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GOP candidates on the campaign trail: March 2012 The Republican hopefuls continue their pursuit of the presidential nomination.
March 24, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum bowls after he addressed supporters at a rally at Lakeshore Lanes in Sheboygan, Wis.
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March 24, 2012
Rick Santorum speaks in Milwaukee at an event sponsored by the advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.
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March 24, 2012
Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, hugs his daughter Sarah Maria after speaking at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill.
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March 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill.
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March 23, 2012
GOP hopeful Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas, speaks to supporters on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.
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March 23, 2012
Supporters cheer Ron Paul at a campus town hall meeting at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.
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March 23, 2012
Ron Paul talks with supporter Chris Hand and his daughters Arianna, left, and Skiilyn after a campus town hall meeting at Southeastern Louisiana University.
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March 23, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses supporters in Metairie, La.
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March 23, 2012
Mitt Romney addresses an audience in Shreveport, La., near a natural-gas drilling rig.
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March 23, 2012
Santorum supporter Alex Strahan of Hattiesburg, Miss., holds an Etch a Sketch at a Mitt Romney campaign event in Metairie, La. The drawing toy, which can erase images with a simple shake, has become an unwanted symbol for the Romney campaign after a remark by his top adviser.
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March 21, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum holds an Etch a Sketch during a rally in Mandeville, La., after a senior aide to GOP rival Mitt Romney compared the fall campaign to the toy, saying, “You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again.”
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March 21, 2012
Campaign worker John Wells hands out signs for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum before the start of a rally in Mandeville, La.
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March 21, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a campaign stop in Arbutus, Md.
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March 21, 2012
Former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich, right, with his wife, Kendel Ehrlich, center, listen to Mitt Romney during a campaign stop in Arbutus, Md.
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March 20, 2012
Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, wave to a crowd in Schaumburg, Ill., after Romney won the Illinois Republican presidential primary.
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March 20, 2012
A Mitt Romney supporter holds up a sign as she waits for the victorious Republican presidential candidate to appear at his Illinois primary night rally in Schaumburg.
Jim Young
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March 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at an Illinois primary night rally in Gettysburg, Pa.
Matt Rourke
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March 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum gets a kiss from a supporter during an Illinois primary night event at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pa.
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March 20, 2012
Mitt Romney tours Google's Chicago headquarters during a campaign stop on the day of the Illinois Republican presidential primary.
Jim Young
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March 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich during a campaign stop in Shreveport, La.
Jim Hudelson
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March 20 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at the Student Center at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.
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March 19, 2012
Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) watch as Mitt Romney, one of Paul's rivals for the GOP presidential nomination, talks to supporters at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.
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March 19, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the University of Chicago the day before the Illinois presidential primary.
Steven Senne
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March 19, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum talks to reporters after a rally in Moline, Ill., the day before the Illinois primary.
Charlie Riedel
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March 19, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, accompanied by his wife, Ann, delivers a pancake during a campaign stop at Charlie Parker's Diner in Springfield, Ill.
Steven Senne
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum takes a swing in the batting cage as he visits a Louisiana State-Mississippi State baseball game in Baton Rouge, La.
Gerald Herbert
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is interviewed onstage by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Greenwell Springs, La.
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holds up a sketch drawn by Jessica Fluegel, foreground, during a campaign stop at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Rockford, Ill. Romney is campaigning in Illinois before the primary Tuesday.
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses supporters in an overflow crowd outside the Machine Shed Restaurant in Rockford, Ill. At each stop Sunday, Romney repeated his call on Obama to fire the "gas hike trio" — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.
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March 18, 2012
Supporters look at photographs of past American Legion members while waiting in line before entering a pancake brunch with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the American Legion Post 246 in Moline, Ill.
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March 14, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) is cheered by supporters during a campaign rally Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.
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March 13, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is hugged by Helen Smalley, right, and Betty Weeks after speaking to the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce at the Vestavia Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
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March 13, 2012
Danny Cooper of Chilton County, Ala., waves to motorists outside a polling place in Vestavia Hills, Ala. Rick Santorum went on to win the state's primary.
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney signs autographs for servers during a campaign stop at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Rockford, Ill.
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March 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center, is surrounded by a wall of Secret Service agents as he poses for a photograph with Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-Ill.) and his wife, Christie, during a pancake brunch at American Legion Post 246 in Moline, Ill.
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March 17, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) speaks as supporters of fellow Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hold up signs for their candidate at Westminster Christian Academy in Town and Country, Mo.
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March 17, 2012
A Mitt Romney supporter listens as Rick Santorum speaks during an event at Westminster Christian Academy in Town and Country, Mo., the day of the Missouri Republican caucuses.
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March 17, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum gets a photo taken with a supporter as he greets caucus voters during a campaign stop at Westminster Christian Academy in Town and Country, Mo. Rick Santorum competed in the state's caucus after winning a non-binding primary held Feb. 7.
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March 17, 2012
Rock Erekson, left, a Mitt Romney supporter, and Libby Wilkinson, a Rick Santorum supporter, display signs before Santorum's arrival at Westminster Christian Academy, a caucus location in Town and Country, Mo.
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March 17, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) addresses the Lewis and Clark Township Caucus in Hazelwood, Mo.
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March 16, 2012
Rick Santorum signs autographs after his campaign rally at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, Ill.
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March 16, 2012
Rick Santorum talks to members of the media after his campaign rally at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, Ill.
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March 16, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum greets supporters during a rally in Osage Beach, Mo.
Charlie Riedel
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March 17, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. People in the U.S. territory don't pay taxes and can't vote in U.S. presidential elections. But they can vote in primary nominating contests, and Republicans will hold theirs on Sunday.
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March 17, 2012
A man wears a shirt in support of Puerto Rican statehood before a campaign stop by Mitt Romney in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
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March 16, 2012
Mitt Romney hugs Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno upon his and his wife Ann's arrival at Isla Grande airport in San Juan as part of his his primary campaign visit.
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March 16, 2012
Mitt Romney, accompanied Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno, speaks after arriving in San Juan.
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March 16, 2012
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney sing the national anthem during Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party's "Get-out-the-vote" rally, in front of the Capitol in Old San Juan.
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March 16, 2012
Ann Romney, left, Mitt Romney, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno and his wife Luce at a get-out-the-vote rally sponsored by the pro-statehood New Progressive Party.
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March 16, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich addresses supporters at a local restaurant in New Orleans,
Bill Haber
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March 16, 2012
Newt Gingrich talks with supporters as wife Callista signs an autograph in New Orleans.
Bill Haber
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March 15, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets supporters during a rally in a hangar at the Lake in the Hills Airport, in Illinois.
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March 15, 2012
GOP presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at a Hispanic town hall meeting in the Herrick Chapel at Judson University in Elgin, Ill.
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March 15, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, talks to supporters during a rally at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
Charlie Riedel
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March 15, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), a Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
Charlie Riedel
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March 15, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination, waves to supporters after a rally at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
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March 13, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is applauded by his family at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, La.
MIKE STONE
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March 13, 2012
Supporters of Rick Santorum pray at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, La.
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March 13, 2012
Santorum, holds up a proclamation naming him an 'honorary cajun' by Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel, right, as he arrives to speak at his primary night watch party.
Gerald Herbert
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AP
March 13, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista arrive at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Hoover, Ala.
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March 13, 2012
Newt Gingrich speaks at his primary night election rally with wife Callista in Birmingham, Ala.
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March 13, 2012
Gingrich speaks at an election night party with his wife Callista in Birmingham, Ala.
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March 13, 2012
Supporter of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, Andre Courville, awaits results at Santorum's Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, La.
MIKE STONE
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March 12, 2012
Santorum receives a kiss from his wife Karen while son John looks on, after speaking at the Alabama Republicans forum in Birmingham.
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March 13, 2012
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney watch as the candidate shakes hands during a campaign stop at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo.
Evan Vucci
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March 13, 2012
Romney waves to the crowd during a campaign stop at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo.
Evan Vucci
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March 13, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at a campaign event in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
David Goldman
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March 13, 2012
Gingrich autographs his book for a supporter at a campaign event in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
David Goldman
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March 13, 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holds a baby as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination at Kirkwood Park in Kirkwood, Mo.
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March 13, 2012
Supporters listen as Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Kirkwood Park in Kirkwood, Mo.
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March 13, 2012
Mitt Romney speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at Kirkwood Park in Kirkwood, Mo.
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March 12, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, visits supporters after a rally in Montgomery, Ala.
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March 12, 2012
Supporters cheer as Rick Santorum gives an interview after a rally in Montgomery, Ala.
Eric Gay
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March 12, 2012
Rick Santorum eats ribs at the original Dreamland Bar-B-Que in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Dusty Compton
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March 13, 2012
The campaign bus of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich waits for his return outside a campaign event in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
David Goldman
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March 13, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich is hugged by Helen Smalley, right, and Betty Weeks after speaking to the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce at the Vestavia Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
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March 13, 2012
Newt Gingrich talks with Rick Burgess, center, and Bill "Bubba" Bussey during a radio show in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Butch Dill
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March 12, 2012
Newt Gingrich speaks at the Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Miss.
Rogelio Solis
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March 12, 2012
Mitt Romney gives hugs and handshakes at the Whistle Stop Bar & Grill in Mobile, Ala.
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March 12, 2012
Mitt Romney waits to speak at the Whistle Stop Bar & Grill in Mobile, Ala., on the eve of the Alabama and Mississippi primaries.
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March 10, 2012
A Rick Santorum supporter takes a photo of the presidential candidate in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Eric Gay
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March 10, 2012
Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, take the stage at a rally at Digital Monitoring Products, a security and fire-alarm manufacturing company in Springfield, Mo.
Whitney Curtis
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March 10, 2012
Rick and Karen Santorum greet supporters at the rally at Digital Monitoring Products in Springfield, Mo. Missouri holds its Republican caucuses on March 17.
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March 10, 2012
Santorum speaks at the rally in Springfield, Mo. He won the Kansas caucuses last weekend.
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March 10, 2012
Newt Gingrich campaigns outside Mama Lou's restaurant in Robertsdale, Ala.
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March 10, 2012
Campaign buttons for sale by a vendor outside Mama Lou's restaurant in Robertsdale, Ala. Newt Gingrich made a campaign stop at the restaurant.
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March 9, 2012
Supporters watch Newt Gingrich at a campaign rally at Henderson's Antique Car Barn in Mobile, Ala.
Dan Anderson
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March 10, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, autographs a poster at a caucus site at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan.
Charlie Riedel
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March 9, 2012
Supporters cheer Ron Paul during a pre-caucus rally at the Century II Convention Hall in Wichita, Kan.
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, addresses a rally at Col. James Jabara airport in Wichita. Santorum won the state's March 10 Republican caucuses, giving his campaign a boost as he seeks to make the case for a one-on-one contest against former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination.
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Wichita Eagle via AP
March 9, 2012
A young Santorum supporter finds a spot to watch his speech at Col. James Jabara airport in Wichita, Kan.
Bo Rader
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Wichita Eagle via AP
March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum greets supporters Wichita, Kan.
Bo Rader
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) speaks at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Ala.
Eric Gay
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) hugs a supporter during a rally at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Ala.
Eric Gay
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March 9, 2012
School children and supporters listen as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, speaks at the Mississippi Farmers Market in Jackson, Miss.
Rogelio Solis
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney kisses a baby during a campaign stop at Thompson Tractor in Tarrant, Ala., near Birmingham.
Hal Yeager
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Thompson Tractor in Tarrant, Ala.
Evan Vucci
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March 9, 2012
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney look on as he speaks during a campaign stop at Thompson Tractor in Tarrant, Ala., near Birmingham.
Evan Vucci
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March 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney poses for photographs during a campaign stop at Thompson Tractor in Tarrant, Ala.
Evan Vucci
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March 10, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich shakes hands outside Mama Lou's restaurant in Robertsdale, Ala.
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March 9, 2012
Callista Gingrich, left, stands next to her husband, Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich as he speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Henderson's Antique Car Barn in Mobile, Ala.
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March 9, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) speaks at a rally in Topeka, Kan.
Charlie Riedel
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March 5, 2012
Attendees say the Pledge of Allegiance prior to GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum's speech at the American Legion in Westerville, Ohio.
Eric Gay
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March 5, 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, left, shakes hands with students during a campaign rally at Taylor-Winfield Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio.
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March 5, 2012
Romney autographs a photograph of himself during a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio.
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March 5, 2012
Ann Romney, wife of Mitt Romney, laughs as Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Taylor-Winfield Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio.
Gerald Herbert
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AP
March 4, 2012
Santorum dines on barbecue ribs with his family and staff during a campaign stop at Corky's BBQ in Memphis.
Nikki Boertman
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Santorum is hugged by his wife, Karen after speaking at a rally in Oklahoma City.
Sue Ogrocki
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AP
March 4, 2012
Romney holds two babies from the crowd while his wife, Ann, looks on, while greeting supporters at a campaign rally at West Hills Elementary School in Knoxville, Tenn.
Gerald Herbert
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AP
March 4, 2012
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) stands in front of an Alaskan flag as he listens to a question during a rally in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Sam Harrel
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AP
March 4, 2012
Trace Nystrom, 6, of Knoxville, Tenn., sits on his father's shoulders and prays during the invocation before Romney speaks at a campaign rally at West Hills Elementary School in Knoxville, Tenn.
Gerald Herbert
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AP
March 3, 2012
Santorum speaks at a Lincoln Day dinner in Lima, Ohio.
Eric Gay
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AP
March 3, 2012
Paul gives a speech to supporters in Seattle. Paul was in Washington state for the Republican caucuses.
Ted S. Warren
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AP
March 3, 2012
Paul supporters rally outside a Lincoln Day dinner where Santorum was speaking in Lima, Ohio.
Eric Gay
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AP
March 2, 2012
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich poses with the symbol of the Republican Party, an elephant, after a rally in Savannah, Ga.
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March 2, 2012
Gingrich speaks in Brunswick, Ga.
Evan Vucci
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AP
March 2, 2012
Gingrich poses for photos with the Pirates of the Spanish Main high school sorority before a rally in Brunswick, Ga.
Evan Vucci
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AP
March 1, 2012
Gingrich speaks to supporters in Woodstock, Ga.
Evan Vucci
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AP
March 1, 2012
Romney disembarks from his campaign charter plane after arriving in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Gerald Herbert
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AP
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