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CBS Projecting Romney As Winner in Florida

CBS News is projecting Mitt Romney as the winner in the Florida primary with 48 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich came in with 31 percent of the vote.

The economy was overwhelmingly the most important issue to Florida Republican voters, cited by 62 percent; a distant second was the federal budget deficit at 24 percent, reports CBS News.