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• Gingrich faces tough questions at black church (AP)
• Santorum backed by social conservative leaders (AP)
• Evangelical leaders back Santorum (Reuters)

Gingrich faces tough questions at black church (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:33 PM PST AP - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich faced tough questions Saturday about his past statements on race and class, making a rare appearance by a Republican primary candidate before a black church — an audience unlikely to vote in South Carolina's Jan. 21 contest.

Santorum backed by social conservative leaders (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:58 PM PST AP - Rick Santorum's quest to emerge as the chief alternative to Mitt Romney received a boost Saturday from a group of evangelical leaders and social conservatives who voted to back his candidacy in a last-ditch effort to stop the GOP front-runner's march to the nomination.

Evangelical leaders back Santorum (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:37 PM PST Reuters - Influential evangelical Christian leaders endorsed Rick Santorum on Saturday for the Republican presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.

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