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Romney Tussles With Reporter

Posted Jan 17, 08 4:10 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Mitt Romney had a dust-up with a reporter in South Carolina today, CBS News reports, when the reporter essentially accused the candidate of lying. As Romney was saying he was not beholden to lobbyists and didn’t have one “running his campaign,” the reporter interjected, “That’s not true,” referring to Romney ally and lobbyist Ron Kaufman. Video shows the back-and-forth get more animated.

Romney called Kaufman a friend and adviser who was not part of his senior strategy team. AP reporter Glen Johnson pressed the issue and called Romney’s defense “utterly untrue.” After the brief gathering inside a Staples store, Johnson and Romney kept at it until Romney’s press secretary took Johnson aside and told him to “act professionally.”

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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, listens to a reporter's question during a media availability at a Staples store in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles as he listens to a reporter's question during a media availability at a staples store in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 17,...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, holds an easy button given to him after arrived at a Staples store for a media availability at a Staples store in Columbia, S.C.,...   (Associated Press)
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