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US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses the "Defending The American Dream Summit" organized by the conservative Americans For Prosperity (AFP) foundation in Washington,DC on November 4, 2011. Romney on Friday laid out his vision for "simpler, smaller and smarter" government, vowing to raise the retirement age and eliminate federal agencies. Unveiling his plan to trim the US deficit by $500 billion by 2016, Romney said he would raise the retirement age for the next generation, cut bureaucracy and change the constitution to make balanced budgets compulsory. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM