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-'''Mitt Romney''' is a [[vulture capitalist]] who was the [[U.S. Republican Party]] candidate for [[U.S. President]] in 2012. According to one view, he could have turned his business experience into an asset rather than a liability, since he performed a useful function for the economy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-01/mitt-romneys-missed-opportunity|title=Mitt Romney's Missed Opportunity|author=Green, Joshua|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref>
+'''Mitt Romney''' (born in Michigan on March 12, 1947) is the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney. He founded the investment firm [[Bain Capital]] and later ran for the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, losing to incumbent Ted Kennedy. Romney took over the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and helmed a successful 2002 [[Olympic Games]]. He became governor of [[Massachusetts]] in 2003 and made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 election, losing to candidate [[John McCain]]. Romney made a second run for the U.S. presidency in 2012, with U.S. Representative [[Paul Ryan]] of Wisconsin as his running mate, but was ultimately defeated by President [[Barack Obama]] in a tight race.<ref name="Biography_Romney">[http://www.biography.com/people/mitt-romney-241055 "Mitt Romney biography"], ''Biography.com'', referenced 2012-11-17.</ref>
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'''Mitt Romney''' is a [[vulture capitalist]] who was the [[U.S. Republican Party]] candidate for [[U.S. President]] in 2012. According to one view, he could have turned his business experience into an asset rather than a liability, since he performed a useful function for the economy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-01/mitt-romneys-missed-opportunity|title=Mitt Romney's Missed Opportunity|author=Green, Joshua|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref>

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