Excerpted from Bloomberg: — President Barack Obama said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney should 'absolutely' release his tax returns, calling it a tradition among U.S. presidents and candidates, in an interview conducted by Univision in Cartagena, Colombia.
Romney yesterday requested a six-month extension to file his 2011 federal income taxes, said Andrea Saul, his campaign spokeswoman. Saul said he would file and release the return before the Nov. 6 general election.
"I think that it's important for any candidate in public office to be as transparent as possible, to let people know who we are, what we stand for, and you know, I think that this is just carrying on a tradition that has existed throughout the modern presidency," Obama said yesterday, according to a transcript of the interview released today. The interview will air on Univision's "Al Punto" program on Sunday.
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