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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a South Carolina Republican presidential primary night rally, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Voter Julie Weaver, center, brings her daughters, 12 year old DeAnn, and 9 year old Natalie, bottom left, as she votes in the South Carolina Republican Primary at the Seven Oaks Park Community Center, Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A newspaper shows Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as Robert and Lois MacNaughton, center, come out to vote in the South Carolina Republican Primary at the Seven Oaks Park Community Center, Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination at the Hall at Senate’s End in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley campaign at the Hall at Senate's End in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney took aim at President Obama on the stump, saying he is in "over his head." (Associated Press)

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Jocelyn Jennings Nelson (right), the grandmother of missing 18-month-old boy Amir Jennings, asks anyone who might know where the boy is to call police while her nephew Caesar Stovall (left) listens during a press conference Jan. 6, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (Associated Press)

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Rep. James E. Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, will share billing at a homeownership rally Thursday at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., with a Republican presidential hopeful.

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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Clemson's Jaron Brown just misses a pass while being covered by South Carolina's D.J. Swearinger on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)

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"That's not real economic development." Dan Hajdo, 45, Columbia, Md., unemployed

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Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle, left, is congratulated by teammate Lane Taylor after running for a 16-yard touchdown during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/ Mary Ann Chastain)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican presidential candidate, takes part in the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. Mrs. Bachmann argued that the federal Constitution should prevent states from enacting individual mandates. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican presidential candidate, takes part in the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Monday. Mrs. Bachmann argued that the federal Constitution should prevent states from enacting individual mandates.

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First-year law students from the University of Missouri participate in a community service project at a food bank in Columbia, Mo., in August. After several years of recession-driven enrollment gains, application to law schools nationwide are down nearly 10 percent this year. (Associated Press)