Romney edges ahead of McCain in Michigan
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Mitt Romney edged ahead of Republican rival John McCain in early vote counting Tuesday, seeking to revive his weakened presidential candidacy with a hard-fought victory in his native state.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a second-place finisher in Michigan, told The Associated Press Tuesday he'll prevail in the next GOP contest.
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Michigan comes a step closer to moving its primary election forward, as states jostle to be first in the calendar.
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Republican Mitt Romney cast his win in the Michigan primary as "a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism," setting the stage for a nomination battle with John McCain and others now likely to extend through the Super Tuesday contests on Feb. 5.
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Republican Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy for president next week in Michigan, his native state and an important early test for the GOP nomination, campaign aides said Tuesday.
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Mitt Romney scored a sorely needed victory in Michigan's GOP primary, benefiting from his ties to the state and scoring well on the voters' top issue: economic troubles. The Republican race now shifts -- for most of the candidates -- to Saturday's primary in South Carolina, a state legendary for dirty campaigning.
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McCain leads by 19 points nationally, but Romney could benefit from anti-McCain votes.
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Despite embracing Michigan as the heart of his bid to revive his campaign, Republican Mitt Romney was greeted by anemic crowds Friday as he began his final push for votes in the crucial primary.
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Still too close to call, initial results show the Senator with an edge over Mitt Romney in the winner-take-all GOP primary
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The total vote count in Michigan's Republican presidential primary Tuesday shows that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defeated Arizona Sen. John McCain rather comfortably, by 39 percent to 30 percent. But if the race between the two had been decided based on who carried more counties rather than who won the most votes, it would have had a barn-burner.
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Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.
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YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, as the most open presidential race in decades approached its next big test.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Republican Mitt Romney salvaged his bid to become president with a victory in his native state of Michigan, keeping the race for the White House wide open as the economy took center stage.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain has opened a lead over rival Mitt Romney in the campaign for Michigan's Jan. 15 primary election, according to a poll released today.
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One-time Republican frontrunner now third in state polls behind John McCain and Mitt Romney
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Republican Mitt Romney inched into a virtual dead heat with rival John McCain in Michigan hours before voting began in the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
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Rasmussen Reports - The immigration reform debate may be shaking up the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has inched past Arizona Senator John McCain for second place in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll. Just two weeks ago, Romney was in fourth place among GOP hopefuls.