The blast of conservative criticism aimed at Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for backing gay rights in 1994 has shaken his position as the social conservatives ' favored challenger to Senator John McCain of Arizona for the Republican presidential nomination .
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Mitt Romney
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John McCain
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