Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has finally addressed his secretly taped disparaging remarks about the 47% of Americans who do not pay federal income taxes, calling his words "just completely wrong".
Mr Romney's campaign had been hit hard by the remarks that emerged last month, in which he said he could not convince nearly half of the country to "take personal responsibility" for their lives. The multimillionaire slipped behind President Barack Obama in some key battleground states as people worried he was out of touch with average Americans.
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