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by Kasie Hunt on 11 April 2013

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AP: Romney keeps secrets — unless law says he can’t

by Kasie Hunt on 30 November 2012

June 11, 2012

BOSTON (AP) — Keeping his secrets, Mitt Romney tends to lift the veil on his finances and campaign only if the law says he must.

The Republican presidential candidate refuses to identify his biggest donors who "bundle" money for his campaign. He often declines to say who’s meeting with him or what he’s doing for hours at a time. He puts limits on media access to his fundraisers. And he resists releasing all of his tax returns, making just a single year public after facing pressure to do so.

"We’ve released all the information required by law and then some," Romney said last month about his tax returns.

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November 27, 2012

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AP: Privately devout Romney worships with his family

November 26, 2012

July 2, 2012 WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Every year, Mitt Romney and his family spend a week at his estate on picturesque Lake Winnipesaukee. They go boating, play games — and attend church, an expression of the faith that’s fundamentally shaped the Republican presidential candidate. Romney, the first Mormon to clinch the presidential nomination of [...]

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AP: Ryan selection shrouded in secrecy

October 29, 2012

Aug. 12, 2012 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — After Mitt Romney decided on a running mate, Paul Ryans carefully planned transition from congressman to vice presidential candidate began — in deep secret.Almost a week ago, Ryan snuck through Chicagos OHare airport in a baseball cap and sunglasses and flew to New England. A Romney advisers 19-year-old [...]

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AP: If elected, Romney wants a say in ‘fiscal cliff’

October 19, 2012

Oct. 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s transition team is quietly talking with government officials and Capitol Hill to develop a plan, if he’s elected, to prevent massive cuts to the defense budget and extend tax cuts first passed under President George W. Bush. The Republican’s goal is to put his own stamp on [...]

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AP: Romney’s Comments on Jewish Culture Outrage Palestinians

July 30, 2012

JERUSALEM | Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who suggested his comments were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East. His campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized. “As [...]

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