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Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum issue online ads critical of Mitt Romney

By Shira Schoenberg

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 19, 2012

In a sign that the Republican presidential race is getting nasty in South Carolina, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich both released harsh attack videos aimed at former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney today. Both videos were released on YouTube, not as paid media buys. But they reflect a growing desperation on the part of Romney’s opponents to stop his momentum in the South Carolina primary race.

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