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Rick Santorum Has Big Night; Sweeps All Three GOP Contests

NPR | By Eyder Peralta
Published February 8, 2012 at 1:48 AM EST

Just for the record: Rick Santorum won all three non-binding primaries on Tuesday. The former Pennsylvania senator took the caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and won the "beauty contest" in Missouri.

We live blogged the action over at It's All Politics. Look there for analysis in the morning.

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Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta is an international correspondent for NPR. He was named NPR's Mexico City correspondent in 2022.
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