News Alert: Romney wins Connecticut and Rhode Island

	Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:34:44 PM NEWS ALERT Romney claims wins in Connecticut and Rhode Island Mitt Romney prepared to lay claim to the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night after the Associated Press declared Romney the winner of primaries in Connecticut and Rhode Island shortly after the polls closed in those states. Romney was scheduled to speak from New Hampshire, where he formally launched his campaign last June, soon after the last polls closed in New York at 9 p.m. ET. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/mitt-romney-on-cusp-of-gop-nod-to-tell-voters-a-better-america-begins-tonight/2012/04/24/gIQAeosOfT_blog.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy