here are the official numbers coming in. we projected romney as the winner in all three of the contests. 23% of the official vote in maryland is now in, romney significantly ahead, 47% to 31% for rick santorum. newt gingrich and ron paul trail significantly. in washington, d.c., 24% of the vote is in. 69% for romney. 13% for ron paul. 11% for newt gingrich. santorum was not on the ballot, did not qualify. in wisconsin, mitt romney ahead right now with almost a third of the vote in. 30%. he s got 43% to 38% for rick santorum. 11% for ron paul. 6% for newt gingrich. let s bring in our own candy crowley. she s been covering the romney campaign. a lot of happy people over there. three wins, that s significant. reporter: it s a clean sweep. it s exactly what they wanted. you heard first from paul ryan, who s been accompanying romney around wisconsin. we republicans are unified. you might get some argument tonight in the camp of rick santorum, but there s a clear push here for, h
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we projected romney as the winner in all three of these contests. 27% of the vote in maryland is now in. romney significantly ahead with 47% to 31% for rick santorum. newt gingrich and ron paul trail in washington, d.c. santorum was not on the ballot and did not qualify. in wisconsin, mitt romney ahead right now with third. almost a third of the vote in and he has 43% to tlealt%. 6% for newt gingrich. let s bring in our own candy crowley covering the romney campaign. she is up in milwaukee and a lot of happy people. three wins. that s significant. we republicans are unified and you might get argument, but there is a clear push here for a clean sweep opening up. you heard mitt romney saying i want to talk to pennsylvania and new york and all the rest of the states that are ready in a couple, three weeks. how romney views the future. santorum, gingrich, paul were not spoken. this is a campaign that wants to create that momentum and a psychological more than a mathematical thi
wednesday october 12th. american officials are outraged and say iran will pay. this texas used car salesman is the unlikely suspect in an alleged assassination plot backed by iran. the u.s. claims that mons orr arbab arbabsiar was going to kill the ambassador of the united states. saying ar baubs yea wanted to blow up a restaurant killing the diplomat and potentially many americans right along with him. officials gathered in washington and gathered the diplomatic corps at the state department to ensure them they are safe. the obama administration is also deciding how to respond to iran. it s an outrage that violated one of the fundamental premises of which nations deal and that is the sanctity and safety of their diplomats. this is really over the top. they have to be held accountable. the u.s. linking the alleged plot to the elite quds force that is part of iran s revolutionary gad, but it is far from clear if quds was acting on its own or from top iranian leaders. iran