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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, work on their iPads last January as their campaign bus heads for Hialeah, Fla. Mr. Romney has credited his wife with being a crucial adviser in his quest for the presidency. (Associated Press)

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This 1965 photo shows Mitt Romney with his future wife, Ann Davies, on the occasion of Mr. Romney’s senior prom in Bloomfield, Mich. (Romney for President Inc. via Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, gavels open the abbreviated first session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Fifth-grader Tywon Malcom (right) waits for his turn to ask a question during D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in the District on the first day of class on Aug. 27, 2012. The mayor, D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, and Department of General Services Director Brian Hanlon visited the school.

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D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Mayor Vincent C. Gray are introduced by principal Izabela Miller at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in the District on the first day of school on Aug. 27, 2012.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann, leave Brewster Academy after working on convention preparations, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in Wolfeboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Robert Griffin III look at the jumbotron late as they talk on the bench in the second quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md. Aug. 25, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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A woman is seen at a table as delegates from Maryland take shelter from the spotty rain at Gaspar's Grotto as tropical storm Isaac delays the kickoff of Republican National Convention in Ybor City, Fla., Monday, August 27, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A Raggedy Ann doll holds a paper fan with the logo of the 2012 Republican National Convention at the store The Attic on Seventh, in Ybor City, Fla., Monday, August 27, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Delegate Dixie Carlson, of Marion, Ark., and other delegates tour the Tampa Bay area as tropical storm Isaac delays the kickoff of Republican National Convention. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Alternate delegate from Baltimore County, Maryland Gloria Murphy passes out Mardi Gras style beads to fellow to people as she and other delegates from Maryland take shelter from the spotty rain at Gaspar's Grotto as tropical storm Isaac delays the kickoff of Republican National Convention. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Balloons wait for the delayed start of the Republican National Convention to a mostly empty room and promptly calls a recess on the first day of events because of Hurricane Isaac, Tampa, Fla., Monday, August 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dan Rather works on his laptop just off the Republican National Convention floor after Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus calls a recess on the first day of events because of Hurricane Isaac, Tampa, Fla., Monday, August 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ron Paul supporters walk the Republican National Convention floor after Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus calls a recess on the first day of events because of Hurricane Isaac. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)