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New Hampshire makes Jan. 10 primary date official
New Hampshire has scheduled its first-in-the-nation presidential primary for the second Tuesday in January, finally giving candidates a concrete calendar after months of uncertainty.
The Jan. 10 date announced by Secretary of State Bill Gardner Wednesday had been widely expected since Nevada Republicans voted last month to shift their presidential caucuses to early February, ending what had become a bitter standoff among rival states. Gardner had warned that Nevada's initial decision to hold its contest in mid-January could force New Hampshire to vote in early December.
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum greets supporters as he arrives to file paperwork to be on the ballot in the Presidential Primary, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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