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Sherry Hampton (right), a nurse from Laurens, S.C., and her 10-year-old son David listen to Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speak Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at the Capitol Theatre in Laurens. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at the Capitol Theatre in Laurens, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs autographs and shakes hands with supporters on Jan. 18, 2012, after speaking at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Linda Faulkner (left) of Gray Court, S.C., and 5-year-old Brendan Alvis of Spartanburg, S.C., wait Jan. 18, 2012, along with other supporters for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to arrive at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds up an old campaign poster of his father George Romney, which a supporter handed him to sign during a campaign rally Jan. 18, 2012, on the Wofford College campus in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Supporters hold posters as Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with the crowd after speaking Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman in the back of the room listens as Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Silvia Edwards of Myrtle Beach, S.C., listens as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lisa Matthews (left) listens to Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as he speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Women fill the room as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Hannah Wilt (center) of Concord, N.C., asks a question to Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., during Perry's visit with members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Autumn Robinson (center) of Asheville, S.C., holds her 6-month-old daughter Hermione alongside her 6-year-old son Yeats (right) as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Beth Morse Ferguson (left) of Charleston, S.C., and Mary Ann Carnazza (center) of Longs, S.C., speak Jan. 16, 2012, to Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Perry addressed members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Magda Aguila (right) of Greenville, S.C., listens as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Shery Smith (center) finds her seat before Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives to speak Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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From left: Peggy Morse of Myrtle Beach, S.C., her daughter, Beth Morse Ferguson of Charleston, S.C., and Mary Ann Carnazza of Longs, S.C., listen as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. became the target of an anti-American campaign after he said the "Internet generation" will bring change in China. (Associated Press)