"He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision, " said Matt Rhoades, a Romney campaign spokesman.

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His only major mistake was selling Shearson Loeb Rhoades in 1981 to American Express , where he was rejected in his ambition to be named president.

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Driving hard bargains all the way, he has acquired at one time or another such financial brand names as Travelers Insurance, Shearson Hammill, Hayden Stone, Smith Barney, Commercial Credit, Loeb Rhoades, Salomon Bros. and finally Citicorp.

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Mark Rhoades, vice president for legislation at the U.S. Internet Council, another industry group in Washington, said Virginia has by far the most stringent Internet laws because about half of all emails in the U.S. go through America Online, based in Dulles, Virginia, a Washington suburb.

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