Foreclosure-Ridden Florida Listens for Republican Housing Plans

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Mitt Romney came to Palm Beach, Florida, two weeks ago for a fundraiser at the 27,500-square-foot house of Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Ten miles away, Peter Willis hadn’t paid his mortgage for six months.

The retired travel agent, 82, wants the bank to reduce the principal on the yellow stucco ranch in West Palm Beach, across the Intracoastal Waterway from the resort city. Instead, he expects foreclosure.