Romney leads despite foes’ ‘inconsistent’ claims

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IOWA CITY, IA – One week before former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returns to the state where social values are the top concern among a large segment of Republican voters, he faced an onslaught of character attacks from both the left and the right.

Rivals for the GOP presidential nomination questioned whether the frontrunner is a “true conservative,” while President Barack Obama’s campaign accused him of being “stunningly inconsistent.”

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