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Romney accuses Obama of demonizing 'success'

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    Carl Cameron reports from Washington

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Good evening I'm Bret -- presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says president Obama's reelection roadmap.

Couldn't take the country right down the path to an even worse economy.

The Obama administration and the campaign insist after being handed a worse than expected economy it's now on the -- Romney's attack today comes amid reports of sharp downturns.

In business hiring in orders for factory goods.

Here's chief political correspondent Carl Cameron.

Had a woman owned business in Virginia Mitt Romney charged President Obama with quote extraordinarily.

Disappointing political tactics.

That Romney -- could harm the nation's economic vitality.

He's taken to attacking success.

He's taken to dividing the American people.

He's taken to finding scapegoats.

For his own failures finding some way to explain why it is that three and a half years into his presidency.

This economy is still.

Bumping along the bottom.

Crummy accuse the president and Democrats of using rhetoric so anti business that it could ultimately discourage and stunt growth the economy is made up of nothing but businesses.

And so we have -- -- enterprises I will make America a great place for ought to put doors again.

For small -- run his campaign expanded the attack with a video juxtapose in the president's 2008 campaign rhetoric to the reality today.

We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage as reported by the Obama administration's own Labor Department last week unemployment is over 8% for a record 38 months.

Romney toured the Republican National Committee headquarters in DC where his campaign's now coordinating joint efforts to oust Obama had put together the August GOP convention in Tampa.

Where yes Newt Gingrich will have a role.

Though not as a candidate.

Today I'm suspending the campaigns.

But suspending the campaign.

Does not means suspending citizenship Gingrich then rattled off a long list of goals and concerns as a citizen closely matching his campaign speeches for the last year.

Gingrich -- month to go to support the eventual nominee he met with Romney staffers this week and they said -- he's willing to help Gingrich retire some of this campaign debt.

Gingrich wants a significant speaking slot at the GOP convention but so far nothing's been agreed to.

For the first time since Rick Santorum dropped out of the race he will meet face to face with the Romney this Friday access inform expects a much bigger role the convention that Gingrich.

In part because Santorum now boast a substantial national following that want -- to make sure the GOP agenda platform.

It's officially socially conservative and Romney sticks to it it.

-- sold GOP rival is now Ron Paul who has qualified to have his name put up for nomination of the GOP convention in camp in August.

Since he's popular with the young voters and Romney in the GOP.

Like that they're delighted to have -- out there in hopes of attracting more young people in the two right.

Just overall and in general -- and still racking up delegates -- are Karl thank you president.