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10:30 p.m. EST, January 31, 2012

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney rode Establishment endorsements and a multi-million-dollar barrage of negative ads to an easy victory Tuesday night in Florida's Republican primary. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ran a weak second.

Romney was projected a winner moments after polls closed in the Panhandle at 8 p.m., ending a fractious 10-day campaign. The win gave the former Massachusetts...]]>