Santorum, conservatives plot to beat Romney

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Conservative leaders, increasingly concerned that the Republican Party is about to nominate a presidential candidate too moderate for their tastes, met with Rick Santorum in Tysons Corner on Thursday to work out a plan to beat front-runner Mitt Romney.

Their game plan: Find a way to convince Newt Gingrich to drop out of the nominating race so his supporters can coalesce behind Santorum and boost the former Pennsylvania senator over Romney.

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