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Romney’s welfare accusations a tax return distraction?

Mitt Romney has accused President Obama of trying to weaken the work requirements of the 1996 Welfare reform law. President Clinton, who signed the law, called Romney’s claims “not true” and “misleading”. Is this Romney’s attempt to turn scrutiny away from his tax returns? Ana Marie Cox of The Guardian and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post discuss the details.