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‘Pious Baloney’

by David Kurtz
01.09.12 | 5:59 am

Newt dinged Mitt in Sunday’s debate for repeatedly claiming that he had never envisioned, sought or pursued a career in politics. Newt has a point on this one. As Benjy Sarlin and Evan McMorris-Santoro reports, Mitt’s #humblebrag on this score is a key part of his new and improved bio for the 2012 race.

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