They believe that Mr. Romney's business background makes him a palatable Republican alternative to the president.

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And former sports minister Tony Banks said he wanted more information on Mr Abramovich's business background.

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They like Mr Romney's business background but are less impressed with his more conservative beliefs not related to economics.

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The purpose was to blunt Romney's persistent claim that his business background made him better qualified than Obama to manage the slow-recovering economy, the most important issue to voters.

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Is it possible that Barclays' board has been misled by Anthony Salz's urbane manner and establishment background into thinking that his review of the bank's business practices will deliver an answer to them which is comforting and anodyne?

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Haynes' background paper on the bill cites stories carried in Investor's Business Daily last year as a big reason for the move.

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These people contend that his background was a much better fit for the firm's traditional business of trading futures on exchanges for clients, rather than its aspirations under Mr. Corzine to become a full-service investment bank that could nimbly trade various financial instruments.

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