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Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from Utah, a position he has held since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Romney previously served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He gained national prominence as the Republican nominee for president in the 2012 election, where he focused on economic issues and healthcare reform. Throughout his career, Romney has been known for his moderate stance on various issues, including his support for certain aspects of healthcare and education reform.

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Sep 11, 2012

I'm outraged by the attacks on the American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American Consulate worker in Benghazi. It's disgraceful that the Obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on…

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Sep 11, 2012

I think it's a terrible course for America to stand in apology for our values, that, instead, when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response of the United States must be outrage at the breach of the…

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Sep 10, 2012

If we were to come out in favor of the union or even say that he sides with them, he's going against his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago.

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Sep 9, 2012

As to what to do for the housing industry specifically -- are there things that you can do to encourage housing? One is don't try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom. Allow investors to buy homes, put…

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Sep 9, 2012

When and if I become president of the United States, I will not take God out of my heart. I will not take God out of the public square and I will not take it out of the platform of my party.

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Sep 6, 2012

I expect him to report, to come to the American people and say, when I ran four years ago, here are the promises made, and then describe why it was or why it was not that he was able to carry out his promise. But he didn't talk about that…

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Sep 6, 2012

the president isn't keeping the promises he made in 2008 to get this economy going again.

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Aug 30, 2012

I thought maybe it's an excuse -- what do you mean shut up? OK, I thought it was just because somebody had a stupid idea of trying terrorists in downtown New York City.

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Aug 30, 2012

I think Mr. Romney asked the only sensible question on it. He said, why are you giving the date out now? Why don't you just bring them home tomorrow morning?

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Aug 23, 2012

I love being home in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born. Ann was born in Henry Ford Hospital. I was born at Harper Hospital. No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place…

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Aug 23, 2012

No, no. Not a swipe. I said throughout the campaign and before. I said there's no question about where he was born. He was born in the U.S. This was fun about us and coming home. And humor, you know, we got to have a little humor in a…

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Aug 23, 2012

Governor Romney told CBS News tonight that it was not meant as a swipe at the president; it was just a joke, he said, because he was back home in his birth state of Michigan.

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Aug 23, 2012

The more cautious he seems to get, the more mistakes he makes, because he's not loose on the stump.

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Aug 23, 2012

We're all allowed to have our shifts of position on social issues.

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Aug 23, 2012

Ann and I were both born in Detroit. A little humor always goes a long way. It was great to be home, to be in a place where Ann and I have grown up. And the crowd loved it and got a good laugh.

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Aug 23, 2012

It was just a joke because he said because he was back home in his birth state of Michigan.

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Aug 23, 2012

If you come up here and look, the moment, a statistical dead heat among independents, Governor Romney with a slight edge.

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Aug 23, 2012

Clearly, lots Democrats are willing to say we have them in our documentary, saying that they believe it was politically motivated.

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Aug 21, 2012

I'm hoping he will give great attention to this issue today and will make a decision which is in the best interest of the values he has for the future of the country and for the country itself.

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Aug 21, 2012

I'm hoping that he will give great attention to this issue today and will make a decision, which is in the best interest of the values he has, for the future of the country and for the country itself.

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