Romney on Armstrong: an “American hero”

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WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says astronaut Neil Armstrong is an “American hero.”

Romney told reporters Saturday that Armstrong’s death was “very sad.” In a subsequent statement, the Republican says the first man to walk on the moon takes his place in the “hall of heroes.”

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