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Mitt Romney is a merry prankster. So say his five sons -- Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben and Craig -- who appeared together last night on Conan O'Brien's show. It was billed as the first joint interview of the Romney Boys, as they're sometimes called in the news media, who are a frequent presence on the campaign trail.

Mitt Romney told reporters in Michigan that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is being looked at as his possible running mate, adding that a news story out earlier today that the Tea Party favorite was not being vetted was "entirely false." "Marco Rubio is being thoroughly vetted as part of our process," Romney said.

Republicans riding high from a string of breaks in their favor are increasingly optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances to claim the White House in November, even among conservatives who had qualms about making him the party's nominee.

When Mitt Romney sits across from the Fraternal Order of Police to seek their presidential endorsement, I can't wait to hear his reaction to these men and women carrying guns and tasers when they ask him to explain why he doesn't think the nation needs more of them on the streets.

Earlier in the week, Romney held a news conference at Solyndra, describing the collapse of that federally backed solar-panel maker as proof that the Obama administration was misguided in trying to create jobs with targeted government investments ... But Massachusetts made similar investments when the presumptive GOP presidential nominee was governor of that state, and a small number of those companies have gone bust.

It's probably not the kind of thing voters will use to choose the leader of the free world.
But the Web was taking no shortage of presidential potshots Wednesday over Republican candidate Mitt Romney's new mobile app, which embarrassingly misspelled "America." Yes, Internet. Welcome to AMERCIA.

Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican nomination for president with a win in the Texas primary....

Mitt Romney is raising money in Las Vegas, where he'll meet with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who bankrolled a pro-Gingrich group.

Mitt Romney is likely to seal the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a big victory in Texas that may give him a burst of momentum in his November 6 showdown with President Barack Obama.

Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog.