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By Anthony Lauriello     3/7/12 6:00pm

National News

Super Tuesday leaves Republican candidate unclear

This week saw the elections of Super Tuesday



And it is clear the Republican primaries are here to stay

Because although Romney won a close victory in Ohio

He was not able to deliver a decisive blow

Rick Santorum gave a solid showing

And his support among evangelicals is growing

Gingrich showed he could only win in his home state

But he could prove influential by making Santorum's support abate

The Republican primaries are in high gear with "Super Tuesday" happening this week. While Romney won more delegates, his lack of appeal in the South and Santorum's strong performance make it doubtful he will wrap up the nomination anytime soon.

Draft picks leave Peyton Manning a free agent

There once was a quarterback named Peyton

And a Superbowl he did win

But with an injury he was stuck

And the Colts will get Luck

So his career with them is fin

The Indianapolis Colts parted ways with quarterback Peyton Manning to make way for their presumed first round draft pick, Stanford's Andrew Luck. Manning will now be a highly sought after free agent, provided that he recovers from last year's neck injury.



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