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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney gets in heated exchange with hecklers at Iowa State Fair — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) exchange with a few hecklers turned into somewhat of a shouting match while he was stumping Thursday in Iowa. — Romney faced aggressive inquiries with a liberal bent at the top …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
VIDEO: Romney Angrily Confronted Over His Desire To Cut Entitlements While Protecting The Rich — GOP 2012 presidential contender Mitt Romney today spoke at the Iowa state fair, before a key Republican debate tonight and an upcoming Iowa straw poll. At the end of his speech, a Q&A session quickly devolved into a shouting match.
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Reuters, Pajamas Media, Rebuild the Dream and Taylor Marsh
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Romney: ‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’ [VIDEO] — Mitt Romney told an Iowa crowd on Thursday that the country should not raise taxes to shore up Medicare and Social Security because “corporations are people” too. — TPM SLIDESHOW: Meet the 2012 GOPers: Mitt Romney
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Crooks and Liars, Sky Dancing and Towleroad News #gay
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Corporations and context — After an uncomfortable shouting match …
Corporations and context — After an uncomfortable shouting match …
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Washington Post and New York Magazine
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘Corporations are people’
Mitt Romney: ‘Corporations are people’
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Campaign 2012, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, The New Republic, Booman Tribune and Balloon Juice
The Note:
Mitt Romney At Iowa State Fair: ‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’
Mitt Romney At Iowa State Fair: ‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’
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No More Mister Nice Blog and blogs.abcnews.com
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney dodges S&P question
Romney dodges S&P question
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The New Republic, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, AmSpecBlog, Washington Monthly and The Daily Dish
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Rick Perry Wants to Be President — Highlights here. Subscribers can read Halperin's story on Perry in the latest issue of TIME. — Video highlight: Perry says he has decided he wants to be president. — Video highlight: Perry on 43's advice to him. Transcript of Mark Halperin's Interview with Rick Perry
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A.Killough / CNN:
BREAKING: Perry will announce Saturday — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce that he is running for president on Saturday in South Carolina, a Republican familiar with the plans told CNN. — Previous reports had indicated that Perry would use a speech …
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Fox News, The Note, The Daily Caller, USA Today, Grist, The Politico, Fox News Insider, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and The Caucus
A.Killough / CNN:
New CNN Poll: Perry near top of pack in GOP nomination battle — Washington (CNN) - As Rick Perry moves closer and closer to a run for the White House, a new national survey indicates that the longtime Texas governor is close to the top of the pack in the hunt for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Pajamas Media, Washington Post, Hot Air, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, Wake up America, McClatchy Washington Bureau and Joe. My. God.
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Rick Perry, the “hawk internationalist” — If and when Texas Governor Rick Perry declares his candidacy for president, he will stake out a position on foreign policy and national security issues that one foreign policy hand familiar with his thinking described as a “hawk internationalist” profile.
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AmSpecBlog, Eunomia, Salon and The Daily Dish
Adam Sorensen / Swampland:
Q&A: Rick Perry Is Ready to Run
Q&A: Rick Perry Is Ready to Run
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CNN, The Note, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and PoliTex
Donna Smith / Reuters:
Exclusive: Republican Camp won't rule out tax increases — (Reuters) - A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases on Thursday if they could boost economic growth, adding that “everything is on the table” for a congressional panel charged with forging a deal to cut the deficit.
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Campaign 2012, Weasel Zippers and Daily Kos
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pelosi names three House Democrats to complete debt panel selection — Washington (CNN) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday appointed Reps. James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra and Chris Van Hollen to the special congressional committee on deficit reduction, completing selection …
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The Politico, The Political Carnival and Shakesville
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Supercommittee member Rep. Becerra to be feted by lobbyists at DC fundraiser
Supercommittee member Rep. Becerra to be feted by lobbyists at DC fundraiser
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The Politico
Brody Mullins / Washington Wire:
Rep. Becerra Supporter Touts Seat on Debt Committee in Fund-Raising Pitch
Rep. Becerra Supporter Touts Seat on Debt Committee in Fund-Raising Pitch
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National Review
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
DeMint: Obama Administration The Most “Anti-American Administration In My Lifetime” — Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) appeared on The Janet Mefferd Show yesterday to discuss his new book and his goals to elect more like-minded conservatives to the Senate. DeMint told Mefferd that President Obama is promoting …
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TPMDC, nation.foxnews.com, Janet Mefferd Show, Shakesville and Daily Kos
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DeMint calls administration ‘anti-American’
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Attorney for Graves, Rogers: Bank is at fault — CALHOUN — While U.S. Rep. Tom Graves was calling for fiscal responsibility in Washington his attorney was arguing in a lawsuit that a North Georgia bank is at fault for issuing Graves a $2.2 million loan the bank knew he could not repay.
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tpmmuckraker …, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Unqualified Offerings
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Frank Miniter / National Review:
England Used to Be a Country of Men — With London succumbing to looters and muggers, it's time to ask what happened to the once-manly English people. The August 9 issue of the Daily Mail, for example, includes a photo of a young man taking off his pants on the street as an impatient looter waits …
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New York Times:
Wisconsin's Warning to Union-Busters — Five months after Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin pushed through a law stripping public unions of their bargaining rights, the Republican Party has paid a price. Two of the state senators who backed the law were thrown out of office by voters on Tuesday and replaced with Democrats.
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Washington Post, Hit & Run, Via Meadia, Campaign 2012, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Maddow Blog and AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Douglas Stanglin / USA Today:
Extremist T-shirt offers different message after the first wash — When the 250 T-shirts were donated to a right-wing concert in Germany, they looked perfect: A skull and crossbones, nationalist flags and the slogan “Hardcore rebels.” — But when the T-shirts were washed for the first time, the message changed.
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Guardian, ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and Shakesville
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
USPS proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan — In an attempt to stem its financial hemorrhaging, the U.S. Postal Service is seeking to reduce its workforce by 20 percent, including through layoffs now prohibited by union contracts. USPS also wants to withdraw …
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Politics, msnbc.com and Campaign 2012
Michael Rubinkam / Associated Press:
Pa. judge gets 28 years in ‘kids for cash’ case — SCRANTON, Pa. — A longtime northeastern Pennsylvania judge was ordered to spend nearly three decades in prison for his role in a massive juvenile justice bribery scandal that prompted the state's high court to toss thousands of convictions.
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Gawker, TalkLeft, Balloon Juice, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Above the Law
George Tenet- / The Daily Beast:
An Explosive New 9/11 Charge — In a new documentary, ex-national security aide Richard Clarke suggests the CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackers—then covered it up. Philip Shenon on George Tenet's denial. — With the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks only a month away …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
VIDEO: Michele Bachmann's Auschwitz Warning — In 2002, the tea party leader and GOP presidential candidate filmed a movie that warned Minnesota's educational standards could lead to a second Holocaust. — Post Comment — In a 2002 film highlighting her work as an education activist …
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Guardian, The Raw Story, Salon and ThinkProgress
Sesame Workshop / Facebook:
Sesame Workshop Statement on Bert and Ernie Petitions — Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. — Even though they are identified as male characters and possess …
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Washington Post, Guardian and Towleroad News #gay
Elizabethwarren / Blue Mass Group:
Coming Home — Well, I guess she is interested! Professor Warren, thanks so much for coming here and engaging with the BMG community. You read it here first, folks. - promoted by david — Growing up, every decision for my family involved a careful calculation about how we could pay for it …
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The Hill, Washington Post and The Caucus
Fortune:
Buffett: The lower stocks go, the more I buy — Warren Buffett discusses the lowered outlook for Berkshire Hathaway debt, why some of his businesses aren't hiring, and why U.S. debt remains triple-A rated in his mind. — By Andy Serwer, managing editor — Warren Buffett sees buying opportunities
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