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    Could Romney Run Again?

    Defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney was tidying up his summer home in New Hampshire when he was visited by Mark Liebovich of the New York Times. Romney began a sentence, “if I had to do it again”—and encouraged Liebovich to, “Keep the recorder running.”

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 1, 2014 • 1 min read

    Defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney was tidying up his summer home in New Hampshire when he was visited by Mark Liebovich of the New York Times. Romney began a sentence, “if I had to do it again”—and encouraged Liebovich to, “Keep the recorder running.”

    Asked about another run for the White House, Romney has recently said, “Circumstances can change.” And he’s reportedly kept in touch with many advisors and aides. He told Liebovich, “we’ve got a lot of people looking at the race,” and, “we’ll see what happens.” He lost big in 2012, but could Romney be eyeing a third run for the Presidency in 2016?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Independent Producer

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mark Leibovich

      staff writer at The Atlantic

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    The "Umbrella Revolution" Marches On
    1. 1:15Health Officials Monitoring Contacts of First U.S. Ebola Patient
    2. 8:02Protestors Swell in Hong Kong: What Will Beijing Do?
    3. 42:18Could Romney Run Again?You’re reading this
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