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Romney attacks Newt over Ryan plan

By Charlie Spiering

Published December 8, 2011 5:00am ET

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Romney attacks Newt over Ryan plan — With friends like Newt, who needs the Left? asks Mitt Romney in a sharp attack against presidential rival Newt Gingrich. Romney is lifting Rep. Paul Ryan’s surprised response after Gingrich suggested that his budget was “right-wing social engineering.” In an email to reporters, Romney highlights Gingrich’s multiple positions on the plan, suggesting that he is […]

With friends like Newt, who needs the Left? asks Mitt Romney in a sharp attack against presidential rival Newt Gingrich.

Romney is lifting Rep. Paul Ryan’s surprised response after Gingrich suggested that his budget was “right-wing social engineering.”

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