Iowa caucus results: Mitt Romney beats Rick Santorum by 8 votes

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The Iowa caucus results are in: Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, garnered a 3rd place finish with 21.4 percent of the votes. Although Mr. Paul was hoping for a first or second place finish in the

JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Rick Santorum didn't attract much attention a few weeks ago. On December 15, the former Pennsylvania senator drew about 20 people, plus two reporters, to an event in the town of Sac City, Iowa.

Romney gets bragging rights to the victory, but no delegates are awarded as a result of the Iowa caucus. Paul, in third place, held on to his reliable bloc of enthusiastic supporters and ended up with 21 percent of the vote. The rest of the candidates

Heading into Tuesday night's Iowa caucuses, the race for the Hawkeye State appeared to be heading toward a photo finish. Romney eventually squeaked through to victory by a margin of 8 votes--with a reported 30015 to