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6B Daily News – Saturday, September 22, 2012 Romneys paid $1.94 million in federal taxes WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presiden- cy, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on the $13.7 million in income reported for himself and his wife last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That comes to an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, lower than millions of middle-income Americans but actually more than he had to pay. and other Democrats have pushed for fuller disclo- sures, reminding the Republican candidate that his father, George Rom- ney, released a dozen years of returns when he ran for president. WORLD BRIEFING fresh evidence of a slide in battleground state polls and President Barack Obama's accusation that he was writ- ing off ''half the country'' in pursuit of the White House. Republican running Most of Romney's income was from invest- ment returns. That is why his rate was lower than taxpayers whose income was mostly from wages, which can be taxed at higher rates. Romney's taxes have emerged as a key issue during the 2012 presiden- tial race with President Barack Obama. Romney released his 2010 returns in January, but he contin- ues to decline to disclose returns from previous years — including those while he worked at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded. The Obama campaign There also has been Democratic criticism of Romney's foreign invest- ments. Several tax law experts said Friday that his newly released tax returns would not be much help in resolving critics' questions about his sprawling finances — whether he used aggressive tax-defer- ral strategies, what might be the specifics and tax advantages of his numer- ous offshore investments, what was the source of his massive account and what are the details behind his now- closed $3 million Swiss bank account. retirement GOP sniping, slide in key state polls keep Romney in violence linked to the film around the world. Analysts accused the mate Paul Ryan drew boos at an AARP convention in New Orleans when he said Romney would repeal Obama's health care law, which closed a gap in cover- age for seniors' prescription drugs. The Wisconsin con- gressman accused the administration of weaken- ing Medicare and flinching from tough measures need- ed to stabilize Social Securi- ty's finances, adding that the president has ''put his own job security over your retire- ment security.'' Obama rebutted Ryan's Pakistani government of pandering to these extrem- ists by declaring Friday to be an official holiday — calling it a ''Day of Love for the Prophet.'' urged peaceful protests, but critics said the move helped unleash the worst violence yet caused by the film, titled ''Innocence of Muslims.'' charges point by point in a video appearance to the same audience. He said the Republican prescription for Medicare would mean ''bil- lions in new profits for insurance companies'' and replacing guaranteed bene- fits with a voucher that would bring higher out of pocket costs for seniors. Romney campaigned in off-balance WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney struggled to steady his presidential campaign on Friday, buffet- ed by an outbreak of sniping by frustrated Republicans, Nevada as aides released a 2011 federal income tax return showing he and his wife, Ann, paid $1.94 mil- lion in federal taxes last year on income of $13.7 million. Their effective tax rate was 14.1 per cent, lower than many families pay because most of the couple's earn- ings come from invest- ments. More than a dozen killed in riots as 'Day of Love' Pakistan's ''Day of Love for the Prophet'' turned into a deadly day of gunfire, tear gas and arson. turns deadly ISLAMABAD (AP) — The campaign also released a letter from Rom- ney's doctor saying the 65- year-old former Massachu- setts governor is healthy and physically up to the demands of the presidency. We invite you to join us in our mission by supporting Think Pink and helping to spread the word about the importance of early detection. October - 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 DEADLINE: 2 DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION Run Dates New content for readers each run. Color Full $29 (a box for all 5 pages) Box size: 2.5" x 2.5" (square) $39 (1 box) Contact your Daily News advertising representative at (530) 527-2151 to place your ad today! 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Call for details 527-3100 http://redbluff.stromerrealty.com 00 Thousands angered by an anti-Muslim film ignored pleas for peaceful rallies and rampaged in several Pakistani cities Friday in battles with police that killed 19 people and touched off criticism of a government decision to declare a national holiday to proclaim devotion for the Prophet Muhammad. The film, which was pro- duced in the United States and denigrates the prophet, has outraged many in the Muslim world in the 10 days since it attracted atten- tion on the Internet, and there were new, mostly peaceful protest marches in a half-dozen countries from Asia to the Middle East. But it is Pakistan that has seen the most sustained vio- lence, driven by a deep well of anti-American sentiment and a strong cadre of hard- line Islamists who benefit from stoking anger at the U.S. At 49 people — including the U.S. ambas- sador to Libya — have died tactics WASHINGTON (AP) — The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a waiting ambush, U.S. officials said Friday as they pieced together details about how the compound was overrun. U.S. intelligence indi- cates that 50 or more peo- ple, many of them masked, were responsible for the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Gun trucks pro- vided added firepower. The attackers set up a perimeter, controlling access in and out of the compound. A first wave of attacks sent the Americans fleeing to a fall- back building, where a sec- ond group of extremists beset them with precise mortar fire. 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