Pro-romney Group Raises $12m

Jack Gillum, Associated Press, Boston Globe
Mon, 08/01/2011 - 9:48am

A new "super" political action committee supportive of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has raised more than $12 million, drawing on big-dollar donations to help the former Republican governor in his bid for the White House.

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