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With Rick Perry down and Chris Christie out, Mitt Romney may have hit a turning point.

Since August, when Perry entered the race, the path to the Republican nomination hasn't been clearer for the former Massachusetts governor, who breathed a sigh of relief after Christie — whom many assumed would compete with Romney for moderate and establishment voters and donors — announced on Tuesday that he'd decided not to run.

And with Perry on the ropes over the still-roiling camp-name controversy and uneven performance on the national stage, polls this week have repeatedly shown Romney reclaiming his ...

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