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It's five days before Christmas, and let's admit it, for Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is the gift that keeps on giving.

Romney may have lined up endorsements from the Des Moines Register, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.), but Paul's lead in Iowa polls is worth far more. Indeed, the more people who approve of Paul â€" instead of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) â€" the less of a threat there is that Gingrich can block Romney's long, bumpy and bloody road to the nomination.

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