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Update 2:54 p.m.: Romney has responded to the flurry of attention given to his comments with the predictable, and sensible response typical of his conflict-averse campaign. "I understand in politics people can decide to grasp at anything and take it out of context and make it something it's not," Romney said at a Monday campaign event. "That's the nature of the process. I've got to be an adult about it and recognize it comes with the territory."

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