WATCH LIVE: Romney addresses the NAACP convention in Texas

By Megan Carpentier
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:26 EDT

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When former governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) addresses the NAACP convention in Houston, he’s expected to focus on the economy and the consistently high unemployment rate in the African-American community.

Watch the feed, courtesy of the NAACP, below:

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