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Excerpts Of Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — CONTACT: Romney Press Shop (857) 288-6390 — College Station, TX - Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library, Governor Romney will address the American people about his views on religious liberty …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Did Romney Score With The Speech? — People sometimes underestimate Mitt Romney's persuasive speaking style and genuine warmth on the dais, and that made some difference today with his speech, "Faith in America". Before its delivery, it appeared to hold no promise for Romney's standing with voters …
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Mitt Romney For President News:
Governor Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" Address — "Faith In America" — Remarks As Prepared For Delivery — The George Bush Presidential Library — College Station, Texas — "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction. — "It is an honor to be here today.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Romney's "Faith in America" Speech: What Worked and What Didn't — Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) has just delivered his long-awaited speech on the role faith and religion should play in the American political process. — The Fix watched the speech live — thank you C-Span 3! …
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Romney: No religious test for president — COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Republican Mitt Romney, confronting voters' skepticism about his Mormon faith, declared Thursday that as president he would "serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause," and said calls for him to explain and justify …
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Romney's Speech — That was perhaps the best political speech of the year.
Romney's Speech — That was perhaps the best political speech of the year.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
The Romney Speech: My Take — I thought it was a very good speech too.
The Romney Speech: My Take — I thought it was a very good speech too.
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John R. Bolton / Washington Post:
The Flaws In the Iran Report — Rarely has a document from the supposedly hidden world of intelligence had such an impact as the National Intelligence Estimate released this week. Rarely has an administration been so unprepared for such an event. And rarely have vehement critics of the …
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Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says — American intelligence agencies reversed their view about the status of Iran's nuclear weapons program after they obtained notes last summer from the deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the weapons development program …
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Boy Scouts Lose Philadelphia Lease in Gay-Rights Fight — For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground. It resisted the city's request to change its discriminatory policy toward gay people despite threats that if it did not do so …
New York Times:
Pulpit Was the Springboard for Huckabee's Rise — In August 1980, as the conservative Christian movement was first transforming American politics, Ronald Reagan stood before a Dallas stadium full of 15,000 foot-stomping, hand-clapping evangelicals and pledged his fealty to the Bible.
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems back off on Iraq demands — Each day lately, Democrats inch closer to giving President Bush more money for the war in Iraq without any serious mandates for withdrawing U.S. troops. — Democratic leaders are loath to acknowledge they've backed off, but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle …
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Carter Dougherty / International Herald Tribune:
High income taxes in Denmark worsen a labor shortage — COPENHAGEN: As a self-employed software engineer, Thomas Sorensen broadcasts his qualifications to potential employers across Europe and the Middle East. But to the ones in his native Denmark, he is simply unavailable.
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings—or face fines of up to $300,000.
Atrios / Eschaton:
Not Gonna Do Anything — CNN's telling me what the great mortgage rate freeze program will do. — People who qualify: — have an income and live in their homes — are currently making their payments on time — would default if their interest went up — Also:
Aaron Lloyd / The Politico:
Vote postponed on contempt resolutions — A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on contempt resolutions against Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten were postponed following an objection by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). Under Judiciary Committe rules, the vote will be postponed for one week.
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Queasy Giuliani Faithful Ask For Truth On Trips — 'Own Up or Explain,' Says New Hampshire Backer Charbonneau — Rudy Giuliani. — Rudy Giuliani's supporters are unsettled. — "Yeah, I'm starting to have second thoughts," said Garry Biniecki, the undersheriff of Sanilac County in Michigan …
Gene Sperling / The Huffington Post:
Correcting the Record on Robert Reich's Statement about Hillary Clinton's Economic Policies — While I have had a long and close relationship with Robert Reich—and I have a great deal of respect for Senator Obama—Reich's recent blog post about Senator Clinton's economic policies was so unfair …
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