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                        Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Visits Firearms Industry's Trade Show ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney toured the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show which is run by the firearm industry's trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Gov. Romney's tour of the SHOT Show underscores the continued importance of the sportsmen's and gun owners' vote in national elections. Sportsmen and gun owners have proven to be a vital and influential voting bloc in the past two presidential elections and in each of...

BOSTON - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's political record is relatively brief — four years as Massachusetts governor and a failed campaign for the U.S. Senate. That's enough, however, for Brian Camenker, a conservative gadfly and longtime thorn in Romney's side, to write a 28-page report that portrays Romney as sympathetic to gay rights and sexual behavior that clashes with his burnished image as a defender of traditional values. Camenker's report, which has been making the rounds of conservative blogs and Web sites, threatens to undermine Romney's carefully crafted image, portraying him as far more liberal on social issues, particularly...

Five things Mitt doesn’t want you to know By Jessica Heslam Boston Herald Media Reporter Friday, January 12, 2007 - Updated: 04:22 AM EST 1. He flip-flopped on abortion rights: In 1994, when he tried to unseat U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), Romney said he supported Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. He said abortion should be “safe and legal in this country.” In 2002, when running for Massachusetts governor, Romney promised not to change the state’s abortion laws. Today he says he’s “firmly pro-life.” 2. He’s changed his tune on taxes: In 2002, Romney...