Decision to keep candidates off Va. ballot upheld

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A federal appeals court upheld a decision to keep four Republican presidential candidates off Virginia’s March 6 primary ballot.

The Fourth District Appeals Court ruled Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former House Speak Newt Gingrich, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former Gov. Jon Huntsman waited too long to complain about Virginia’s ballot restrictions and lost the chance to sue.

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