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ABC News reports that Mitt Romney has millions of dollars parked in offshore tax havens like the Cayman Islands, potentially creating a big political problem for the Republican.

4 reasons Mitt Romney's tax returns could hurt him

Posted on January 19, 2012, at 9:57 AM

The super-rich GOP frontrunner is already taking heat for his 15 percent tax rate. But the real fireworks may start when he releases his tax documents in April

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Increasingly, the Republican presidential debates have become a venue for attacks against Mitt Romney, and his advisors suggest Mitt may opt out of future forums.

Should Mitt Romney stop debating?

Posted on January 18, 2012, at 11:21 AM

With his GOP rivals determined to use the debates to attack the undisputed frontrunner, staying in the mix may do Mitt more harm than good

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has a personal fortune of $190 million to $250 million, but pays only 15 percent or so in federal taxes.

Mitt Romney's 'embarrassing' 15 percent tax rate confession

Posted on January 18, 2012, at 9:32 AM

The GOP frontrunner finally acknowledges that he pays Uncle Sam a relatively small share of his relatively high income. Will it hurt him with voters?

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The Romney Campaign : Best Video

A tough new ad put out by Rick Santorum's campaign suggests that Mitt Romney is President Obama's political twin on bailouts, social issues, and health-care reform.

Rick Santorum's 'scathing' anti-Romney ad

Posted on January 17, 2012, at 5:40 PM

The lagging social conservative brands the front-runner as an Obama clone in a fiercely negative ad running in South Carolina this week

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The Romney Campaign : Fact Sheet

With Mitt Romney's rivals attacking his private-equity-firm background, the former Massachusetts governor retaliates by saying that his GOP opponents sound just like Obama.

Mitt Romney's Bain defense: 3 talking points

Posted on January 13, 2012, at 12:57 PM

The GOP frontrunner is sick of his Republican rivals badmouthing his years as a venture capitalist. Here's a preview of his forceful counterattack

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Mitt Romney's polls numbers have dropped in South Carolina, amid a barrage of attacks from a Gingrich-friendly super PAC.

Will Mitt Romney lose South Carolina?

Posted on January 13, 2012, at 9:45 AM

After a one-two punch in Iowa and New Hampshire, the road to the nomination was supposed to be a cakewalk for Romney. Not so fast, say some South Carolinians

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The Romney Campaign : The Bullpen

Robert Shrum: Monsieur Romney's attack on American values

Posted on January 12, 2012, at 12:29 PM

The GOP frontrunner blasts the president as "tak[ing] his inspiration from the capitals of Europe." But the truth is, that's exactly what Mitt's doing

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The Romney Campaign : Instant Guide

In the 1980s, Mitt Romney, as lay leader of his Mormon congregation, allegedly told a single mother the church wanted her to give up her child for adoption.

The Real Romney: Did Mitt pressure a single mom to give up her baby?

Posted on January 12, 2012, at 10:47 AM

A new book digs into the Republican frontrunner's controversial history, including his time as a Mormon lay leader in the 1980s

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The Romney Campaign : Instant Guide

Mitt Romney helped found Bain Capital in 1984, and made most of his $200 million-plus fortune while he was at the helm of the private equity firm.

Mitt Romney's much-maligned career at Bain Capital: An instant guide

Posted on January 12, 2012, at 9:54 AM

Romney is being called everything from a "vulture capitalist" to a free-market hero. What exactly did he do during his career as a venture capitalist?

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney celebrates in Manchester, N.H., after his big win in the Granite State Tuesday evening.

Mitt Romney's New Hampshire win: Is he 'unstoppable'?

Posted on January 10, 2012, at 10:08 PM

Romney scored a double-digit win in the Granite State, sealing a historic Iowa-New Hampshire sweep. But does he need to worry about runner-up Ron Paul?

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The Romney Campaign : The List

Mitt Romney told a New Hampshire audience this week that "I like to being able to fire people," handing his opponents a devastating (if out-of-context) soundbite.

Mitt Romney's 'stumbles': 4 New Hampshire mistakes

Posted on January 10, 2012, at 9:48 AM

It's been a tough couple of days for the GOP frontrunner: Right when he's on the verge of sealing the nomination, his mouth gets in the way...

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The Romney Campaign : Forecast

Mitt Romney may be poised to win the New Hampshire primary, but he still could find himself fighting for his political life at a brokered convention in August, analysts say.

4 ways Mitt Romney could still lose

Posted on January 9, 2012, at 10:31 AM

Romney has the nomination wrapped up... right? Not quite. Consider these arguably plausible conservative-friendly scenarios

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The Romney Campaign : Burning Question

Mitt Romney seems to be the GOP's inevitable presidential nominee, but he still might have to duke it out with conservative rivals for several months.

How quickly can Romney wrap up the GOP nomination?

Posted on January 6, 2012, at 9:48 AM

The GOP establishment, Obama, and Team Romney all seem to agree that it's just a matter of time before Romney is crowned nominee. But how much time?

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The Romney Campaign : The Bullpen

Robert Shrum: Mitt's single-digit landslide, and Newt's singularly focused revenge

Posted on January 5, 2012, at 12:20 PM

Romney can no longer avoid the fury of his desperate rivals. This weekend in New Hampshire, they'll pile on the frontrunner like never before

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Wednesday, just as the former Massachusetts governor did for McCain after dropping out of the 2008 race.

McCain endorses Romney: Will it backfire?

Posted on January 4, 2012, at 3:56 PM

The 2008 GOP presidential nominee backs his former rival. But the maverick's support could actually hurt Mitt with wary conservatives

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The Romney Campaign : Analysis

If Mitt Romney wins the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, he'll be the first GOP primary candidate in modern history to score that 1-2 punch.

5 keys to Mitt Romney's 2012 success

Posted on January 2, 2012, at 10:42 AM

A robotic, flip-flopping, super-rich, squishily conservative Mormon is on track to (improbably) win the Iowa caucuses and the GOP nomination. How did he do it?

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