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Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector.

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Mark McKinnon
Age: 69
Born: 1955
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Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.
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As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.
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I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.
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America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.
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