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    Romney Seeks Gravitas On Foreign Trip

    The Romney campaign has taken the ritual pledge not to speak ill of an incumbent president on foreign shores.  But in London today, two anonymous advisors have been quoted as saying Barack Obama can’t fully understand the “Anglo-Saxon heritage” the United States shares with Britain.  The White House has called that “stunningly offensive.”

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Romney campaign has taken the ritual pledge not to speak ill of an incumbent president on foreign shores. But in London today, two anonymous advisors have been quoted as saying Barack Obama can’t fully understand the “Anglo-Saxon heritage” the United States shares with Britain. The White House has called that “stunningly offensive.”

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