Romney rows back on '47%' comment

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has finally addressed his secretly taped disparaging remarks about the 47% of Americans who do not pay federal income taxes, calling his words “just completely wrong”.

Romney rows back on '47%' comment

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has finally addressed his secretly taped disparaging remarks about the 47% of Americans who do not pay federal income taxes, calling his words “just completely wrong”.

His admission came hours before a closely watched US jobs report promised to have the last word in a startling week for both presidential campaigns.

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