Santorum tops Romney by 34 votes in Iowa; officials call it a "tie." Poll: Mormons misunderstand LDS immigration policy.

Happy Thursday. The final results are in from Iowa and, well, it's a tie. Of sorts. The Iowa GOP has certified the tally from its caucuses, showing Rick Santorum with a 34-vote win, but calling the match between he and Mitt Romney a "split decision" because of some missing votes in eight precincts. "It's a tie for the ages," writes the Des Moines Register's Jennifer Jacobs. [DMR]

-> Romney told reporters traveling with him in South Carolina that the Iowa results show a "virtual tie."

Topping the news: West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder's entry into the Salt Lake County mayor's race draws a sharp rebuke from the head of the county Republican Party. Winder, of course, is a Republican. [Trib] [DNews]

-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz turns over evidence to federal prosecutors over the case of a Korean War veteran who falsely claimed medals he never was awarded. [Trib]

-> A new poll by Prosperity 2020, the Exoro Group and Utah Policy shows that 56 percent of Utah Mormons aren't sure the LDS Church's position on immigration. [UtahPolicy]

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Happy Birthday: To the Exoro Group's James Seaman.

New hire: Rep. Carl Wimmer has hired Dan Hauser, Sen. Mike Lee's former district director, to lead his congressional run.

Happening tonight: The Republican presidential candidates will debate in Charleston, S.C., at the CNN-Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Debate airs on CNN from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Utah time.

In other news: Sen. Orrin Hatch is among several lawmakers withdrawing support from the controversial anti-piracy web legislation. [Trib] [Fox13] [Politico] [LATimes]

-> LaVarr Webb challenges Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright on his support for the caucus-convention system. [UtahPolicy]

-> Not all Wikipedia editors agreed with the daylong content freeze, concerned that the site's strong stance could lower its credibility. [ABCNews]

-> Utah tea party leader David Kirkham plunges into the governor's race, joining two other Republican challengers for Gov. Gary Herbert's seat. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]

-> Utah gets $60 million in emergency disaster aid to help pay for watershed and farmland damage from the floods of last spring and the previous year. [Trib]

-> Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y. -- banner carrier for Utah wilderness advocates -- announces he won't seek re-election. [Trib] [WaPost] [Politico]

-> Peg McEntee pans a multi-faith statement that warns against gay marriage as a threat to families and religious freedom. [Trib]

-> The University of Utah presidential search is demonstration that it's something of a sellers market these days. [Trib]

-> Deseret Chemical Depot destroyed the last of the mustard-gas stockpile at the Tooele military facility. [Trib] [FoxNews]

-> Summit County and Park City leaders have struck a deal with a developer who wants to sidestop local zoning and build a movie studio just outside the city line. [Trib]

-> Affordable housing advocates urge the Legislature to focus on this pressing need in the community. [Trib]

-> Meanwhile, real estate experts say a housing boom isn't yet in sight. [Trib]

-> The public comment period is now open for a proposal to allow 40,000 cubic feet of blended radioactive waste to be disposed of annually at EnergySolutions' Tooele County landfill. [Trib]

-> The power company that services Heber Valley comes under assault for raising rates and giving board members a big raise. [Trib]

2012 watch: Mitt Romney's "small amount" of speech-earned dollars dwarf most Americans' annual salaries. [CNN]

-> Pat Bagley provides a different look at Romney's remarks on class warfare and envy. [Trib]

-> A Washington Post-ABCNews poll shows America sharply divided, with Romney standing tall as the strongest Republican competitor to Obama. [WaPost]

-> Ron Paul takes a break from the campaign trail to vote against a rise in the debt ceiling just days before the South Carolina primary. [WaPost]

-> Details of Romney's wealth continue to be probed but could include millions in investment funds in the Cayman Islands. [ABCNews]

-> Newt Gingrich ups the ante of his attack on Romney and his former firm, Bain Capital, calling it "explosive." [FoxNews]

-> After Romney revealed his tax rate, Newt Gingrich followed suit, saying he pays 31 percent. [ABC4]

Where are they?

• Rep. Rob Bishop and Chaffetz are attending the House Republican retreat in Baltimore, M.D.
• Lt. Gov. Greg Bell speaks to representatives from FEMA and the Utah Dept. of Homeland Security regarding earthquake preparedness in Utah, then talks to the Davis County Republican Women and meets with the governor's Balanced Resource Council
• S.L. County Mayor Peter Corroon meets with the board of directors of the Utah Association of Counties, later going to the Utah Technology Council open house.
• SLC County Mayor Ralph Becker attends the U.S. Conference of Mayor's winter meeting in Washington.
• Winder has no public events.
• President Barack Obama heads to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to unveil a strategy to boost tourism, later making stops at four campaign events in New York City.

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-- Thomas Burr and Laura Schmitz
with Dan Harrie