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'Fox Report' Profile: Mitt Romney

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    Shepard Smith examines political and personal life of two-time presidential candidate

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It's an out of the election process is about to start will be introducing you to all of the GOP contenders here on The Fox Report.

Tonight Mitt Romney one of several candidates have taken turns the Republican front runner recent polls giving him a commanding lead -- New Hampshire I'm talking commanding.

And he's among the top three here at Iowa the twists and turning his current run for the White House just the latest in the long string of ups and downs.

Throughout his personal and political life.

There's never been a president of the United States that was born in Michigan.

And I'm hoping to rectify that Willard Mitt Romney was born in Detroit in 1947.

The youngest child of an auto executive who became the State's governor.

And yeah.

His own life in many ways has mirrored that of his father's straddling the worlds of business and politics.

He's named after his father's friend Willard and area -- the founder of the hotel -- But Romney stopped using his first name in kindergarten.

His childhood friend and would grow up to -- his wife.

The -- started dating and prep school.

And she get a date with someone else and I said and I got it right of the party -- -- -- closer to ask that you do can I give a ride home Soria.

He said sure we've been going steady ever since.

Mitt Romney spent two years as a Mormon missionary in France.

-- -- he was in a car crash so serious the first officer on the scene reported dead.

But -- recovered and returned to the states -- an undergrad degree from Brigham young followed by an NBA there's a law degree from Harvard.

As his family expanded Romney began his career in the management consulting industry before going into business for himself.

And frame of mind try and build a business from the ground up.

He founded a profitable investment banking firm and became the go to guy when the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics were deep and ready.

We'd like people who -- -- sit -- front -- to pay as much money as possible just like they would if they were going to the Super Bowl or the NBA finals.

Returning to games to profitability raise Mitt Romney's political profile.

He had already run an unsuccessful senate campaign against Ted Kennedy in the 1990s.

But in 2002.

Won the race -- Massachusetts governor.

And -- the Romney's -- a personal battle when doctors diagnosed his wife and with multiple sclerosis.

The mother of five fought through it and doctors say the disease is now in remission.

-- went on to run for president four years ago but when Senator John McCain pulled -- -- in the early primary states.

This isn't an easy decision.

Hate -- -- Romney dropped out leaving little doubt.

And as I mentioned Mitt Romney's given first name is Willard.

Mitt was the name of his father's cousin who played for the Chicago Bears in the 1920s.

In the coming weeks -- campaign 2012 continues we'll take a look at the rest of the GOP front runners inside -- Democratic.

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