What’s so super about Tuesday 419 GOP delegates
A Super Tuesday snapshot outlines delegate distribution across Ohio Georgia Tennessee Oklahoma and the three caucus states Idaho North Dakota and Alaska. Romney Santorum Gingrich and Paul maneuver for early front runner status while Georgia and Ohio emerge as pivotal battlegrounds with outsized delegate counts and intense TV spending.
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Romney Dominates New England Delegates Rally
In Massachusetts Romney faces no main challenge after serving as governor five years ago. He holds 38 delegates in his power base and is poised to win Vermont’s 17 delegates as Santorum battles to pull away a few.
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Primaries and caucuses sweep seven states in March
March brings busy nomination activity across Kansas Alabama Hawaii Mississippi Missouri Illinois and Louisiana with additional votes in Guam American Samoa the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Voters in these locales choose delegates shaping the party frontrunners in a critical month.
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McCain calls for airstrikes on Syria to oust Assad
U S Senator John McCain urged the United States to lead foreign airpower strikes against Assad's regime to protect Syrian civilians and support rebels. He criticized Obama policy while acknowledging divided Congress and likely opposition among NATO allies and Russia.
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Gas price tops $3.80 as Iran tensions keep pressure
The national average at the pump edged toward 3.80 a gallon Monday amid persistently high oil prices tied to Iran's nuclear program. The figure rose to 3.77, marking the 27th straight gain day, with a 32 cent rise since Feb 1. OPIS analyst sees possible 4.25 by late March or April but slower pace ahead.
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Optimism rises as economists forecast faster U S growth
AP survey of 24 economists finds the recovery accelerating with unemployment seen dropping to 8.0 percent by Election Day and to 7.4 percent by end of 2013. Growth seen at 2.5 percent in 2012, driven by consumer spending and hiring, with Obama receiving little credit for improving jobs.
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Market Wrap Monday Declines Hit Dow and Nasdaq
U S stock indices fell with the Dow down 14.76 points to 12,962.81 and the Nasdaq slipping 25.71 to 2,950.48 while the S&P 500 gained 3.30 to 1,364.33. Commodities moved mixed with corn at 6.61 and soybeans at 13.25, oil at 106.72, and gold at 1,703.90.
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