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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. 13 Nov. 2011. .

"Mitt Romney on the Issues." //OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues//. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. .
 * 1) Graduated at BYU in 1971
 * 2) Born in Detroit on march 12, 1947
 * 3) Met his wife in elementary school and married her in 1969
 * 4) Elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002
 * 5) He eliminated a 3 billion dollar deficit without borrowing or raising any money
 * 6) Earned dual degrees from Harvard law and Harvard law business school
 * 7) “When generations of immigrants looked up and saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time, they surely had many questions and doubts about the life before them, but one thing they knew without a doubt is that they were coming to a place where anything was possible—that in America, their children would have a better life. I believe in that America. I know you believe in that America. It is an America of freedom and opportunity. A nation where innovation and hard work propel the most powerful economy in the world. A land that is secured by the greatest military the world has ever seen and by friends and allies across the globe.”
 * 1) No punishments for women who have partial birth abortions
 * 2) Wants to sign a bill for to ban all abortions
 * 3) Thinks obama’s economy hurt the middle class the most
 * 4) Bailout program wasted money and made companies go bankrupt
 * 5) Against legalizing gay marriage
 * 6) Favored gays openly serving in the military
 * 7) Supports benefits for gay partners, but not marriage
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Welcomes nativity scenes in public places during holidays
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No individual bailouts, but preserve financial systems
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Key economic stimulus is to have companies buy stuff
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reduce corporate tax rate
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Don’t apply section 404 of Sarbanes-oxley to smaller companies
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to hire private companies to manage state prison
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Will bring new business to urban areas
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports death penalty and 3 strike sentencing
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Opposes legalization and recreational use of medical marijuana
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mandatory sentence and higher penalty for repeat drunk drivers
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Insists that teachers get evaluated
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports English immersion and abstinence education
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to reform undermining schools or replace with charters
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">States should be able to have their own emissions standards
 * 22) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Clean environment is campaign theme
 * 23) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Child development enhanced by having a mother and father
 * 24) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To strengthen America you have to strengthen its families
 * 25) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks it is unacceptable for iran to become a nuclear nation
 * 26) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to encourage others into democracy without using military force
 * 27) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to free cuba and eliminate threats from people like Hugo Chavez
 * 28) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Renegotiate trade deals with china and other countries
 * 29) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Open up markets to American goods and services
 * 30) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks that business people should negotiate trade, not politians
 * 31) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Measures American success by series of cyclical indicators
 * 32) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Polititians must know how America works, not just Washington
 * 33) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks that Washington is broken due to lobbyist and polititans
 * 34) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Signing statements are important presidential practices
 * 35) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to focus on global jihad, immigration, tax cut, and healthcare
 * 36) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports the 2nd amendment
 * 37) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports assault weapon ban
 * 38) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports the work of NRA, but disagrees sometimes
 * 39) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks it is ok to ban lethal weapons that threaten police
 * 40) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Romneycare intended as a state plan
 * 41) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to reform medicare, but not cancel prescriptions
 * 42) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Romneycare and obamacare are completely different
 * 43) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If people in MA don’t like Romneycare they can change it
 * 44) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to give everyone some form of healthcare
 * 45) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Insure 45 million uninsured with a free-market based system
 * 46) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks it is a terrible idea to cut defense
 * 47) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Is devoted to making America the strongest nation on earth
 * 48) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Doesn’t want to give Miranda rights to suicide bombers
 * 49) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to add 100,000 people to military without draft
 * 50) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to use global military and non-military effort to defeat jihad
 * 51) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">He was eligible for draft in 1969 and regrets that he didn’t serve
 * 52) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks FBI wiretapping and spying on immigrants is ok
 * 53) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Vetoed in state tuition
 * 54) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to deport illegal immigrants in under 90 days
 * 55) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No mandatory prison terms for employers who hire illegals
 * 56) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Illegal immigrants shouldn’t get tuition breaks in school
 * 57) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks that securing the borders are a priority
 * 58) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wants to propose a encompassing policy for jobs, energy, taxes, and trade
 * 59) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Obama’s policies have put 2.5 million people out of work
 * 60) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Believes in domestic supports for the agriculture industry
 * 61) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks that middle class needs the most help with the economy
 * 62) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Supports the bush tax cuts
 * 63) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Avoid recession with immediate middle-income tax cuts
 * 64) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pledges not to raise taxes

"Biography." //Mitt Romney//. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://mittromneycentral.com/mitt-romney-biography/>.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Was vice president at Bain & Company, a leading management consulting firm
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It helped businesses grow and improve their operations
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Was vice president from 78-84
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Founded and led Bain capital, now one of the nations most successful and powerful investment firms
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Became president and CEO of the 2002 olympic games
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Raised $27 million for candidates running in state house contests across the country.

Scott, Andy. "Romney on the Environment." //2012 Republican Presidential Candidates//. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. [].
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Has an opinion that the environmental problems lie in adopting a market approach
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Thinks that the US should harness its power of innovation to enhance the alternative energy sources
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Believes that the nation will have to invest a lot of money in research and innovation for different energy uses