Mitt Romney

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) makes a point as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens during the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential hopefuls (from left) Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul take the stage Jan. 19, 2012, for the Southern Republican Presidential Debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Republican presidential candidates, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs autographs and shakes hands with supporters on Jan. 18, 2012, after speaking at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Linda Faulkner (left) of Gray Court, S.C., and 5-year-old Brendan Alvis of Spartanburg, S.C., wait Jan. 18, 2012, along with other supporters for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to arrive at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds up an old campaign poster of his father George Romney, which a supporter handed him to sign during a campaign rally Jan. 18, 2012, on the Wofford College campus in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Supporters hold posters as Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with the crowd after speaking Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a campaign rally at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., on Wednesday. He has assembled several George W. Bush-era veterans as national security advisers to his campaign. The South Carolina GOP primary is scheduled for Saturday in the state. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds up an old campaign poster of his father George Romney, which a supporter handed him to sign during a campaign rally Jan. 18, 2012, on the Wofford College campus in Spartanburg, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney signs posters and shakes hands with supporters after speaking at an early morning campaign rally. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at an early morning campaign rally. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A supporter, bottom, listens to Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak at an early morning campaign rally. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at an early morning campaign rally at the Florence Civic Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Brandon Hylton, center left, of Florence, South Carolina, and his 4 year old daughter Ella listen to Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney as he speaks at an early morning campaign rally at the Florence Civic Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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