Paul emerges as outsider alternative in GOP race (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111220/ap_on_el_pr/us_the_ron_paul_factor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111220/capt.cf881aea20f648ccbf803231f3e279f8-cf881aea20f648ccbf803231f3e279f8-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Yb4d8OufEIvRA6wcWwNw7A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, laughs as he sits down with Elizabeth Rose Chamberlain, 3, of Epping, N.H., while campaigning at the Early Bird Cafe in Plaistow, N.H., Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>AP - Suddenly, Ron Paul is in contention to win the Iowa caucuses and do well in the New Hampshire primary two weeks before the first votes are cast, reflecting the fluidity of the Republican presidential race as well as the inability of the party's social conservative, tea party and establishment wings to coalesce behind a favored candidate.</p><br clear="all"/>

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