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The Economy Explained
Mitt Romney, back in his Bain Capital days. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Meet the twenty-first century tax accountant: a piece of software. Tim Boyle/Getty Images hide caption
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From Cellphones To Cigarettes: The Long Arm Of The Chinese Government
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How Mitt Romney's Firm Transformed A Struggling Company, In 5 Steps
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How Mitt Romney's Firm Tried — And Failed — To Build A Paper Empire
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Pfizer's gone. Kombucha lives on. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption
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