Martin O'Malley.
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After a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley suspended his campaign Monday night, telling supporters he was grateful for the "opportunity to be a part of writing this story of our country's future."

The former governor of Maryland thanked those who caucused for him, and said he fought a "courageous battle. When I got into this eight months ago, I had no doubt that it would be anything but a tough fight. And it is a tough fight. But I have always been drawn to a tough fight."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.