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Lois Romano

Lois Romano is a senior writer for Newsweek/The Daily Beast based in Washington. She was a longtime political writer and columnist for The Washington Post, covering presidential campaigns and Washington power brokers.

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Skeletons

Romney’s Gender Gap

<p>Newt’s adulterous history may have caught up with him in Florida, as women sided with Romney by a large margin. The making of Mitt’s margin. <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/01/31/daily-beast-contributors-weigh-in-on-mitt-romney-s-florida-win.html" target="_blank">Plus, read more Daily Beast contributors on what Romney’s win means</a>.<br> </p>

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articles/2012/01/31/mitt-romney-defends-florida-spending-says-it-served-me-well/romney-nasty-campaign-romano_wmh3hp
I Swear

Romney: We Played Fair in Florida!

Mitt Romney said ‘aggressive’ Florida campaign has ‘served me well.’ By Lois Romano.

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Florida’s Ugly Fight

As the arrows fly, tomorrow’s primary promises to foreshadow a gruesome general election, reports Lois Romano.

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articles/2012/01/29/romney-keeps-the-heat-on-gingrich-in-naples/romney-in-naples-florida-romano_udou5d
On the Trail

Romney Keeps the Heat on Gingrich in Naples

Campaigning Sunday in Florida, Mitt Romney blamed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the state’s dismal state of home foreclosure.

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READY, SET, GO

Debate Revs Up Romney

The candidate spent Friday ridiculing Gingrich and reveling in his own debate success, Lois Romano writes.

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MOONSTRUCK

Newt’s Blowhard Ideas

Gingrich proposes everything from new interstate highways to a colony on the moon. By Lois Romano.

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articles/2012/01/26/newt-gingrich-gets-angry-again-in-florida/angry-newt-is-back-romano_mgh3e9
Fiesty

Angry Newt Is Back!

With Florida’s high-stakes primary closing in, Gingrich barnstormed the state with harsh new attacks.

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GOP Woos Latino Vote

Gingrich and Romney are waging an ugly fight over Florida’s key Latino vote, pounding each other on immigration. Lois Romano reports.

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Heckler Disrupts Gingrich Rally

A Florida activist heckled Newt Gingrich over his ties with Freddie Mac at a Coral Springs event.

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Unfaithful

Newt: I’m Not Like Bill!

<p>Pressed at a Florida Univision forum, the former speaker rejected a comparison to Clinton—even though both were having affairs at the same time in the '90s. Lois Romano reports. Plus, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/12/30/gingrich-claims-of-veracity-in-divorces-don-t-hold-up.html">Wayne Barrett on the lack of evidence that Gingrich ever testified about his affair</a>.<br> </p>

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