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I posted this thread Romney In Retreat at 11:56 AM today.

At about 12:30 PM the post showed up on the Google search list (by date) for 'Barack Obama' with the underlying headline: Romney has held five positions on his tax returns in just four weeks

here's the way it looked on Google:

Romney has held five positions on his tax returns in just four weeks
‎Democratic Underground - 13 minutes ago
____ About a month ago, Mitt Romney was asked whether he'd release his tax returns. He said, “I doubt it,” adding, “I don't intend to. ...

I actually got the title they used from a Democratic National Committee twitter post this morning:

TheDemocrats
Mitt Romney has held five positions on his tax returns in just four weeks. That's impressive even for Romney. j.mp/w1Os8w

Someone at the DNC put that thought out there, I picked it up and used it in the body of another compilation of info in a post here at Du, and it took yet another form and leap to the Google list (by date) for 'Barack Obama'.

Interesting.