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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in ((the northeastern U.S. state of)) New Hampshire, in a major step toward getting his party's nomination to face President Barack Obama in the November election. With nearly all the votes counted, Romney won the state by a margin of 39-percent to 23-percent over the second-place finisher, Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman finished in third place with 17 percent of the vote. Romney told supporters the state had "made history." He is the first Republican to win both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in a competitive race in more than 30 years.
 
Romney also took aim at President Obama, calling him a "failed president." He criticized Mr. Obama's approach to a range of policy issues and said he would lead the country down a different path. Many political analysts predicted Romney would win New Hampshire. But the battle for second and third place also is important, as it could help determine which candidates stay in the race.Paul said New Hampshire also represented a victory for him. Huntsman, meanwhile, vowed to continue on to the South Carolina primary on January 21, calling his third place finish "a ticket to ride." He also promised to fix Americans' lack of trust in the nation's wars abroad.