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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is using privileged access to one of America's greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum can't match: More than 60 of Obama's biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found....

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Update 3/30/12: Paul Ryan Endorses Romney: "I think it's important we coalesce as conservatives and focus on the big task at hand which is defeating Barack Obama in the fall."

Update 3/29/12: Marco Rubio endorses Romney. "I have no doubt Romney will govern as a conservative" - Marco Rubio.

He states Romney offers "stark contrast" to Obama and notes that he has been a governor of an important state and a successful businessman. Rubio also denounced the contested convention strategy of Romney's opponents.

While conservative hero Jim DeMint did not officially endorse Romney, he signaled that Romney was probably going to be the nominee and that he was okay with that.

"[What] I can tell conservatives from my perspective is that, I'm not only comfortable with Romney, I'm excited about the possibility of him possibly being our nominee. Again, this is not a formal endorsement and I do not intend to do that right now, but I just think we just need to look at where we are."

Al Cardenas, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, also wrote an op-ed calling for conservatives to avoid a prolonged primary and fight at the convention floor, as all scenarios point to the same outcome:

"With all due respect to my fellow conservative leaders determined to oppose Governor Romney, that is not a worthy endeavor. For the sake of our Republic, I'm not willing to wait until the Republican National Convention to sort this out. It's time to unite behind a worthy presidential candidate, build our organization and raise the resources necessary to defeat the liberal electoral machine."

"Governor Romney is an honorable, worthy, competent, conservative candidate for our next commander-in-chief. I'm proud to support his campaign for president. His opponents ran great races and all four men became better candidates because of the effort. I thank and congratulate them all on their contributions to the race, but their time is over."

Senator Mike Lee of Utah also announced his support for Romney this week. Lee was one of the top 2010 tea party stars and he ousted long-time incumbent Bob Bennett in the Republican primary.

Meanwhile, Freedomworks, longtime Romney antagonists, have dropped their opposition to the Romney campaign and are shifting their efforts into helping Romney defeat Obama. While not necessarily a ringing endorsement, the tea party organization has entered the "acceptance stage" of a Romney nomination. FreedomWorks Vice President Russ Walker chimed in:

"It is a statistical fact that the numbers favor Mitt Romney. We are dedicated to defeating Obama and electing a conservative Senate that will help Romney repeal Obamacare and address the nation's economic and spending challenges."

Other key conservative and tea party endorsements include:

Jan Brewer - Arizona Governor: "Mitt is by far the man who can go in and win"

Nikki Haley - South Carolina Governor: "Today is the day that I'm throwing all of my support behind Mitt Romney for president. What I wanted was someone who knew what it was like to turn broken companies around."

John Bolton - Former UN Ambassador: "Mitt Romney possesses the strongest vision for America's leadership role in the world. Mitt Romney will restore our military, repair relations with our closest allies, and ensure that no adversary -- including Iran -- ever questions American resolve."

Photo: US Senator Jim Demint - Win Mcnamee, Getty Images

Tea Party Starts Lining Up Behind Romney originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 07:31:29.

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