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About Romney

Born: March, 12, 1947

Birthplace: Detroit, Mich.

Current home: Belmont, Mass.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in English, Brigham Young University, 1971. Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1975. Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1975.

Current job: Candidate

Resume highlights: Mitt Romney most recently served as governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Before that he was CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee in Salt Lake City, CEO of the consulting firm Bain & Company, and the co-founder of the investment firm Bain Capital.

Before winning the gubernatorial election in 2002, Romney unsuccessfully ran for statewide office in Massachusetts in 1994, challenging Edward M. Kennedy in a bid for the US Senate. He was also a GOP presidential in 2008, but lost to the eventual nominee, John McCain, in the primaries.

The son of a former Michigan governor, Romney was raised outside of Detroit. He attended Brigham Young University, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School. Romney and his wife, Ann, have five sons and 16 grandchildren.

Elective offices: Governor of Massachusetts

Family: Wife Ann; sons Tagg, Ben, Matt, Craig, and Josh.

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Introduction to Mitt Romney

The former Massachusetts governor is following Olympian Dan Jansen’s example as he tries to rebound from a loss in his 2008 presidential campaign to win the GOP nomination next year. He has scaled back his operation, highlighted his business background amid the recession, and focused largely on President Obama despite having an array of primary opponents. His biggest challenge may be convincing moderates and independents – as well as conservatives – that he won’t flip-flop on his campaign promises.

— Written by Glen Johnson, Boston.com politics editor

Latest coverage of Mitt Romney

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Vice President Joe Biden delivered a harsh attack Thursday on Mitt Romney's foreign policy views, arguing that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is rooted in a Cold War mentality and is uninformed about the current challenges facing the U.S. abroad. (Associated Press, 2:20 p.m.)

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Mitt Romney likes to talk about how his father "grew up poor." But that's not the whole story. (Associated Press Writer, 10:58 a.m.)

Biden calls Romney foreign policy backward-looking

Vice President Joe Biden is calling the foreign policy outlined by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shallow, ill-informed and dangerous and says it would return the United States to "the past we have worked so hard to move beyond." (AP National Security Writer, 4/25/12)

FACT CHECK: Romney on his dad growing up poor

Mitt Romney likes to talk on the campaign trail about how his father "grew up poor," but that's not the whole story. (Associated Press Writer, 4/25/12)

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A day after claiming the title of Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney moved aggressively Wednesday to coordinate with the Republican National Committee to intensify his fight against President Barack Obama. One-time bitter GOP rivals looked to be coalescing behind the former Massachusetts governor. (Associated Press, 4/25/12)

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