Scott Powers

Orlando Sentinel

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After Newt Gingrich 's big win in South Carolina , polls showed him neck and neck with Mitt Romney in Florida.

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After Newt Gingrich 's big win in South Carolina , polls showed him neck and neck with Mitt Romney in Florida.

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Just before 11:30 today East Coast Time, the voices of NASA were heard describing the launch of a Space Shuttle for the last time.

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Just before 11:30 today East Coast Time, the voices of NASA were heard describing the launch of a Space Shuttle for the last time.

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Commander Mark Kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad this morning, when NASA scrubbed the much-awaited last launch of space shuttle Endeavour.

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Commander Mark Kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad this morning, when NASA scrubbed the much-awaited last launch of space shuttle Endeavour.

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