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W. Mitt Romney, 47, president, Bain Capital
* supports gun control
* advocates a health care plan which would provide universal coverage
* opposes sending American troops abroad on peacekeeping missions
* received party endorsement at Republican convention in May
John Lakian, 51, chair, venture capital firm
* advocates a 17-percent flat income tax, with a lower rate for working families
* supports abortion rights
* favors term limits
* embellished resume in 1982 race for governor, claiming he attended Harvard; lost ensuing libel suit against The Globe
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