GOP Presidential Hopefuls Head to Nevada

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By Caroline Bleakley, Online Managing Editor - email

LAS VEGAS -- GOP presidential hopefuls are laying out their plans for campaigning in Nevada prior to Saturday's caucus. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will be at events Tuesday evening in Las Vegas and Mitt Romney arrives on Wednesday. There is no word yet on any event by Newt Gingrich.

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Santorum will host an afternoon event at the headquarters of the Tea Party and Republicans Uniting Nevada Conservatives. He will then head to his Las Vegas campaign office on W. Charleston Blvd. at 6 p.m. to join a watching party for the Florida primary results.

Paul will host a campaign event at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson at 5:30 p.m. He will also host events in northern Nevada on Thursday.

Romney will be in Las Vegas on Wednesday and will hold a rally at Brady Industries in southwest Las Vegas at 6:30 p.m.

Newt Gingrich's campaign has not announced any Nevada plans.

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