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Obama calls on Romney to release tax returns: Univision Apr 14th 2012, 16:38 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama likely paid higher tax rate than Romney in 2011 Fri, Apr 13 2012 Biden to attack "Romney Rule" on taxes for rich Thu, Apr 12 2012 After game-changing run, Santorum quits White House race Tue, Apr 10 2012 Obama campaign slams Romney for not paying "fair share" of taxes Tue, Apr 10 2012 Isn't it "marvelous?" Obama seeks to define Romney for voters Sat, Apr 7 2012 Analysis & Opinion Tax and accounting calendar Essential reading: Obamas and Bidens release tax returns, challenge Romney, and more Related Topics Politics » Money » Barack Obama » Election 2012 » 1 of 2. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the Port of Tampa in Florida, April 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:38pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns, in an interview with Univision released on Saturday. Obama's campaign has been pushing Romney, a multi-millionaire former private equity executive, to release several years of his prior tax returns to shed light on how he amassed his wealth. In an interview conducted on Friday and released on Saturday, an anchor for the Spanish-language network noted Obama had released his tax returns for 12 years and asked him if Romney should do the same. "Absolutely," the president replied, according to a transcript. "I think that it's important for any candidate in public office to be as transparent as possible, to let people know who we are, what we stand for, and you know, I think that this is just carrying on a tradition that has existed throughout the modern presidency." Romney released his 2010 returns and estimates for 2011 in January but has been reluctant to release more. On Friday the former Massachusetts governor requested an extension to file his 2011 tax forms while estimating his tax liability at $3.2 million for last year. The White House released Obama's tax forms on Friday, showing that the president and his wife Obama released tax forms indicating that he and his wife, Michelle, paid an effective tax rate last year of 20.5 percent on income of $789,674. (Reporting By Jeff Mason; Editing by Eric Walsh) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) How about Obama reports how much the court costs and legal fees for his drunk DUI toting uncle and welfare soaking aunt, both parked here from Kenya, are? Apr 14, 2012 12:43pm EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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