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Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Tuesday he was surprised by Rick Santorum 's departure from the nomination race and that he has yet to turn to matters such as gathering names of possible running mates. "I do not even have a list," a buoyant Romney told Delaware voters a few hours after Santorum suspended his campaign and cleared the path for Romney's nomination. Romney told about 300 people in a steel fabrication plant that Santorum's announcement was unexpected. When a woman asked about his picking a running mate, Romney laughed and said, "I can't tell you when, and I can't tell you who." Romney said Santorum will continue to play an important role in the Republican Party and the nation's politics. He said he spoke to Santorum earlier in the day and that they discussed ways to move the nation forward. "This has been a good day for me," he said. Santorum's announcement in Gettysburg, Pa., d...

Romney magic is awesome to the whole world people. Romney campaign must be change a great rule.  Mitt Romney was right. Alabama and Mississippi proved to be an "away game" for the former Massachusetts governor. Rick Santorum's victories in the two Southern primaries on Tuesday night demonstrated once again Romney's inability to bring very conservative Republicans and evangelical Christians into his fold. A low turnout suggested a continued lack of enthusiasm among Republicans, which is beginning to take its toll on the frontrunner.   "We did it again," a beaming Santorum declared to a ballroom full of supporters in Lafayette, La., home to the next Southern primary on March 24. "This campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things--sort of like America." The Romney campaign continues to argue that delegate math is on its side. Santorum barely made a dent in Romney's formidable lead in the chase for the 1,144 delegates needed to secur...