Liberty Mutual says profits up 26 percent for first quarter of 2012

Brown plans to publicly release six years worth of returns later this week, his campaign said in a letter to Warren this morning that put pressure on the leading Democratic challenger to do the same. In that letter, Browns campaign manager, Jim Barnett, said the senator will make his returns available for inspection on Friday.

By early afternoon, Warren announced that she would release four years worth of returns, drawing criticism from Barnett who attacked Warrens refusal to release all six years, questioning whether she has something to hide.

It doesnt take a Harvard Law degree to see through Elizabeth Warrens game of cat and mouse and know she has something to hide, Barnett wrote in an email. Whether she is concealing other big corporate clients like Travelers Insurance, which paid her enormous sums to fight against victims of asbestos poisoning, covering up sketchy financial transactions, or simply masking that she may take advantage of tax breaks she criticizes others for, Warrens nuanced refusal to disclose the tax years 2006 and 2007 exposes her hypocrisy when it comes to transparency in government.

Warrens campaign challenged Brown to make his returns available Wednesday, saying a Friday release amounts to a typical Washington game of releasing bad news when there is traditionally little news coverage.

Elizabeth thinks we should be more straightforward and make both returns available tomorrow, her campaign said.

Barnett said the campaign chose Friday because Brown would be in Washington until late Thursday. He said the date could be moved to Monday if Warren prefers.

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Liberty Mutual says profits up 26 percent for first quarter of 2012