Romney Wins Iowa, Bachmann Quits
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., joined by husband Marcus, left, family and friends, announces that she will end her campaign for president Wednesday in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
A squeaker of an Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney headed into the New Hampshire primary insisting that staying power sets him apart from runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and the rest of the GOP presidential field. Two rivals already looked shaky — last-place finisher Michele Bachmann canceled a campaign trip Wednesday and Rick Perry was heading home to Texas to think things over. … The former Massachusetts governor was declared the winner in the wee hours Wednesday — by just eight votes — bringing down the curtain on an improbable first act in the campaign to pick a candidate to challenge Obama in the fall/ Steve Peoples & Kasey Hunt , AP. More here.
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