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Romney Invites Donors to $5K Summit

March 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Mitt Romney isn’t running for president, but he’s still looking for supporters’ contributions,” Politico reports.

“The former presidential candidate sent out an email Thursday evening to bundlers and big donors, asking them to join him for a four-day June summit in Park City, Utah. The cost: $5,000.”

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