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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Presidential politics Romney: For health mandates before he was against them

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:50 AM

Not that facts matter when you're running against a foreign-born radical Islamist, but:

Emails from Mitt Romney’s time as governor of Massachusetts show that Romney was involved with the details of passing the state’s health care law, including being a strong supporter of the individual mandate, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Presidential politics Romney: For health mandates before he was against them

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:50 AM

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