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Despite saying on Thursday that he hadn’t yet decided on a running mate, Mitt Romney gave a possible hint on Friday that he’s nearing a decision: Three of his top strategists accompanied him on a flight from Aspen, Colo., to Las Vegas.

The trio included Beth Myers, who is leading his vice presidential selection process, as well as former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie and senior campaign adviser Kevin Madden. 

Later on Thursday, Romney met with some of the possibilities at a meeting of the Republican Governors Association near Aspen. Among the governors present were New Jersey’s Chris Christie and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal, both of whom have been the subject of running-mate speculation. 

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An Associated Press report says that a once-invisible offshore company has helped bolster Romney’s wealth even though it did not appear on his state or federal financial reports for 15 years.

President Obama’s reelection campaign seized on the report as raising further questions about their rival’s business background, prompting Romney’s campaign to seek to turn the focus back to Obama’s handling of the economy.

“The mystery surrounding Sankaty reinforces Romney’s history of keeping a tight rein on his public dealings, already documented by his use of private e-mail and computer purges as Massachusetts governor and his refusal to disclose his top fundraisers,” AP wrote. “The Bermuda company had almost no assets, according to Romney’s 2010 tax returns. But such partnership stakes could still provide significant income for years to come, said tax experts, who added that the lack of disclosure makes it impossible to know for certain.”

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SALEM, Va. – If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act this week, President Obama will have “wasted” most of his first term, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney said Tuesday.

“As you know, the Supreme Court is going to be dealing with whether or not Obamacare is constitutional.  If it is not – if Obamacare is not deemed constitutional — then the first three and a half years of this president’s term would have been wasted on something that has not helped the American people,” Romney told a crowd of about 1,500 voters at Carter Machinery Company, one of the leading Caterpillar machine dealerships in the country.

The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling Thursday. On Monday, in another major ruling, it struck down most of a controversial Arizona immigration law. The decision was viewed largely as a victory for the Obama administration, but Romney used it to attack Obama for not passing immigration reform during his first year in office.

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PARK CITY, Utah – Spirits were high among Mitt Romney’s top donors this weekend as they gathered at a Utah resort town to receive an update on the presidential race and rub shoulders with some of the Republican party’s top talent.

The three-day retreat in Park City – a town that boasts top-notch ski slopes and plays host to the Sundance Film Festival each year – brought together a crowd estimated at more than 700 people for socializing, issue panels and a campaign briefing by top Romney aides.

“I’ve found everybody to be quite approachable in and in quite high spirits,” he said. A number of donors echoed the excitement, expressing confidence that the election was going well.

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PARK CITY, Utah – Spirits were high among Mitt Romney’s top donors this weekend as they gathered at a Utah resort town to receive an update on the presidential race and rub shoulders with some of the Republican party’s top talent.

The three-day retreat in Park City – a town that boasts top-notch ski slopes and plays host to the Sundance Film Festival each year – brought together a crowd estimated at more than 700 people for socializing, issue panels and a campaign briefing by top Romney aides.

“I’ve found everybody to be quite approachable in and in quite high spirits,” he said. A number of donors echoed the excitement, expressing confidence that the election was going well.

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