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PeastonofSt.Louis;andagrand- Louis. Hewasprecededindeathbyhis Peaston. BYKEVINC.JOHNSON• OBITUARIES AwardwinnerandtouredwithGladys Knight. POLITICS States showing moreofa Thosewithaclear Republicanadvantage doubledin2011, Galluppollshows. Thenumber ofstateswithaclearRepubli- canadvantagedoubledin2011, partofalargertrendofstates shiftingintotheGOPcolumn, accordingtonewGallupdata.

solidDem- 10statesarenow solidRepub- Thedesignationsarebased oninterviewswithmorethan overthecourseoftheyear.Re- spondentsareaskedwhether theyidentifywithorleanto- wardonepartyoranother; statescalled craticorRepublicanarethose inwhichonepartyhasanad- vantageof10percentagepoints orgreater. oneofthelargestadvantagesin partyaffiliationtheyhavehadin oftheunpopularityofPresident GeorgeW.Bush,”Gallup’sJef- freyM.JoneswroteThursday. Themovementawayfromthe DemocraticPartymayjustbea returntoamorenormalstateof politicalaffairsfromanunusual inamoreDemocraticdirec- Republicans.Amongthelatter groupwerekeyswingstates fromthe ThemostDemocraticstates andMaryland.Utah,Wyoming, themostRepublican. BYMICHAELA.MEMOLI TribuneWashingtonBureau TrumptossesbackingtoRomney DonaldTrumpon ThursdayendorsedMittRomney fortheRepublicanpresidential likelyimpactonvotingbutrich withbillionaire-meets-million- airesymbolism. sharp.He’snotgoingtoallow badthingstocontinuetohappen eventstagedinhisownLasVegas Therearesomethingsyou Thisis cludedthehintofadouble-cross toNewtGingrichandTrump-size twodaysbeforetheNevadacau- headedtowardaSaturdaywin.

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ConferenceofCatholicBishops, soughttoclarifywhatshecalled confusionoverthecontracep- tionmandate. TheObamaadministration iscommittedtobothrespecting religiousbeliefsandincreasing accesstoimportantpreventive Houseblogpost. Andaswe nershipswithreligiousorganiza- Obamasharedthedaiswith Christianauthorandhumorist diencetoforsake giosityandtorecognizethehu- manityintheirpoliticalfoes. IfyoucanseeJesusinyour ReligionNewsService AssociatedPress PresidentBarackObamagreetsHouseMinorityLeaderNancyPelosiattheNationalPrayerBreakfast. DEATHSELSEWHERE GALLUPELECTIONPOLLS Republicancandidates Trialheats.