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Monday, August 20, 2012
Pool Reporters Accompany Romney To Church For First Time
Yesterday for the first time a small group of pool reporters were permitted to accompany presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney to church services at a Mormon church in Wolfboro, New Hampshire. Mormon churches, such as the one Romney attended yesterday, are open to non-Mormon visitors; however attendance at any of the 100 Mormon temples around the world is restricted to baptized Mormons who are qualified and prepared. The New York Times reporting on yesterday's service said that Romney's campaign strategists have decided that his religious devotion and his church leadership will appeal to voters. Another account of the Romney's in church yesterday comes from Buzzfeed's pool reporter who is herself a Mormon.