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Mitt Romney has no plans to reveal just how rich he is, but critics say that if he wins the nomination he'll have to release his tax returns sooner or later.

Should Romney release his tax returns?

Posted on December 23, 2011, at 1:23 PM

The longtime GOP frontrunner says that, unlike past presidential nominees, he won't tell the public what he tells the IRS. Is that smart?

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The Romney Campaign : The Bullpen

Robert Shrum: Is it Mitt in Iowa?

Posted on December 22, 2011, at 12:20 PM

Romney has long downplayed the importance of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, but an increasingly likely win would help him cruise to the nomination

The Romney Campaign : Best Video

Sacre bleu! A liberal group is trying to use Mitt Romney's fluency in French to the presidential hopeful's disadvantage.

Romney's big weakness: Speaking French?

Posted on December 16, 2011, at 12:46 PM

A Democratic political group releases a video showing Mitt Romney speaking French, in a "cynical" bid to turn off conservative voters

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The Romney Campaign : The List

A newly accessible Mitt Romney hugs a supporter during a town hall meeting in Iowa.

6 ways Mitt Romney is trying to prove he's 'human'

Posted on December 15, 2011, at 9:50 AM

Goodbye, Rombot. Hello, sensitive human? Here's how Team Romney is trying to make the super-rich, often-wooden candidate seem like the rest of us

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The Romney Campaign : Burning Question

Mitt Romney conceded on Monday that Newt Gingrich is now the Republican presidential frontrunner, which may have been a clever tactical ploy to lower expectations.

Will Mitt Romney thrive as an underdog?

Posted on December 13, 2011, at 9:33 AM

There's at least one thing Romney and Gingrich can agree on: Newt is the new GOP frontrunner

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Mitt Romney extends his hand and bets Texas Gov. Rick Perry $10,000 during Saturday's debate, a potential reminder to struggling Americans that Romney is very, very wealthy.

Mitt Romney's 'out of touch' $10,000 bet

Posted on December 12, 2011, at 9:25 AM

At Saturday's high-stakes debate, the wealthy presidential hopeful offered a wager that launched 10,000 jokes. How badly will it hurt his campaign?

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The Romney Campaign : Analysis

Among Iowa Republicans who get most of their news from Fox, only 12 percent prefer Mitt Romney, while Newt Gingrich claims nearly 50 percent, according to a recent poll.

Why Fox News viewers don't like Mitt Romney: 4 theories

Posted on December 8, 2011, at 3:52 PM

Iowa Republicans are already partial to Gingrich, but Hawkeye State conservatives who get their news from Fox are especially likely to favor Newt over Mitt

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Now that former House speaker Newt Gingrich is consistently topping Mitt Romney in the polls, Romney is promising to step up his attacks.

Time for Mitt Romney to attack Newt Gingrich?

Posted on December 7, 2011, at 6:16 PM

The mild-mannered moderate's backers urge him to get more aggressive to drag the surging Gingrich back to Earth

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The Romney Campaign : Controversy

In 2007, mere months before launching his first presidential campaign, Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money to replace the computers in the Massachusetts governor's office.

Mitt Romney's 'shady' $97,000 email purge

Posted on December 7, 2011, at 10:21 AM

Before his '08 presidential run, Romney replaced the computers in the Massachusetts governor's office and wiped his official emails. What is he hiding?

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The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Mitt Romney has made a habit of ducking one-on-one interviews with journalists, and critics argue that it's finally catching up with the longtime frontrunner.

Mitt Romney's anti-media hostility: Will it backfire?

Posted on December 6, 2011, at 10:40 AM

The longtime GOP frontrunner got away with sidestepping reporters at first. These days, not so much

The Romney Campaign : Best Column

More than 40 years ago, another moderate Republican Romney ran for the presidency, only to be beat out by a more conservative competitor: Richard Nixon.

How Romney could lose to Gingrich... just like Romney's dad lost to Nixon

Posted on December 5, 2011, at 10:01 AM

George Romney was a real contender in 1968, until a supposedly washed-up Richard Nixon cleverly outflanked him. Could Mitt face a similar fate?

The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief

Mitt Romney may try to paint Newt Gingrich as a "serial flip-flopper," which is a rather laughable proposition considering Mitt's own inconsistent history, critics say.

Mitt Romney's 'hilarious' strategy: Claim Newt is a flip-flopper?

Posted on December 2, 2011, at 9:33 AM

Team Romney reportedly plans to brand a top GOP rival as a "serial flip-flopper" — a label Romney himself has tried to shake for years

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The Romney Campaign : The Bullpen

Robert Shrum: The radical dangers of Mitt Romney's America

Posted on December 2, 2011, at 6:20 AM

As president, the shape-shifting Republican would bow to the far Right — and sacrifice many of the programs and ideals that make this nation great

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The Romney Campaign : Burning Question

The Romney team says voters don't want a best friend, they don't care about charm, all they want is a fixer: Enter the Mitt Romney-bot.

Mitt Romney: 'Boring' by design?

Posted on December 1, 2011, at 10:34 AM

Romney catches a lot of flak for being wooden and robotic. But that's all part of the master plan, says Robert Draper in The New York Times Magazine

The Romney Campaign : Opinion Brief