Romney responds to Mormon flare-up; Perry passes (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111008/ap_on_el_pr/us_perry_romney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111008/capt.07913f85fbc545a0aca5f92510adecf3-07913f85fbc545a0aca5f92510adecf3-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=7I9x1C3cmnYOdHLYo0bQ_w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. The cultural conservatives at the summit care deeply about abortion, gay marriage and other social issues. But this year, pocketbook issues seem to matter more than pulpit preaching, and at least some are willing to embrace Romney, who many have long looked at skeptically for his reversals on some of their priorities and his Mormon faith. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday denounced "poisonous language" against faiths as he grappled with a flare-up over religion sparked by a prominent supporter of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, his rival. Perry steered well clear of that simmering issue and pushed another hot button instead: Social Security.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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