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Mr. Romney Jumps In

FORMER Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney chose his home state of Michigan to formally launch his presidential bid, which may say a lot about the hurdles he faces in his effort to win the Republican nomination. Having presided over one of the most liberal states in the nation, having made statements on issues such as abortion and gay rights that appealed to the residents of that state, Mr. Romney, 59, now needs to convince the social conservatives who have a big say in picking the party's nominee that he is not a Massachusetts Republican after all. Mr. Romney, a Harvard MBA and management consultant, has methodically gone about the task of wooing social conservatives, but his record could make that a tough sell....
 
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