Rick Santorum withdraws from Republican presidential race, clearing path for Romney
Posted April 10, 2012 2:26 pm.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.
A Republican close to the campaign says the former Pennsylvania senator was to make the announcement Tuesday in his home state of Pennsylvania, two weeks before the Republican presidential primary there. Santorum faced a tough fight in his home state against Romney.
