GREER, S.C. — Trying to defuse Democratic criticism of his refusal to release more tax returns, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he paid a federal tax rate of at least 13% in each of the last 10 years, and his wife, Ann, said there would be no further tax disclosures lest the couple become a bigger target for critics. President Obama's reelection campaign has made the tax rates paid by his Republican challenger a central part of his case against Romney's plan to revive the economy. In his advertising, Obama has highlighted the 14% tax rate that Romney paid on $20 million in income in 2010, saying his rival wants the middle class to cover the cost of new tax cuts for millionaires. Earlier...
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