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Article: 3rd LD Writethru: Romney beats McCain in Michigan Republican primary
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- January 16, 2008
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3rd LD Writethru: Romney beats McCain in Michigan Republican
primary
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- CNN, NBC, Fox News, and the
Associated Press all projected Mitt Romney of Massachusetts as
thewinner of the Republican primary in Michigan on Tuesday.
John McCain of Arizona was projected to finish second, and
MikeHuckabee of Arkansas third.
With 31 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had 39 percent of
the vote compared to arch-rival McCain's 30 percent.
Huckabee had 16 percent of the vote, followed by Texas Republican
Ron Paul with 6 percent.
On the Democratic side, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York is
the only front-runner on the ballot.
Party officials voted to strip Michigan of its ...