Super Tuesday Race Hinges On Ohio

Ohio has symbolic importance as no Republican nominee has ever become president without winning the crucial swing state in a general election. Now the contest between the potential presidential candidates goes to Ohio, where just a few thousand votes separate Mr Romney and Mr Santorum.

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are locked in a tight battle for the state of Ohio, Super Tuesday's most coveted prize.

Mr Romney has won the contests in Massachusetts, Virginia and Vermont, while Mr Santorum prevailed in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota.

Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich declared victory in Georgia. Also voting were Idaho and Alaska.

The eventual nominee will challenge Barack Obama in November's election.

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83-Year-Old Fort Steuben Bridge Ohio destroyed in just 3.5 seconds

It may have taken years to build the Fort Steuben Bridge, Ohio some 83 years back - but it took just 3..5 seconds to blew it off, through controlled demolition technology. Watch the video below:

Business Insider reports:

It took 153 pounds of explosives and only a few seconds to bring down Fort Steuben Bridge on the Ohio River this morning.  

The 83-year-old, 1,255-foot bridge was closed to traffic in 2009 after the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) declared it "functionally obsolete," according to Ohio Valley's WTOV9. 

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