Romney's 6-figure 'middle class'
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No one in the Republican presidential race talks more about middle-class tax relief than Mitt Romney. The twist: His view of who fits into the middle class is more expansive than most.
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At key moments during his rise in politics, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has returned to the same reliable source for money, advice and corporate muscle: Bain Capital, the investment company he founded in the 1980s.
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Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season.
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In the most expensive presidential contest in the nation's history, John F. Kerry and his Democratic supporters nearly matched President Bush and the Republicans, who outspent them by just &#36;60 million, &#36;1.14 billion to &#36;1.08 billion.
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How much influence do the super-rich really have over the presidential election?
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About 3.2 million households in the state, most of which are middle and lower income, would be affected, according to tax records.
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Rudy Giuliani emerged as the winner in the Republican presidential money contest this quarter, raising more and spending less than both of his leading rivals. Mitt Romney tapped his personal wealth for a $6.5 million loan and John McCain's campaign was seriously considering public financing to revive his all-but-broke presidential bid.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, making a smooth transition from the exploratory campaign effort he launched last month.
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With a significant assist from his own bank account, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney spent $24.5 million on the services of a media consulting firm last year in a bid to seize victories in January's Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
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Two multimillionaires in the presidential race Â two ways to spend their money. Republican Mitt Romney has pumped more than $17 million of his own into his race; Democrat John Edwards, by law, can tap his fortune for no more than $50,000.
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The Christian Science Monitor - As a matter of logic, Mitt Romney would seem to have an edge going into Florida's Republican primary on Tuesday. The economy is the No. 1 issue, and the former Massachusetts governor clearly has the strongest economic portfolio of the Republican presidential candidates, as a megawealthy businessman, turnaround artist of the 2002 Olympics, and a state chief executive.
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Governor Mitt Romney, the former corporate executive who ran for the corner office on a pledge to push business-friendly policies to create jobs, has collected an estimated $210 million by closing corporate tax ''loopholes," and last week he said he would seek $170 million more.
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DES MOINES -- A year ago, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney gathered his campaign team for the first time at his suburban Boston home. There were PowerPoint presentations, and Ann Romney made sandwiches. "It was like the first day of school," said one senior-level participant.
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A charismatic communicator with an  actor's good looks, a glowing resume and socially conservative  politics, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could be a dream  candidate for Republicans in the 2008 White House race.
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John McCainâs economic platform contrasts sharply with his rivalsâ and represents the start of a Republican response to middle-class anxiety.
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The levies are squeezing the middle class and senior citizens.
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The real estate adage "location, location, location" applies to politics as well, and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is playing that for all it's worth.