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Barbour: Hurricane Sandy Broke Romney's Momentum

"The hurricane is what broke Romney's momentum. I don't think there's any question about it," former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said on CNN's "State of the Union."

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Court Appears Conflicted Over DNA Sampling Issue

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Making it Work

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The Clintonian ‘Divide-and-Conquer' Strategy

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Oktibbeha County Rejects Civil Rights Monument

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The Chinese Express

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