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Birth of Mitt Romney
Born at Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan;the youngest child of automobile executive George W. Romney and homemaker Lenore Romney (née LaFount). -
Birth of Barack Obama
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
Mitt Romney Heads Salt Lake City Olympic Games Organizing Committee
Wanted to send a message when he took over as chief executive of the Salt Lake Olympic Games. -
Mitt Romney Becomes Governor
In his 15-minute inauguration speech in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, he avoided policy specifics, but said that he intended to bring about a "lighter, more agile bureaucracy. -
Barack Obama Became US Senator
Obama's expected opponent in the general election, Republican primary winner Jack Ryan, withdrew from the race in June 2004. -
Barack Obama becomes President
On November 4, Obama won the presidency with 365 electoral votes to 173 received by McCain. -
Affordable Health Care Plan passed
At the encouragement of the Obama administration, the 111th Congress devoted much of its time to enacting reform of the United States' health care system. -
Mitt Romney is nominated for the 2012 Republican Ticket
Filling his organization with the Federal Elections Commission as an exploratory committee, he announced the organization in a video message on April 11, 2011. -
US Withdrawal from Iraq
As the war progressed from its initial 2003 invasion phase to a multi-year occupation, U.S. public opinion turned in favor of troop withdrawal
