Romney’s corporate past comes under fire

NEWT GINGRICH challenged frontrunner Mitt Romney to account for his record as a corporate takeover artist as Republican presidential hopefuls hustled through a final day of campaigning for the New Hampshire primary, a pivotal test for the rivals bidding to derail the former Massachusetts governor.

The candidates were all but tripping over each other, concentrating their day in the southern half of the state.

The one exception was Texas Governor Rick Perry who campaigned in South Carolina but joined Gingrich from afar in going bluntly after the frontrunner’s private-sector credentials.