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    Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas supporter Nick (would not give his last name), wears a sticker on his head as Paul speaks at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Republican Colorado Caucus is on Feb. 7th. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)
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    PLANT CITY, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (C) visits with people at Fred's Southern Kitchen on primary day January 31, 2012 in Plant City, Florida. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) signs an autograph during a visit to his headquarters on January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at the Lone Tree Golf Club in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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    Republican Presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas waves to supporters at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Republican Colorado Caucus is on Feb. 7th. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)
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    LAKELAND, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich gives autographs while visiting his Polk County campaign headquarters on primary day January 31, 2012 in Lakeland, Florida. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double digit lead going into the Florida primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks with the media after a visit to his campaign headquarters on January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    PLANT CITY, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (C) visits with people at Fred's Southern Kitchen on primary day January 31, 2012 in Plant City, Florida. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    PLANT CITY, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R) visits with people at Fred's Southern Kitchen on primary day January 31, 2012 in Plant City, Florida. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) works the phones for votes at his campaign headquarters on January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks away after speaking with the media after a visit to his campaign headquarters on January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 31: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney works the phones for votes at his campaign headquarters on January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the Florida primary today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    A lone voter cast his ballot at Precincts 582 & 973 at Miami Science Museum where like many polling places in Miami-Dade County, the number of voters was small. By 11am about 30 voters had come to the precinct for the Republican Primary, Tuesday, January 31, 2012.
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    Sheenae Westmoreland votes at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Cleveland. Early voting began Tuesday in Ohio's March 6 presidential primary. Early in-person voting is set to continue until March 2, the Friday before the election. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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    A polling official waits for voters in Miami, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during the Republican primary election. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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    Mitt Romney supporters Mark Payne, left, of Miami, and Sang Yi of Washington, reposition Romney signs outside a polling station, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Miami. Romney entered the day as the heavy favorite over Newt Gingrich in Florida's winner-take-all primary. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have ceded the vote to the two front-runners and planned to spend the day campaigning in Colorado and Nevada. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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    Republican Presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Republican Colorado Caucus is on Feb. 7th. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)
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    Mike and Cheryl Krause, from Pembroke Pines, Mike and Independent and Cheryl a registered Republican, walk out from voting for the municipal election and the Republican primary at 168th avenue and Sheridan Street this Tuesday morning January 31, 2012. Mike said at they voted at 9am. and they were the 9th and 10th voters. Cheryl said she voted for Ron Paul.
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    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes questions from reporters at his campaign office in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during Florida's primary election day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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    Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at the Lone Tree Golf Club in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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    Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, along with his wife, Callista, greets supporters outside a voting precinct in Windermere, Florida, near Orlando, Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)
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