Ready To Rumble: In The Early States It’s McCain V. Romney: “… on the Republican side of the contest, the upcoming campaign increasingly appears to be dominated by just two men, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Arizona senator John McCain.”

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“Gov. Mitt Romney, who is weighing a White House bid, signed an agreement Wednesday that allows Massachusetts State Police troopers to detain illegal aliens they encounter over the course of their normal duties …”

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“In late October, departing Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney huddled with a godly group. Gathered in his kitchen were 15 of the country’s leading evangelicals, including giants like Jerry Falwell, Franklin Graham and Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention …”

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Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney - who has recently toughened his stance against abortion and same-sex marriage - tested his views on a New Hampshire audience yesterday. Despite the rightward shift, which has prompted charges of political opportunism, many of those who attended the holiday party were ready to embrace the new Mitt Romney, who is weighing a run for the White House.

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Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney said the United States faces many challenges. But he said change must start with the American people.

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The 2008 presidential primary is still more than a year away, but that hasn’t stopped the likely contenders from parading through South Carolina in recent months. While some are content to make a quick visit and possibly leave behind a small contribution for local party coffers, a few are doing more than that.

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Until very recently, Governor Mitt Romney has been a long shot preparing for a race - the Republican presidential primaries - that almost always goes to the favorite.

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Three big-name Florida Republicans and allies of outgoing Gov. Jeb Bush are lining up with Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2008 presidential race.

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One is a top Iowa lawmaker, another a South Carolina political strategist and a third is a formerspokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

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“Look at the invoices!”That’s what Tom Stemberg, then a fledgling entrepreneur, told Mitt Romney in 1985. Romney was the head of a new venture firm, Bain Capital, and was skeptical of Stemberg’s idea of launching a chain of office-supply stores. Romney had called 100 businesses in the Boston area and found that they were spending far less on pens, paperclips, and the like than Stemberg was claiming in his business plan.

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