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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Romney unveils healthcare reform plan

But this time the GOP presidential hopeful leaves out an element conservatives might reject.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 25, 2007

WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday released his principles for national healthcare reform but left out the linchpin of the plan he enacted as governor of Massachusetts: a requirement that individuals get coverage.

That shift could help him win over conservative Republican primary voters, experts said. But if he succeeds in becoming the GOP nominee, he may have to zigzag back to his Massachusetts roots to appeal to independents and Democrats.

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