Mitt Romney
About Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States. He announced his candidacy on June 3, 2011. He was formerly the governor of Massachusetts from 2002 to 2006 and previously ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. Romney, 65, was born in Detroit, Mich. He and his wife Ann have five children -- Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig. He was the co-founder and former CEO of Bain Capital. .
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died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 86. One year ago: President Barack Obama doubled down on criticism of rival Mitt Romney 's background as a venture capitalist, telling a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds there might be value in such experience
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Ohio Voter Fraud 'Does Exist' But 'Not An Epidemic'
investigated instances of fraud in Ohio, a state where President Obama beat Mitt Romney by some 166,214 votes, 20 of them involved voters who cast ballots of the commission include former top lawyers for both the Obama and Romney campaigns.
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GOP Super PAC Takes Aim at McAuliffe, Car Companycycles, supplying the Republican Party's answer to the Democratic research-only super PAC, American Bridge. Former Mitt Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades is leading the effort. McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman
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The Note: Obama Floats Above The Fray - For Nowthat congressional Republicans learn the same lesson Mitt Romney did, that a little economic boost makes everything about his call for the GOP to broaden its outreach, saying Mitt Romney is an "upstanding" person, "but as a party we need
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Rand Paul Makes Another Early State Stop, Calls IRS Scandal Un-American
military control, not State Department control." Paul continued his call for the GOP to broaden its outreach, saying Mitt Romney is an "upstanding" person, "but as a party we need to grow bigger." "If you want to be the party of white people
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A Look at Why the Benghazi Issue Keeps Coming Back
death was out, Republican nominee Mitt Romney issued a hurried statement about even some in his own party, faulted Romney for politicizing a crisis before a combative presidential debate, Romney took another tack. He jumped on
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Column: Dustups Have Government's Role in Common
government is to promote and protect the principles" of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, Republican Mitt Romney said in a presidential debate last fall. He put protecting life and liberty as the top priority, adding: "We also believe
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Tea Party Looks to Take Advantage of Moment
divided government. But the movement's success was muted in 2012 when Republicans nominated the establishment-backed Mitt Romney for president, though he did little to inspire the tea party. He lost, and so did many tea party-backed House
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A Look at Why the Benghazi Issue Keeps Coming Back
death was out, Republican nominee Mitt Romney issued a hurried statement about even some in his own party, faulted Romney for politicizing a crisis before a combative presidential debate, Romney took another tack. He jumped on
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A Look at Why the Benghazi Issue Keeps Coming Back
death was out, Republican nominee Mitt Romney issued a hurried statement about even some in his own party, faulted Romney for politicizing a crisis before a combative presidential debate, Romney took another tack. He jumped on
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Internal Wrangling Marks Dems' Senate Campaigns
Democratic incumbents in states Republican Mitt Romney won: Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Arkansas. Georgia, which went for Romney by 8 percentage points over Obama reach independents who voted for Romney and, before him, John McCain and
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IRS Suspicion Widens: GOP Donors Question Auditsraised more than $1 million for Mitt Romney 's 2012 presidential bid. "You 1 million to groups supporting Romney , told ABC News he believes he may between $2 million and $5 million for Romney 's campaign. He said when he first
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The Note: Scandal Creep
keepkenout.org/cuccinelli-ads/ -LONG-TIME ROMNEY AIDE JOINS GOP FIRM. Former Mitt Romney aide Lou Tavares has joined the Republican and cross-channel marketing programs for Mitt Romney will help us offer our clients an even more
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Mitt Romney's the Man of the MorningGonna talk to the man of the morning former governor . Mitt Romney we spoke from Watertown Massachusetts to discuss fund raising totals that are the talk of the ten. Governor Romney we certainly do appreciate your time. This morning
Gonna talk to the man of the morning former governor Mitt Romney we spoke from Watertown Massachusetts to discuss those staggering fund raising totals that are the talk of the ten. Governor Romney we certainly do appreciate your time. This morning the third in the Republican polls but you have everybody's attention this morning so -
Roundtable II: Politics of Scandalagenda is languishing, you ask in a column, what agenda? In fact, the president ran a campaign designed to defeat mitt romney , not give him real momentum going forward. Those of us think there's entirely too much trust in government, if
what agenda? In fact, the president ran a campaign designed to defeat mitt romney , not give him real momentum going forward. Those of us think there's entirely too much trust in government, if we drain the -
Portrait of a Candidate: Mitt Romney InterviewTonight, governor mitt romney , and a personal life family and in his faith. Mitt romney has said he grew up suitor, named george romney . Who kept coming out And tonight, what governor romney said in that previous
Tonight, governor mitt romney , and a personal life steeped in his family and in his faith. Mitt romney has said he grew up in good fortune. His father, a ceo and governor. My dad had extraordinary capacity. He was a man of great wisdom. I'd love to have the wisdom of my father, of my mother. Reporter: His mother, who wanted to be a hollywood star. And take a look at this. We found old footage from mgm, promoting their new find. She was mormon and so was her suitor, named george romney Who kept coming out to california to pursue her. And so she gave up a lucrative contract to follow him back home. At a detroit prep school, their youngest son mitt was a jokester, a member of the pep club. At liberal berkeley university, he made headlines for protesting against the people who were sitting in against the vietnam war. But romney deferred military service to fulfill his mormon duty and served as a missionary in france. And while he was away, it was his father who guided the love of his son's life, ann davies, in her conversion into the church. She's done the most important task in our family, by far, which is she took primary responsibility for raising five extraordinary sons. Reporter: Their devotion to their faith so strong, in 1981, romney told a fellow bain executive, he was planning to give nearly half of his salary to the church. In an earlier interview, -
President Obama Announces IRS Chief's Resignationorganizations. Indeed it extended to religious charities salute a major fund raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the RS made his life a nightmare. I was faced with the matter of four months three federal going not once the
charities -- -- salute a major fund raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the RS made his life a nightmare. I was faced with the matter of four months three federal -- going not -
World News 5/15: President Obama Announces IRS Chief's Resignationorganizations. Indeed it extended to religious charities frank a major fund raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the RS made his life a nightmare. I was faced with matter of four months three federal audits going not once the
charities frank -- -- a major fund raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the RS made his life a nightmare. I was faced with -- matter of four months three federal audits going not -
Governor Mitt Romney Concedes Race to Obamathe First Lady. An hour later governor Mitt Romney called the president and conceded behind me when you consider that. Mitt Romney 's father ran for president lost And another man on stage with Mitt Romney tonight and his family all those
with this photograph of himself with the First Lady. An hour later governor Mitt Romney called the president and conceded defeat. My co anchor Bill Weir has been winning the Romney campaign into these final two days and he comes to us now. From Boston where supporters gathered earlier to hear a brief but gracious speech. From mr. Romney bill. It was gracious in fact Mitt -- dot com. Also live stream the president's victory speech a classy move here tonight but it's really Shakespearean. When you look at the family that was on the stage here behind me when you consider that. Mitt Romney's father ran for president lost his mother ran for senate lost he spent the better part of his sixties focus on this -
First 2012 Presidential Debate: Did Mitt Romney Gain Ground?is conceding that mitt romney gained ground last President obama and governor romney . Reporter: It was with that, former governor mitt romney began an aggressive Is the reason that governor romney is keeping all these
all of the angles. Jake, even president obama's team is conceding that mitt romney gained ground last night. That's right, george. Obama campaign officials conceding that romney seems more polished. They say they expect he will get a bump in the polls. Some obama allies telling me that the president last night seemed tired and bored. President obama and governor romney Reporter: It was a sweet start for the president, for what would end up something of a bitter pill. I just want to wish, sweetie, you, happy anniversary. And let you know, a year from now, we won't be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. I'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine. Here with me. Reporter: And with that, former governor mitt romney began an aggressive prosecution of the last four years. Invoking vice president biden's own word for what happened to the middle class.
