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    28 January 2002 - Salt Lake City
    Commentary

    Mormon Bishop

    Misstatement:

    "The head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Mitt Romney, is a Mormon bishop."

    Fact:

    Mr. Romney served as a bishop years ago while residing in the Boston area. Today he teaches a Sunday School class in Park City, Utah. A bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a lay leader who oversees a local congregation.

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