Mitt Romney edges into mop-up phase of nomination campaign

Thursday, March 29, 2012

WASHINGTON -- After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall.

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