Romney tries to sidestep tax furor he ignited

By Tom Raum

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 18 2012 4:06 p.m. MST

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Mitt Romney tried doggedly Wednesday to sidestep the political furor he had started a day earlier by revealing he pays federal taxes at a rate of about 15 percent, less than millions of middle-income American families. Newt Gingrich, his main rival in this weekend's South Carolina primary, poked at Romney anew and disclosed he personally pays more than twice that.

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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

Does anyone beside me remember when John Kerry's taxes were published during his campaign and it was established that he paid only about 12% tax rate? And he owns a yacht, serveral homes and his wife is one of the richest people in the world! Where More..

4:43 p.m. Jan. 18, 2012
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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

Re: Pagan | 4:23 p.m. Jan. 18, 2012
"Heck...I pay more than 15%!

Heck, you payed about 15% more taxes than Democrat Timothy Geithner before Obama nominated him to be head of the Treasury Department. He failed to pay $34,000 in More..

6:56 p.m. Jan. 18, 2012
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worf

Mcallen, TX

Hmmm. Pagan paid more taxes than Romney?

Just think of all the tax money coming from Keystone, had the anointed one not blocked it.

10:34 p.m. Jan. 18, 2012
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