Palmetto

• Any hopes Mitt Romney had of bringing a quick end to the Republican presidential contest died in the Palmetto State. Newt Gingrichs easy win capped the worst week of the campaign so far for the former Massachusetts governor.
(CNN)
• NAPLES — The Palmetto Ridge High wrestling program has won a state title and 10 individual championships in its short existence. Yet the Bears have never finished a season undefeated.
(Naples Daily News)
• No longer viewed as the "ugly step child" of Manatee county football programs, the Palmetto Tigers have built a program among the best.
(Bay News 9)
• COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Newt Gingrich surge swept over a stormy South Carolina today as the former speaker captured the Palmetto State's primary.
(Boston Herald)
• Nine South Carolina schools are finalists for awards that recognize innovation and excellence. The state Association of School Administrators named finalists this week for the 2012 Palmettos Finest awards.
(Erie Times-News)
• 6:30 p.m.: Welcome to the South Carolina primary -- the polls close at 7 p.m. Late voter surveys showed Newt Gingrich leading Mitt Romney in the Palmetto State, though Romney is thought to have a good voter turnout operation.
(USA Today)
• During one Saturday in January, the Palmetto Tigers picked up their 100th dual win. The following Saturday, they hosted their fifth annual duals tournament featuring a field that has more than doubled since its inception.
(Bradenton Herald)
• When the polls closed in the Palmetto state and Newt Gingrich was projected to be the winner of the first-in-the-south primary, his party in a hotel ballroom was more filled with reporters than supporters.
(Chicago Tribune)
• Host Scott Simon talks to the former Republican political consultant about South Carolina politics and the results of his Palmetto Poll. Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio®. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use.
(NPR News)