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On the recordJanuary 26, 2012
We discovered to our shock, that governor Romney owns shares in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Governor Romney made a million dollars of selling some of that. To maybe governor Romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he has made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich accuses Romney of profiting from investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, suggesting he should disclose the impact of those investments on foreclosures.

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