memeorandum: Huntsman to withdraw from race for Republican presidential nomination (Fox News)

8:30 AM ET, January 16, 2012

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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:

Huntsman Says He's Quitting G.O.P. Race — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. informed his advisers on Sunday that he intends to drop out of the Republican presidential race, ending his candidacy a week before he had hoped to revive his campaign in the South Carolina primary.

ABCNEWS:

Huntsman to Drop Out of GOP Race; Will Endorse Romney — Jon Huntsman will drop out of the Republican presidential race on Monday, a campaign spokesman told ABC News. — A source close to the Huntsman campaign said the former ambassador to China and Utah Governor was “proud of the race that he ran” …

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Sources: Huntsman to drop out of 2012 race tomorrow, endorse Romney — Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who was seen by Democrats months ago as the potential biggest threat to President Obama in a general election, is dropping out of the race tomorrow and will endorse Mitt Romney, a campaign official confirms to POLITICO.

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:

Huntsman Drops Out: Is Set To Endorse Romney, Whom He Called ‘Unelectable’ — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) informed his advisers today that he is dropping out of the presidential race. After his third place finish in New Hampshire's primary, Huntsman declared that he had a “ticket to ride” …

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Fox News:

Huntsman to withdraw from race for Republican presidential nomination — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will withdraw his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Fox News confirmed Sunday. — Huntsman is set to announce his withdrawal from the race Monday at 11:00 a.m …

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Huntsman to exit, back Romney — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Jon Huntsman will drop out of the GOP presidential race Monday morning and endorse Mitt Romney, POLITICO has confirmed. — Huntsman will endorse Romney in a speech at 11 a.m. Monday at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center

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Associated Press:

Campaign officials: Huntsman to quit US race — WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Huntsman, the former ambassador to China whose presidential campaign never connected with Republican primary voters, will withdraw Monday from the race for the nomination, his campaign manager told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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Washington Post:

Jon Huntsman will leave Republican presidential race, endorse Mitt Romney, officials say — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr., whose campaign for the Republican presidential nomination never took off, will quit the race Monday morning and endorse former Massachusetts …

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Washington Post:

Jon Huntsman to quit presidential race, endorse Mitt Romney — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman has decided to end his presidential candidacy and will formally exit the race on Monday, according to two sources briefed on his thinking. He is expected to endorse former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
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Amy Bingham / ABCNEWS:
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

We Must Be Really, Really Stupid! — As you may have heard by now, Newsweek's forthcoming issue headlines, “Why are Obama's critics so dumb?” — Well, sure. We who who are unhappy that unemployment has increased on Obama's watch, that over-regulation has stymied economic growth …

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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:

Jobs take center stage in Keystone fight — When U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue proclaimed that the Keystone XL pipeline would create 250,000 jobs, he touched a nerve in the environmental community. — “That's just not true,” Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director …

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Republican Sponsor Of Bill To Require Drug Testing For Georgia Welfare Recipients Arrested For DUI — A Georgia Republican who wants all welfare reciepients subject to drug tests failed one himself after he ran a red light on Friday morning. The Atlanta Journal Constiution has the story on State Rep. Kip Smith (R):

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