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(RNS) Mitt Romney, who struggled to gain the support of evangelicals during the primaries, will deliver a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the country. By Jackie Kucinich.
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Politics,
Election
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Christian - Protestant, Mormon
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commencement, evangelicals, jerry falwell, liberty university, mitt romney 2012 election, mitt romney mormon, mormons in politics, president obama, same-sex marriage
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