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Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech

Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech:


Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech

One of the more awkward moments of Mitt Romney's speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention came during the newly minted presidential candidate's question-and-answer session with the audience.

The audience followed Romney's script -- at least according to the campaign's version of the candidate's prepared text -- during the first two questions of the exchange:

"Does the America we want borrow a trillion dollars from China?" Romney asked. "No," the crowd cheered.

"Does it fail to find the jobs that are needed for 23 million people and for half the kids graduating from