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Alabama94% reporting 29.3% 171,163votes 5% 29,055votes 28.9% 169,081votes 34.6% 201,860votes
Mississippi98% reporting 31.3% 87,616votes 4.4% 12,373votes 30.3% 84,648votes 32.9% 92,125votes
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Fire plunges Back Bay into darkness

A three-alarm blaze near the Back Bay Hilton filled the air with thick smoke, leaving more than 20,000 people without power and disrupting travel in the area.

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The fire began in a transformer in a building adjacent to the Back Bay Hilton.

Stan Grossfeld / Globe Staff

Thick, black smoke hung in the air over Back Bay.

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Smoke engulfed Boylston Street.

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Firefighters worked to gain entry to the garage where the fire started.

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Spectators watched from the Belvidere/Dalton Plaza.

A blackout on St. Botolph Street.

Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff

The dimly lit Hynes Convention Center.

Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff

The lights went out at the Apple store on Boylston Street.

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A police officer blocked off a street near the fire.

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Firefighters worked to put out the blaze.

Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff

Emergency personnel responded to the fire.

Boston Fire Department

The fire was reported in a garage near the Back Bay Hilton.

The Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos worked the puck past the Bruins' Brian Rolston in the second period as the Lightning skated to a 6-1 win.

LIGHTNING 6, Bruins 1

Bruins are struck by Lightning

The Bruins again fell into a big, early hole, this time giving up four goals in the first period against the Lightning in Tampa Bay.

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http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/14pillsbury2.jpg Local women to compete in $1m Bake-Off

On March 25, Natalie Edwards and Holly Deak will compete in a group of 100 finalists for the million-dollar grand prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando.

Santorum sweeps Ala., Miss.

A resurgent Rick Santorum prevailed in the Deep South tonight and urged conservatives to unite around his candidacy for the Republican nomination.

Rick Santorum addressed supporters in Lafayette, La.

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Rick Santorum addressed supporters in Lafayette, La.

Rick Santorum supporters prayed as they waited for him to speak.

AP

Rick Santorum supporters prayed as they waited for him to speak.

Newt Gingrich spoke in Birmingham Ala.

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Newt Gingrich spoke in Birmingham, Ala.

Newt Gingrich watched returns in a hotel room with wife Callista, right, in Birmingham, Ala.

AP

Newt Gingrich watched returns with wife Callista.

Mitt Romney made a campaign stop at William Jewell College Tuesday in Liberty, Mo.

AP

Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Liberty, Mo.

A voter contemplated her choices in Madison, Miss.

AP

A voter contemplated her choices in Madison, Miss.

Danny Cooper waved to motorists outside a polling place in Vestavia Hills, Ala.

AP

Danny Cooper waved to motorists in Vestavia Hills, Ala.

Analysis

Losses sap logic from Gingrich campaign

After losing Alabama and Mississippi to Rick Santorum tonight, Newt Gingrich can no longer claim he’s a conservative’s choice who can carry the South.

“She’s not a victim. She’s a criminal and she should’ve been treated as such.”

Patricia Donahue,  on Catherine Greig

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The Back Story is a new video series where Globe journalists tell the stories behind their stories. Exclusively on BostonGlobe.com, it is hosted by photographer and multimedia journalist Dina Rudick.

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Game publisher Eric Hautemont