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Headline Roundup February 16th, 2018

Mitt Romney Launches Senate Bid

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Mitt Romney officially launched his bid for Utah's U.S. Senate seat, taking swipes at President Trump and Washington. β€œUtah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world. Washington sends immigrants a message of inclusion. And on Utah’s Capitol Hill, people treat one another with respect,” he said.

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Romney Takes A Swipe At Trump In Senate Announcement
Romney Takes A Swipe At Trump In Senate Announcement

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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced his bid to become the next U.S. Senator from Utah in a Friday morning tweet.

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Mitt Romney as the 'never Trump' Senate candidate? Don't bet on it
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Mitt Romney has used words like "phony," "fraud" and "con man" to describe Donald Trump. But don't expect the one-time presidential nominee to use that same level of invective against the current president during his Senate campaign in Utah β€” or on Capitol Hill if he wins in November.

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Mitt Romney Has Launched A Senate Bid In Utah β€” And Some Republicans Are Playing The Carpetbagger Card
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The former Massachusetts governor made it official Friday. But State Auditor John Dougall said he’s being encouraged to challenge Romney in a primary. β€œSome of the key things in Utah are that we want to make sure we have a senator who understands Utah issues, and those are clearly different than Massachusetts issues, for instance.”

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