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The universal healthcare campaign became the signature accomplishment of Mitt Romney's four years in office, showcasing the governor in all his complexity. It exhibited his strengths - a willingness to challenge convention by attacking an intractable problem in a creative way; but it also, critics say, revealed his shortcomings - taking too much credit for achievements. (By Brian C. Mooney, Stephanie Ebbert, and Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
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  The State House YearsRomney's four-year term was marked by his shifts to the right on social issues, including embryonic stem-cell research. |
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 Hitting the TrailRomney announced his run for president of the United States in February 2007 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. |
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 Evolution of a CandidateTake a look back at Mitt Romney's gubernatorial campaign and his path to becoming governor of Massachusetts. |