US Republican Walker Quits Presidential Race

Republican Scott Walker has suspended his U.S. presidential campaign, effectively ending an eight-week formal push that saw him sink from near-frontrunner status to political insignificance in the key campaign state of Iowa. Analysts and insiders attributed the Wisconsin governor's decision to a lack of funding, as he crisscrossed Iowa and sought support for the Republican nomination in other key states seen as favoring his conservative message. But Monday, Walker said he had...

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