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Romney favors Hubbard novel

Title: Romney favors Hubbard novel
Date: Monday, 30 April 2007
Publisher: New York Times
Author: Jim Rutenberg
Main source: thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

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“What’s your favorite novel?” is a perennial campaign question, the answer to which presumably gives insight into leadership. A “Moby-Dick” lover may understand the perils of obsessively chasing of a goal. A fan of “To Kill a Mockingbird” may well focus on racial justice. When asked his favorite novel in an interview shown yesterday on the Fox News Channel, Mitt Romney pointed to “Battlefield Earth,” a novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. That book was turned into a ... [Read the rest at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com]