The day you read this, McDonald's will plunk down four more stores in places such as Azerbaijan, Mauritius and American Samoa.

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At least 129 people are known to have died on the island as a result of the disaster, while a further 40 people were killed on neighbouring islands American Samoa and Tonga.

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Mr. Romney had a chance to end Tuesday no worse off in the delegate chase than he started, as he was likely to carry some delegates from the two Southern states and won contests in Hawaii and American Samoa.

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