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Mitt Romney easily wins New Hampshire's Republican primary





Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney easily won the Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Romney won 39.4 percent of the vote. Congressman Ron Paul of Texas came in second with 22.8 percent while former Utah governor Jon Huntsman finished third with 16.8 percent.

The next primary takes place January 21 in South Carolina.

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