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Primary 2012

Mitt Romney

Meet the candidate

Full name: Willard Mitt Romney

PAC: Free and Strong America

Political experience: Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007; ran for president in 2008.

Brief bio: Born in Detroit, Romney attended Brigham Young University. He married his high school sweetheart, Ann. They have five sons and 11 grandchildren. Romney attended Harvard's law and business schools and worked for many years a venture capitalist. Before seeking public office, Romney ran the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Interests: According to his Facebook page, Romney likes Roy Orbison and Huckleberry Finn, and enjoys "spending time with family – especially grandchildren, running, reading, skiing, horseback riding with my wife, waterskiing and watching movies."

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My Turn

Saving history is good for economy

Now we know where Mitt Romney stands on historic preservation. He seems to think it's a waste of money. And New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a prospective vice-presidential… 6

May 22, 2012
My Turn

Redeeming Romney

Youth violence and bullying seemed unlikely topics for this year's presidential campaign, but Republican Mitt Romney's childhood friends from the Cranbrook School… 15

May 20, 2012

Admit it: Massachusetts is best

Massachusetts, in today's political culture, is more epithet than state. The People's Republic, Taxachusetts, "Sweden" - this is America's arugula-munching, maple… 3

May 20, 2012
Hillsboro

Romney builds bridges

Romney visits Hillsborough

Mitt Romney staged a brief campaign event in Hillsboro yesterday in front of what he called a "bridge to nowhere," saying… 24

May 19, 2012

JPMorgan $2 billion loss hits Romney

Mitt Romney says he wants to talk about the economy in this presidential campaign, including his call to repeal the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law. JPMorgan… 0

May 15, 2012
My Turn

Where did Planned Parenthood assault come from?

Last month, in a notable act of political courage, 12 Republicans joined all five Democrats in the New Hampshire Senate to save access to health care for thousands… 7

May 9, 2012

Next up: equal pay fight

The next front in the war over women? Equal pay. Senate Democrats plan to hold a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would update and strengthen the Equal Pay… 4

May 2, 2012
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