Santorum and Romney Fight to a Draw
Paul Is a Close Third as Candidates Seek an Edge
By JEFF ZELENY
In the first Republican contest of the season, only a sliver of votes separated Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney.
Perry to Return to Texas to Assess Campaign
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Gov. Rick Perry's fifth-place finish in Iowa robbed his campaign of much-needed momentum.
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Rick Santorum
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29,968 | 24.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mitt Romney
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29,964 | 24.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ron Paul
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26,186 | 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newt Gingrich
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16,241 | 13.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Others
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19,747 | 16.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santorum’s Lean Operation Yields Muscular Result
By MARK LEIBOVICH
In pulling off a strong showing in Iowa, Rick Santorum benefited from persistence and a savvy strategy.
News Analysis
First Vote Reinforces G.O.P.’s Ideological Divide
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There are now two Republicans playing Someone Else against Mitt Romney.
U.S. Overtures to Islamists Reverse Longtime Policy
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With the Muslim Brotherhood in reach of an outright majority in Egypt’s parliament, the Obama administration has begun to shift from decades of hostility toward it.
Booking a Flight to Space, With Travel Insurance
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The first excursions by new airlines that will take tourists out of Earth’s atmosphere are poised to take off in 2012.
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A mother of two bought the rights to Frozen Dead Guy Days, a festival in Nederland, Colo., inspired by a corpse that has been kept on ice for going on 20 years.
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