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Mitt Romney stories: 313 news summaries

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GOP Hopefuls Turn On Bush

Take White House to task on war, immigration

Jun 6, 07 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was so much criticism of the Bush administration at the GOP debate last night the Republican White House hopefuls sounded like Democrats. John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Tommy Thompson all cranked up criticism of the administration's handling of the war. The president's diplomatic deficiencies and stand on... More »

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Bush administration • Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Tommy Thompson • GOP • Mike Huckabee

Business History Boosts, Bogs Down Romney

Controversial moves shadow onetime
buyout specialist

Jun 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney's business success gives him the resources necessary to run a presidential campaign, but his deal-making background also opens him to criticism. The success of Bain Capital helped Romney built his personal fortune, the Times report, and the fact that he wasn't afraid to cut jobs for the sake... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • presidential campaign • GOP • Bain Capital • Ted Kennedy • venture capital • Election 2008

Thompson to Enter '08 Race

Actor and ex-senator has GOP royalty in
his camp, frontrunners in his sights

May 30, 07 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson will enter the 2008 presidential race in early July, the Politico reports, bolstered by millions of dollars in contributions and the support of key Republican insiders. The "Law & Order" star and former Tennessee senator, a hard-line conservative, will pitch himself as a steady, consistent presence who... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • GOP • Election 2008 • presidential election

McCain Opposes Water Boarding

But he's the only GOP candidate who does,
as field wrestles with detainee treatment

May 17, 07 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Rudy Giuliani is the only GOP presidential candidate who differs from the pack on abortion, John McCain stands alone on treatment of detainees, the LA Times notes. In the second debate, while Mitt Romney and Giuliani sanctioned using some forms of torture, including water boarding, on suspected terrorists, former... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • torture • Republican • presidency • interrogation • waterboarding • Election 2008

Debate Torture for GOP Hopefuls

Front-runners clash over interrogation techniques, conservative credibility

May 16, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten Republican presidential candidates mixed it up in an often boisterous and contentious debate last night at the University of South Carolina. John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, in particular, clashed on the war in Iraq, abortion rights, immigration, each other's conservative credentials and the use of torture in... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • torture • presidential campaign • GOP • presidential debate • Guantanamo Bay • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Rudy Backed Planned Parenthood

Donations in '90s may spell trouble
for GOP candidate

May 8, 07 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani donated to Planned Parenthood, the country's leading abortion provider and a prominent abortion-rights advocate, at least six times in the 1990s, according to public tax returns. Giuliani has walked a thin line during his campaign for the Republican nomination, maintaining that he personally opposes abortion but supports a... More »

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Mitt Romney • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • abortion rights • Planned Parenthood • Election 2008

GOP Debate Pivots on Abortion

Republican hopefuls compete for
Reagan mantle, attack Roe v. Wade

May 4, 07 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans went straight into the breech during their first debate at the Reagan Library last night, tackling the hot-button issue of abortion. All 10 aspirants supported overturning  Roe v. Wade, including Romney and Giuliani, who struggled to distance themselves from embarrassing previous endorsement of abortion rights. More »

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Mitt Romney • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • Republican • Roe v. Wade • Ronald Reagan

H.W.: Country May Be Feeling
"Bush Fatigue"

Only thing holding
back Jeb, pop says

Apr 24, 07 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Bush Fatigue" may finally be hitting the nation, patriarch George H.W. told Larry King last night. King asked whether Bush Père bought into Mitt Romney's theory of 2008: that Jeb will sit out to avoid Bush-lash. "There's something to that—there might be a little Bush... More »

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Mitt Romney • politics • Barbara Bush • George HW Bush • Jeb Bush • George W. Bush

Thompson Discloses Cancer

Could-be candidate
says he had lymphoma in 2004, but is in remission

Apr 12, 07 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson has non-Hodgkins lymphoma—but it's in remission, the senator-turned-TV star said yesterday. Strategists see the surprise revelation as a sign that Thompson is preparing to enter the contest for the Republican presidential nomination. A new Los Angeles Times poll, conducted just before the announcement, puts him in second... More »

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cancer • Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Fred Thompson • lymphoma • Election 2008

Thompson's Record Doesn't Speak for Itself

Cash and charisma
beat out ideas and achievements

Apr 9, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why is Tommy Thompson barely a blip on the presidential campaign radar screen when he has what is arguably the best resume for the job? The  HHS secretary and former governor has plenty of ideas and an impeccable record as a welfare reformer. But buzz and bucks are what count,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Tommy Thompson • presidency • presidential campaign • Election 2008

Romney Scores Big In Stealth Campaign  

How the candidate
tied up some of the GOP's biggest donors

Apr 7, 07 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Of all the GOP presidential candidates competing to raise funds, Mitt Romney needs the money least, David Kirkpatrick ovserves in the Times. The founder of a giant private equity firm, he can afford to pay for the race himself. But he's pulled in the most—$20 million—precisely because he... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • Boston • presidential campaign • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

Thompson
Slides Into Third

Sorry, Mitt. In just two weeks  the "Law and Order" man has won GOP hearts

Mar 28, 07 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Law and Order" actor and former senator Fred Thompson is in third place among GOP presidential hopefuls in a new USA Today/Gallup poll. Since he announced that he was considering a bid two weeks ago, Thompson's support has skyrocketed to 12 per cent, kicking Mitt Romney to a distant... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • politics • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • Election 2008

Mitt Throws Money at Former Critics

Just before announcing, Romney made hefty donations to conservative groups

Mar 11, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been lining the coffers of conservative groups whose support he'll be seeking in his presidential bid. Late last year, just two months before he announced his candidacy, Romney gave five-figure personal donations to four Massachusetts groups, David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times reports—groups to which... More »

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