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Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination

The Columbian
Published: May 15, 2012, 5:00pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.

He should get there by the end of the month.

Romney won at least 16 of the 25 delegates at stake in Oregon, with six delegates undecided as the vote count dragged into Wednesday morning.

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