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June 2, 2011

Romney's Fact-Free Attack on Obama Policies

David Corn, Mother Jones


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It's Mitt Romney's big day. In New Hampshire, he will officially announce his second presidential run—which unofficially began the moment John McCain lost to Barack Obama. And he's launching his campaign with a whopper.

According to the advance text of his speech—which his aides handed out to various media outfits to boost interest in Romney's unsurprising declaration—Romney will proclaim that President Obama has "failed America."

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