Sheldon Adelson Pressing Mitt Romney To Call For Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard's Release: Report

Romney Rebuffing GOP Mega Donor On Key Issue
FILE - In this June 7, 2011 file photo, Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson waves in Hong Kong. Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different _ the first presidential race since the courts pulled out the stops, freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their pet candidates. It's the Year of Big Money. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
FILE - In this June 7, 2011 file photo, Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson waves in Hong Kong. Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different _ the first presidential race since the courts pulled out the stops, freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their pet candidates. It's the Year of Big Money. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, a major contributor to Mitt Romney's election effort, is pressing the Republican nominee to come out for the release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, a major Republican donor and associates of Adelson and Romney tell The Daily Beast.

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