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The Long Drawn-out Race in the GOP
Romney won his home state's vote by 3 points, but Santorum may have won the same number of delegates. Who's got the momentum for Super Tuesday next week in 10 states?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMitt Romney won his home state's popular vote by three points, but Rick Santorum may have won the same number of delegates. Who's got the momentum for Super Tuesday next week in Ohio, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee and six other states? Also, North Korea agrees to halt nuclear program in exchange for US aid, and a new calendar designed to get rid of Leap Year. Would it be less confusing or even more?
Banner image; Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann wave to supporters at a primary night gathering at the Suburban Collections Showplace on February 28, 2012 in Novi, Michigan. Romney celebrated primary victories in Arizona and Michigan. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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3 storiesNorth Korea to Halt Nuclear Program in Exchange for US Aid
North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment, and to allow international inspectors to monitor its main reactor. In exchange, the US has pledged to ship food aid to the impoverished nation.
Read the story7 minIs Mitt Romney a Winner or a Survivor?
The Detroit News says, Romney's front-runner status has been "restored." The American Spectator says, "The front runner is bleeding." Mitt Romney won Arizona big time in yesterday's voting, but he took his home state by only three points and the final count may show that Rick Santorum won an equal number of delegates.
Read the story37 minShould the Leap Year Be a Thing of the Past?
Today is the day the world is reminded of the flaw in the Gregorian Calendar. It has 365 days a year except for one additional day every four years, and this is it. Is it time for a change? February 29 causes a lot of confusion every four years. Now, an economist and an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University have invented a new calendar.
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