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GOP Candidates, Missouri Primary

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EAST TEXAS -- Rick Santorum spent Tuesday looking for his first win since Iowa more than a month ago. Much of the night he lead the pack as results poured in from Caucuses in Minnesota and Missouri.

He's also lashing out at the president rather than opponents, accusing the Obama Administration of questionable math on unemployment numbers.

"The fewer percentage of people participating in the work force in 30 years. So this unemployment number is a hollow number." 

Santorum gave Mitt Romney a run for his money in the Colorado Caucuses. 

Romney won the state in 2008, but the Tea Party has made this a more conservative race. Romney took aim at President Obama's healthcare plan, calling it a "war on religion."

"Religous organizations, schools, catholic schools, hospitals have to provide free contraceptive pills, free morning after pills to employees," he said. "This kind of assault on religion will end if I become president of the United States."

Newt Gingrich wasn't on the ballot in Missouri, but did compete in Colorado and Minnesota. He campaigned in Ohio Tuesday, hoping to score big in the swing state next month.   

At a campaign stop in Dayton, Gingrich promised to take the country in a more conservative direction. 

"I want you to know, that one of the executive orders on the very first day will repeal every anti-religous bigotry of this administration."   

Ron Paul watched the returns in Minnesota. He's promised strong finishes in caucus states, but hasn't won any so far.

76 delegates from Colorado and Minnesota are up for grabs, but will be assigned at a later date.   

Missouri's Primary is not binding, and no delegates are being awarded based on tonight's results.