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 * Mitt Romney**

"About Mitt | Mitt Romney for President." //Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012//. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. .


 * 1) born on March 12, 1947
 * 2) Graduated from Brigham Young University in 1971
 * 3) Earned dual degrees from Harvard Law and Harvard business school
 * 4) helped to launch the rebuilding of places like Staples, Domino's Pizza, and Sport's Authority
 * 5) CEO of Bian & Company
 * 6) Elected governer of Massachusetts in 2002
 * 7) He eliminated a 3 billion dollar deficit without borrowing or raising taxes
 * 8) not a career politician
 * 9) spent most of life in the private sector
 * 10) had extensive knowledge on how our economy works
 * 11) salvaged the 2002 winter olympic games from disaster
 * 12) when elected governor of Massachusetts, the budget was out of balance, spending was soaring, and taxpayers were being required to pay taxes for diminishing services, the economy was in a tailspin, with businesses cutting back on investment
 * 13) he fixed all of these things
 * 14) he restructured and consolidated government programs
 * 15) cut red tape for businesses
 * 16) at the end of his term, the state accumulated a two billion dollar rainy day fund
 * 17) when he started office the state was losing jobs
 * 18) when he left office the state was gaining thousands of new jobs
 * 19) he is a republican
 * 20) met his wife in elementary school
 * 21) holds the key for improving our healthcare system
 * 22) liberty, opportunity, and free enterprise have led to prosperity and strength before and it will do it again

"Mitt Romney Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com." //Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com//. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. .
 * 1) his father was the governor of Michigan
 * 2) in 1999, he became president of the Salt Lake Organizing committee
 * 3) wrote a book called //Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games//
 * 4) ran for president in 2008 but lost to John McCain
 * 5) also published a book called //No Apology: The Case For American Greatness//
 * 6) The book made the New York Times best seller
 * 7) critic of Obama
 * 8) ran for president in 2008

"Mitt Romney on the Issues." //Americans for Mitt: Mitt Romney for President 2008 //. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. .


 * 1) he is pro-life, meaning he is against abortion
 * 2) he believes that kids in school need to be educated in abstinence
 * 3) he supports drilling in alaska
 * 4) wants to stop illegal immigration
 * 5) against gay marriage
 * 6) he believes that cloning humans is wrong and doesn't want to fund it
 * 7) he believes in not raising taxes
 * 8) he feels very strongly about education
 * 9) he says "we have to do everything to provide opportunities to advance students and help others"
 * 10) he believes that to improve national security, we need to be doing more in the intelligence community
 * 11) he thinks that for welfare we need to "give people and hand up and not a hand out"
 * 12) the president should be able to appoint people who share in their beliefs
 * 13) he thinks it's important to give back to public services
 * 14) he thinks that faith based programs are helpful
 * 15) he wants to veto an emergency contraception bill
 * 16) thinks strongly that liberalism was a bad thing
 * 17) he thinks very highly of Ronald Reagan
 * 18) he believes that veterans and their families need to be rewarded
 * 19) he agrees with obamas decisions on the war on terror
 * 20) he says about the economic future "if we don't act soon, we'll no longer be a superpower"

"Mitt Romney on the Issues." //OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues //. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. 


 * 1) he is firmly pro-life, even in court nominations
 * 2) opposes Roe v Wade
 * 3) he took action as a governor to preserve the sanctity of life
 * 4) stem research's high goals don't justify destroying life, he says
 * 5) he used to be pro-choice but is now pro-life
 * 6) government should not intrude
 * 7) endorsed legalization of RU-486
 * 8) vetoed stem research bill
 * 9) vetoed emergency contraception for rape victims
 * 10) supports bush and not child left behind
 * 11) he worked in a private sector so he knows how the economy works
 * 12) he will cut deficit and help americans save
 * 13) bailout program is wasted money
 * 14) he believes that we need a president who knows how the economy works
 * 15) he disagrees with reported negative study of MA economy
 * 16) he wants to balance state budget by removing waste and folerol
 * 17) favored gays serving openly in the military
 * 18) his father supported MLK
 * 19) secret surveillance is okay
 * 20) he believes that we need to draw on skills of minorities and women
 * 21) should welcome nativity scenes on public places
 * 22) he wants to put gay marriage ban into GOP party platform
 * 23) although he opposed gay marriage, he supports gay parteners
 * 24) equal rights for muslims
 * 25) supports non discrimination acts at state level
 * 26) opposes legalization of marijuana
 * 27) higher penalty for drunk driving
 * 28) supports death penalty
 * 29) he will bring new businesses to urban areas
 * 30) schools can teach family values but not religion and prayer