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Romney

to the Rescue

Mitt Romney is combating rival Mike Huckabee's every-man ads with biographical spots of his own. The former Massachusetts governor's latest ad relates the story of his search for a colleague's missing daughter nearly a decade ago.

In 1996, when Mr. Romney headed Bain Capital, the 14-year-old daughter of business partner Robert Gay ran away to attend a rave in New York. According to Mr. Gay, Mr. Romney shut down the Boston firm and ordered everybody to Manhattan, where he set up a massive operation, including a phone bank and search teams. The girl was found three days later, alive but drugged.

Mr. Romney rarely recounts the tale in his stump speech, but his youngest son, Craig, used it liberally on a swing through Florida last month.

Messrs. Gay and Romney have a lot in common. Mr. Gay is a Mormon, a multimillionaire, and a prominent alumnus of Brigham Young University with an advanced degree from Harvard. Members of his family, including the daughter Mr. Romney helped to rescue, have donated thousands of dollars to the Romney campaign.

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Romney

to the Rescue

Mitt Romney is combating rival Mike Huckabee's every-man ads with biographical spots of his own. The former Massachusetts governor's latest ad relates the story of his search for a colleague's missing daughter nearly a decade ago.

In 1996, when Mr. Romney headed Bain Capital, the 14-year-old daughter of business partner Robert Gay ran away to attend a rave in New York. According to Mr. Gay, Mr. Romney shut down the Boston firm and ordered everybody to Manhattan, where he set up a massive operation, including a phone bank and search teams. The girl was found three days later, alive but drugged.

Mr. Romney rarely recounts the tale in his stump speech, but his youngest son, Craig, used it liberally on a swing through Florida last month.

Messrs. Gay and Romney have a lot in common. Mr. Gay is a Mormon, a multimillionaire, and a prominent alumnus of Brigham Young University with an advanced degree from Harvard. Members of his family, including the daughter Mr. Romney helped to rescue, have donated thousands of dollars to the Romney campaign.

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