Santorum, Romney in tight battle for Ohio

After notching his fourth victory of Super Tuesday in Idaho, Mitt Romney is still locked with Rick Santorum in a race that is too close to call in the key battleground of Ohio.

Super Tuesday results

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Alaska0% reporting 0% 0votes 0% 0votes 0% 0votes 0% 0votes
Georgia96% reporting 47.5% 414,788votes 6.5% 56,812votes 25.7% 224,324votes 19.6% 171,315votes
Idaho55% reporting 2.6% 516votes 13.4% 2,650votes 74.9% 14,785votes 9% 1,774votes
Mass.98% reporting 4.6% 16,597votes 9.6% 34,189votes 72% 257,174votes 12.1% 43,211votes
N.D.100% reporting 8.6% 933votes 27.1% 2,938votes 24.3% 2,639votes 40% 4,339votes
Ohio95% reporting 14.6% 168,551votes 9.3% 106,794votes 37.8% 435,457votes 37.1% 427,908votes
Oklahoma98% reporting 27.5% 76,214votes 9.6% 26,754votes 28% 77,724votes 33.8% 93,744votes
Tennessee95% reporting 24% 123,356votes 9.1% 47,015votes 27.9% 143,447votes 37.3% 192,017votes
Vermont73% reporting 8.3% 3,629votes 25.1% 10,997votes 40.4% 17,699votes 23.4% 10,254votes
Virginia100% reporting —— 40.5% 107,503votes 59.5% 158,024votes ——
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“We’ve won races all over this country against the odds,’’ Rick Santorum declared Tuesday night in Steubenville, Ohio.

Santorum battles back on Super Tuesday

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Mitt Romney spoke at a rally at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.

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Mitt Romney spoke at a rally at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.

Romney supporters waited for him to speak in Boston.

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Romney supporters waited for him to speak in Boston.

Rick Santorum addressed a rally in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Rick Santorum addressed a rally in Steubenville, Ohio.

Santorum supporters in Ohio cheered upon hearing he was projected to win in Tennessee.

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Santorum supporters in Ohio cheered upon hearing he was projected to win in Tennessee.

Newt Gingrich celebrated his Georgia victory in Atlanta.

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Newt Gingrich celebrated his Georgia victory in Atlanta.

Gingrich supporters cheered as they watched election results in Atlanta, Ga.

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Gingrich supporters cheered as they watched election results in Atlanta, Ga.

A young girl held a picture of Ron Paul before he spoke in Nampa, Idaho.

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A young girl held a picture of Ron Paul before he spoke in Nampa, Idaho.

Paul was hoping for better results in the caucus states on Super Tuesday.

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Paul was hoping for better results in the caucus states on Super Tuesday.

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Pennsylvania's Zack Rosen, left, stole the ball from Princeton's Douglas Davis in the first half of their game in Princeton on Tuesday. Princeton won, 62-52, giving the Ivy League title to Harvard and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs' Colby Armstrong took on the Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg in the second period Tuesday. Armstrong left the game after the fight.

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, seen here at a Duke-North Carolina basketball game on Saturday in Durham, N.C., will be cut Wednesday, according to ESPN.

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Louise White (right), 81, of Newport, R.I., was presented a check for $336 million by Gerald Aubin (left) director of the state's lottery, and Governor Lincoln Chafee Tuesday at Rhode Island Lottery headquarters in Cranston, R.I.

81-year-old woman claims $336.4 million lottery prize

Louise White, who claimed the Powerball jackpot today in Rhode Island, said she almost didn’t go to the supermarket the day she bought the ticket.

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The $500 million Fenway Center development will include a solar-powered neighborhood and a complex of apartments, stores, and offices over the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Court ruling allows Fenway Center to move forward

A judge dismissed a zoning challenge that had stalled the $450 million complex of apartments, stores, and offices for more than a year.

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President Barack Obama spoke during a press conference in the White House on Tuesday.

Obama: Still time for diplomacy on Iran

In his first news conference of the year, President Obama responded to Republican criticism that he’s been weak on Iran’s nuclear program.

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Democratic jitters in Massachusetts Senate race

Democratic activists said Elizabeth Warren needs to rekindle excitement after polls showed her trailing Senator Scott Brown.

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Rajon Rondo got up for the Celtics’ 115-111 overtime win over New York Sunday, finishing with 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 20 assists.

Rajon Rondo finally hits his stride for Celtics

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