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Romney refines video views

Obama: Rival ‘writing off’ many in U.S.

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: September 19, 2012 at 5:59 a.m.

Credit: AP
 Mitt Romney greets a troop of Boy Scouts after his plane landed Tuesday in Salt Lake City, where he was to attend a fundraising luncheon after a trip to California.

Mitt Romney on Tuesday defended his comments about people who are dependent on government services, saying that the secretly recorded video of him speaking at a fundraiser in May actually helps to clarify the philosophical differences between himself and President Barack Obama.

Romney donor video shakes up presidential race

Republican Mitt Romney's campaign was responding Tuesday to a just-published video showing him dismissing 47 percent of the electorate as dependent on government handouts. (By The Associated Press)
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