| Son of Mitt Romney campaigning for dad in Panhandle
He could have passed for a hometown boy except that he ordered herbal tea. And if it had been him running for president instead of his dad, he might have left with a favorable bloc. Josh Romney, one of the five sons of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, stopped in Marianna Thursday for a visit to a small cafe. For about an hour he visited with diners and never lost his seemingly genuine smile. Josh, 32, married and the father of three, was taking a turn on the Mitt Mobile, as are two other Romney sons, Tagg, who is a full-time campaign adviser, and Criag, the youngest. Romney also tours on the Mitt Mobile but this week was in South Florida and in Tallahassee visiting with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Two Romney for President workers were traveling with Josh ? Jessica Walter and Mandy Fletcher, the campaign director for Florida.
Middle East demand lifts Dubai tea trade
DUBAI: Dubai's tea trading centre DTCC said yesterday it was on target to reach a volume of 5.5 million kilogram this year, up 27.9pc from last year, on growing Middle East demand. The Dubai Tea Trading Centre (DTTC), which is part of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), is seeking to position itself as a hub for blending and storing multi-origin teas. It said 18.3m kg of tea passed through Dubai in the first two months of this year, up from 16.2m kg during the same period last year. "We are still on target to achieve a volume of 5.5 kg of tea this year, and we have grown significantly during the course of the year," DTTC director Sanjay Sethi said. Last year, a total of 105.5m kg of tea passed through the Gulf emirate, up from 96.6m the previous year.
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