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What we learned from Mitt Romney — Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney tried time and again to make one thing clear in our interview. On five different occasions in the first few minutes of the interview, Romney said he had “no role whatsoever” at Bain Capital after February 1999. — Here are the ways he said it:
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Romney Demands Apology From Obama on Bain Allegations — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney demanded an apology from President Obama on Friday for making what he called “reckless” and “absurd” allegations in an escalating battle over whether Mr. Romney's business record included outsourcing American jobs.
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WJLA-TV:
President Obama says Romney should answer Bain Capital questions — In an exclusive interview, President Barack Obama tells ABC7's Scott Thuman that GOP challenger Mitt Romney should answer questions about Bain Capital and his time there. Here's a transcript of the interview.
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David Weigel / Slate:
Did the Romney Campaign Create the Swift-Yachting Story? … - Josh Levin: Penn State Should Cancel Its Football Program for a Few Seasons — Is It Legal for Airlines To Let Richer Passengers Go Through Airport Security First? — Manjoo: Buying an iPhone? Get the Smallest Possible Amount of Storage.
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CNN:
Acosta interview: Romney's spirited Bain rebuttal — (CNN) - Following a week of some of the sharpest attacks yet on his management of the financial firm Bain Capital, Mitt Romney offered a vocal defense Friday of his tenure there and strongly disputed reports he left the firm years later than he has previously said.
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CBS News:
Romney interview with CBS News: Full transcript — presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney sat down for interviews with all five networks following several days of heightened criticisms over his time at the private equity firm Bain Capital. Romney defended his work …
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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Romney Responds to Bain Attacks In ABC Interview — JONATHAN KARL: Governor Romney, you have been hammered by the president and by the president's campaign over your time at Bain. In fact, one of his top advisers actually said you might have committed a felony when it comes …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Mitt's Political Vortex — Do you think it's a coincidence that ever since the world's physicists announced that they had discovered a possible breakthrough in the study of mass and energy last week, our politics has taken on a kind of black-hole quality? — First, Bain Capital.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney to give television interviews today
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Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Romney to Obama: Apologize for Bain Questions
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Ginger Gibsonand Dylan Byers / Politico:
Mitt counter-punches on Bain
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Hunter Walker / Politicker:
Mitt Romney's Shifting Bain Story
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
More than 20 People Faint During Obama Speech — The pool report on President Obama's trip to Roanoke, Virginia says that more than 20 people fainted during the president's speech this evening. — “TV viewers may have heard POTUS pointed out a couple of faintings during the rally in downtown Roanoke,” writes the pool report.
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniform — WASHINGTON — Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue — but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming. — Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision …
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New York Post:
Sylvester Stallone's son found dead; cause of death believed to be pill overdose — The son of Sylvester Stallone has been found dead in his Hollwood home. — Sage Moonblood Stallone, 36, was found dead this afternoon at an apartment, his attorney confirmed to The New York Post.
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Obama campaign worker collapses at Chicago campaign HQ and later dies — Alex Okrent, a staffer in the Obama for America campaign who has worked with Barack Obama's political team since 2004, died Friday after collapsing in the Chicago headquarters. — President Barack Obama called his family to offer his condolences.
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Isthmus|The Daily Page:
Feingold says he would have lost to Walker in recall election — Feingold: 'The bottom line is, we've got to look to the future.' — Article Tools: Read more News items — Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold broke a lot of progressive hearts when he declined to run in the recall election against Gov. Scott Walker.
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Rolling Stone:
Romney's ‘Free Stuff’ Speech Is a New Low — Wow. If you live long enough, you'll see some truly gross things in politics, but Mitt Romney's work this past week “courting black support” was enough to turn even the strongest stomach. — Romney really showed us something …
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