester and her son, Oliver, 4, wait for the arrival of Mitt Romney before a campaign town hall in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr., center, shakes hands with supporters during an event at his campaign headquarters in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 5, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. is reflected in the window of his car as he speaks with a reporter, while his wife, Mary Kaye, looks out the window in Portsmouth, N.H.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. leaves an event at Strong Foundations Charter School in Pembroke, N.H.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr., accompanied by his wife, Mary Kaye, is greeted by Bill Higgins and his goat Izak as they arrive at an event at McConnell Community Center in Dover, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks in West Des Moines, Iowa, during a news conference after ending her presidential campaign. Bachmann ended her campaign a day after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann waves from her bus after announcing she is ending her presidential campaign at a news conference in West Des Moines, Iowa. Bachmann called on supporters to rally behind the party's eventual nominee. The announcement came a day after she received only 5 percent of the vote in the Iowa nominating caucuses, dealing what many saw as a fatal blow to her presidential ambitions.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Sen. John McCain appears with Mitt Romney at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Mitt Romney speaks with voters after appearing with Sen. John McCain at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks during a campaign event in Peterborough, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Globe Manufacturing employees Shirley Smith, left, and Pat Dexter listen as Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks after touring their plant in Pittsfield, N.H. The former Utah governor continues to campaign hard in the nation's first primary state. Globe makes equipment for firefighters and other emergency workers.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. watches as students explore new iPads from iSchool Campus during an event at Strong Foundations Charter School in Pembroke, N.H. Huntsman helped distribute the iPads, which the Utah company offered to the school at a reduced price in part to capitalize on publicity generated by Huntsman’s presidential campaign.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, wave to supporters during a campaign town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Newt Gingrich listens to questions from the media as he arrives at an education town hall in Concord, N.H. After finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich continued his campaign in New Hampshire for the upcoming primary.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Army veteran John Newman of Northwood, N.H., asks Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich a question during an education town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.

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A dramatic rescue saved these two cheetah babies and their distressed mother giving birth.

JOPLIN, MO - MAY 19: Grace Goebel plays outside of the new Habitat for Humanity home of her parents that was built on the spot of a home that had been destroyed after a tornado hit the neighborhood almost one year ago on May 19, 2012 in Joplin, Missouri. Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of the EF-5 tornado that devastated the town. The tornado left behind a path of destruction along with 161 deaths and hundreds of injuries, but one year later there are signs that the town is beginning to recover. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Joplin, Missouri, one year after tornadoes devastate town

Reminders of destruction are everywhere in Joplin, Mo., a year after a killer tornado.

COLLEGE PARK, MD - APRIL 4: Pet acupuncturist Greta McVey puts needles in mixed breed 'Cashew' at her home office in College Park, MD on April 4, 2012. Cashew was rescued by his owner this past December and suffers from anxiety and fear of abandonment. McVey first licensed as an acupuncturist on humans then went on to be certified on animals. She hosts a variety of clientele, anything from birds, to guinea pigs but mainly treats dogs and cats. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)

Washington’s ‘pet-u-puncture whisperer’

College Park’s Greta McVey is part of the growing industry focused on veterinary acupuncture.

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