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| Romney suspends White House bid | Romney suspends White House bid |
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| Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is preparing to withdraw from the race for the Republican party nomination for the US presidency. | |
| Mr Romney spent millions of dollars of his own money on the campaign, but fell well behind frontrunner Senator John McCain after Super Tuesday's primaries. | Mr Romney spent millions of dollars of his own money on the campaign, but fell well behind frontrunner Senator John McCain after Super Tuesday's primaries. |
| His withdrawal leaves Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul as the only remaining challengers to Senator McCain. | His withdrawal leaves Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul as the only remaining challengers to Senator McCain. |
| Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck-and-neck in the Democrat race. | Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck-and-neck in the Democrat race. |
| A spokesman for Senator McCain refused to comment on his rival's withdrawal. | A spokesman for Senator McCain refused to comment on his rival's withdrawal. |
| Mr Romney plans to announce the end of his bid at the Conservative Political Action Conference. | Mr Romney plans to announce the end of his bid at the Conservative Political Action Conference. |
| "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or [Barack] Obama would win," Mr Romney planned to say at the conference, AP reported. | "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or [Barack] Obama would win," Mr Romney planned to say at the conference, AP reported. |