Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. (Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
GETTYSBURG, PA (AP) - Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.
A Republican close to the campaign says the former Pennsylvania senator was to make the announcement Tuesday in his home state of Pennsylvania, two weeks before the GOP presidential primary there. Santorum faced a tough fight in his home state against Romney.
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