Former governors and probable Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush are meeting privately in Utah this week, The New York Times reports, citing "two prominent party members." The planned tête-à-tête, reportedly initiated by Bush as a show of respect before Romney hinted at his own presidential run, could now turn toward discussing ways to avoid a GOP-establishment-splitting primary. The two potential frontrunners for the GOP nomination have been calling the same big-money donors sometimes hours apart.
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