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New Legislation on Age Discrimination in the Workplace Proposed
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Latest Delegate Count
Updated: May 22, 2012, 2012
Republican (1,144 needed to win)
| Mitt Romney | 1065 |
| Ron Paul | 119 |
Democratic (1,214 needed to win)
| Barack Obama | Unopposed |
Delegate counts provided by the Associated Press
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