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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney address supporters at his Michigan primary night rally.

Romney wins Michigan and Arizona Republican primaries

Msnbc.com’s Michael O’Brien reports: Mitt Romney won the Michigan Republican primary on Tuesday, staving off Rick Santorum in a closely-fought contest here in a state where Romney was born and raised and avoiding an embarrassing setback for his campaign.

Romney won the Michigan primary by just a few percentage points, while scoring a victory by much larger margins in Arizona.

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