Romney says trustee is sorting out conflicts

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the manager of his blind trust is sorting out conflicts between his investments and his policy positions.

Romney faced questions about his wealth as contents of his blind trust, made public this week, showed investments in companies that perform work with embryonic stem cells and foreign energy firms that have business ties to Iran.

Romney, in courting conservatives, has opposed most embryonic stem-cell research. He also has called for government pension systems to divest themselves of stock in companies linked to Iran.

"The trustee of the blind trust has said publicly that he will endeavor to make my investments conform to my positions and I have confidence that he will do that well," Romney told reporters during a campaign stop in Georgia.