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Candidate for president in the 2008 election cycle. and i believe -- just -- i think it was a tradition initiated by then presidential candidate george romney back in 1968 who released 12 years of tax records in '68 as i understand it. >> romney's disclosure was red meat for newt gingrich who has been pushing for a 15% flat tax. the former house speaker suggested his plan should be renamed in romney's honor. >> well, first of all, you got to release your taxes and find out if the amount was really 15%. and second, i think that we ought to rename our flat tax. we have a 15% flat tax. so this wi...