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Romney stirs controversy on bumpy foreign trip

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Gaffe-prone, wannabe or savvy statesman, Western media has slammed Mitt Romney's tour of American allies, but US opinion polls tell a different story. Laura Baines and her panel discuss the Republican candidate's choice of destinations and what they mean.

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  • Christopher DICKEY, Newsweek Paris Bureau Chief / Mideast Editor;
  • Erik SVANE, Member Republicans Abroad France, Author of "La Bannière étalée";
  • Aaron David MILLER, Distinguished Scholar at The Wilson Centre and advisor to Republican & Democratic Secretaries of State for over 20 years;
  • Mordechai KEDAR, Researcher at the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies Bar Ilan University;

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