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Viser is a political reporter in the Washington bureau, currently covering the 2012 presidential race. He also has covered Congress, the Massachusetts delegation, and national political issues. He has been at the Globe since 2004 and previously reported for the State House bureau, the City Hall bureau, and Globe West.
Latest stories
Mitt Romney announces education policy team
By Matt Viser , Globe Staff
The policy group includes several top officials from the administration of President George W. Bush, including former education secretary Rod Paige.
Mitt Romney’s first general election ad offers view of his first day in office
By Matt Viser , Globe Staff
In his first ad of the general election, Mitt Romney says he would start his first day in office by approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, introduce tax cutting legislation, and seeking to repeal President Obama’s health care law. The upbeat 30-second spot, released on Friday morning, starts with a question, “What would a Romney presidency be like?” “Day one, President Romney immediately approves the Keystone pipeline, creating thousands of jobs that Obama blocked,” a deep-voiced narrator says.
Mitt Romney received warmly at Falwell’s university
By Matt Viser , Globe Staff
Romney only briefly reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage, triggering a standing ovation, in a commencement address at Liberty University.
Mitt Romney addresses Liberty University grads
By Matt Viser , Globe Staff
In his commencement speech, Romney reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage – triggering a standing ovation.