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Mitt Romney likes to say he won't "apologize" for his success in business. But what he never says is "thank you" – to the American people – for the federal bailout of Bain & Company that made so much of his outsize wealth possible.

According to the candidate's mythology, Romney took leave of his duties at the private equity firm Bain Capital in 1990 and rode in on a white horse to lead a swift restructuring of Bain & Company, preventing the collapse of the consulting firm where his career began. When The Boston Globe...

Did your favorite person make the list? Today, Time reveals the Time 100, the magazine.s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list appears in the first ever perfect-bound edition of Time. Managing Editor Rick Stengel says, .The Time 100 list is about the infinite possibilities of influence and the power of influence to change the world.. Now [one] can tweet a phrase that reaches millions in a flash. Influence was never easier.or more ephemeral. Which is why we try to choose those people whose influence is both lasting and, with a few notable exceptions, laudable.. The ninth-annual list includes: President Barack Obama on Warren Buffett, Bill Bain on Governor Mitt Romney,...