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Saturday, January 21, 2012  Rick Santorum says there've been three states and three winners in the Republican presidential race, and he's heading to the next contest in Florida.

Friday, January 20, 2012  With just two days until South Carolina's First-in-the-South primary it seems things are just getting in to high gear.  New polls released Thursday showed Newt Gingrich with a thin lead over Mitt Romney, who earlier this week held a 14-percentage point advantage.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  New reports say former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum may in fact be the winner of the Iowa Caucus. Iowa GOP officials discovered inaccuracies in 131 precincts, with changes in one precinct alone shifting the vote by 50.

Friday, January 06, 2012  With two weeks to the South Carolina Primary, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney holds his lead, however, Rick Santorum has taken a surprising leap ahead of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich according to the latest Ramussen Reports telephone survey in South Carolina.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Santorum shrugs off report of errors in Iowa caucus tally, says race was essentially a tie

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is staying in the presidential race despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Republican hopefuls for the White House are zooming to South Carolina after Iowa's caucus to court voters in the first-in-the-South GOP primary.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Rep. Paul says third-place showing in Iowa strong enough to keep him in play for GOP nod

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Former Gov. Romney pleased with Iowa results, acknowledges he faces long road to nomination

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum declared that his strong Iowa showing means it's "game on" for the party's presidential nomination, and he's heading to New Hampshire for round two.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  For 40 years, Iowa's precinct caucuses have begun the presidential nomination process

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  Hours from voting, many Iowa GOP voters still undecided, with Romney predicting caucus win

Friday, December 30, 2011  The GOP presidential candidates are getting ready for the first real contest of the primary schedule. With the Iowa caucus just days away, most candidates are hoping a strong showing in Iowa could yield momentum heading into New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Fearing divided evangelical bloc, at least 2 Iowa pastors ask Santorum, Bachmann to quit race

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Says Huntsman: "They pick corn in Iowa. They pick presidents in New Hampshire."