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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party’s volatile presidential nominating race.
Romney captured 44 percent of the vote with about 43 percent of precincts counted, taking about a 20-point lead over his closest rivals, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Representative Ron Paul, who were battling for second place.
The victory was Romney’s second in a row and his third in the first five contests in the state-by-state battle to find a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama in November’s general election.
It propels Romney into the next contests – in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri on Tuesday – on a huge wave of momentum.
Gingrich held a news conference after the results were announced to head off any speculation that he might put an early end to his campaign.
“I’m not going to withdraw,” Gingrich told reporters, repeating his frequent
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