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Mitt Romney on the campaign trail Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues his campaign to unseat President Obama.
July 11, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pauses during a speech to the NAACP’s annual convention in Houston.
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July 11, 2012
N. Scott Phillips, of Baltimore, listens to Romney deliver a speech during the NAACP convention. The former Massachusetts governor was booed when he told the crowd that he would be a better president for African American families than President Obama. He also was booed when he said he would repeal Obama’s health-care law and that the president’s policies were not creating jobs.
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July 11, 2012
Romney is greeted by NAACP national board member William H. Graves before his speech at the NAACP convention. Romney in his speech said his policies were the right solutions to help black families succeed in a sputtering economy, with rising federal debt and poor schools. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said black families have suffered disproportionately under the Obama presidency, noting that the unemployment rate for African Americans went up last month to 14.4 percent, while the overall rate was 8.2 percent.
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July 10, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney helps a group of volunteers at the Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado prepare food for distribution to people affected by the wildfires in Colorado Springs.
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July 10, 2012
Mitt Romney pauses during a speech at a campaign stop at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo.
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July 10, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo.
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July 6, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about jobs at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H.
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June 27, 2012
Jim Wilson, a Mitt Romney volunteer whose pickup truck was destroyed in a fire last week, hoists a fire extinguisher above his head after a campaign event in Sterling, Va.. The extinguisher was a gift from Romney, along with keys to a new truck.
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June 27, 2012
Mitt Romney embraces Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) during a campaign event in Sterling, Va.
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June 26, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney signs autographs while campaigning at Carter Machinery in Salem, Va.
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June 26, 2012
Romney speaks to a crowd of about 1,500 people in Salem, Va. Romney said that instead of focusing on jobs and the economy, President Obama focused on pushing for the health-care law.
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June 26, 2012
Romney talks with strategist Russ Schriefer on his bus after campaigning at Carter Machinery in Salem, Va. In his speech at the company, Romney said, "We're gonna stop [Obama’s health-care law] on day one."
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June 21, 2012
Romney greets supporters after his speech at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials annual conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Romney spoke about immigration reform as he battles President Obama for votes.
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June 19, 2012
Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Holland, Mich., as he completes his five-day bus tour across six battleground states.
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June 19, 2012
Romney is reflected in the sunglasses of a supporter as he speaks at a campaign rally in Holland State Park in Holland, Mich.
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June 19, 2012
Rally-goers wait to shake hands with Romney in Holland State Park in Holland, Mich. — the last campaign stop of his six-state, five-day bus tour.
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June 19, 2012
Romney shakes hands with supporters at the last rally of his “Every Town Counts” bus tour of six battleground states.
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June 16, 2012
Mitt Romney shakes hands with employees at a Wawa gas station in Quakertown, Pa. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee stopped in Quakertown as part of his bus tour across states that could be key to the November election.
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Reuters
June 16, 2012
Mitt Romney visits with a little league team outside a Wawa gas station in Quakertown, Pa. He rerouted his tour after former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell and several other Democratic officials held a press conference outside the town’s other Wawa gas station, where the former Massachusetts governor had initially planned his early afternoon stop.
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June 16, 2012
Mitt Romney, right, speaks with Mike Leib, the president of Weatherly Casting Co., as he is given a tour during a campaign stop in Weatherly, Pa. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is touring Rust Belt states to stump in areas that are still suffering from the recession, saying President Obama’s economic recovery efforts have not paid off.
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