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Ben Smithand Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Romney's role: The Hillary Clinton of 2012? — For Mitt Romney this December, it's beginning to look a lot like Clinton. — Like the great, fallen front-runner of 2008, here is another well-funded, Establishment-blessed, presumptive nominee whose supposedly firm hold on his party's greatest prize seems to be slip-sliding away.
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CNN, msnbc.com and Taylor Marsh
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Dylan Byers / The Politico:
Romney '02 edition — Thanks to Andrew Kaczynski, the Internet's favorite new oppo research hobbyist, a 2002 video of Mitt Romney is making the rounds that features potentially damaging fodder for his opponents: — “I'm not a partisan Republican,” Romney says in the interview.
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The PJ Tatler and National Review
David Corn / Political Mojo:
Romney in 2002: I'm “Moderate,” “Progressive,” and “Not a Partisan Republican” [VIDEO]
Romney in 2002: I'm “Moderate,” “Progressive,” and “Not a Partisan Republican” [VIDEO]
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Hot Air, Campaign 2012 and The Maddow Blog
New York Post:
GOP cruise missiles
GOP cruise missiles
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Washington Post, Betsy's Page and The Enterprise Blog
Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
Playing With Mud — The hobbyist oppo researcher.
Playing With Mud — The hobbyist oppo researcher.
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ThinkProgress, Mediaite, The Other McCain and Business Insider
BBC:
Deadly attack rocks central Liege in Belgium — A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege has killed at least two people and wounded about 25, Belgian media say. — They say several men threw grenades and fired on a crowd at a bus stop in Place Saint Lambert, a busy square.
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Associated Press and The Spectacle Blog
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Andy Bloxham / Telegraph:
Belgium grenade attack: latest — At least two people have been killed and dozens wounded when up to four grenades exploded outside the main courthouse in the eastern Belgian city of Liege. — The scene of the grenade attack in Liege … Live — 15.51 In another shocking attack in Europe today …
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Atlas Shrugs and Daily Pundit
Lizzy Davies / News: News blog:
Belgium attack: grenades thrown at bus-stop in Liège
Belgium attack: grenades thrown at bus-stop in Liège
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Washington Post, The Jawa Report, Gawker and Guardian
Telegraph:
Belgium grenade attack leaves at least two dead
Belgium grenade attack leaves at least two dead
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Jihad Watch and Pirate's Cove
Susan Page / USA Today:
Swing States Poll: Downbeat Dems, resurgent Republicans — WASHINGTON - President Obama is moving to energize the Democratic base for his re-election campaign, but in the case of a dozen battleground states, he'll have to work harder than four years ago to find it.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Republicans Don't Nominate Swells — Don't pull a silver dollar out of that ear! Don't! — The political press corps has decided that the “moment” of Saturday night's Republican presidential debate occurred when Mitt Romney decided to challenge Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet.
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New York Times, Washington Post and The Reaction
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Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Mitt Romney starts to show cracks as front-runner status slips further
Mitt Romney starts to show cracks as front-runner status slips further
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Prairie Weather
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
Chelsea Clinton makes broadcast debut on NBC's ‘Rock Center’ — It's no surprise whatsoever that Chelsea Clinton didn't electrify broadcast journalism with her debut Monday night on NBC's “Rock Center With Brian Williams,” because she has no experience in broadcast journalism.
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NO QUARTER, The PJ Tatler, newsfeed.time.com, Hot Air, UrbanGrounds and americanthinker.com
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
The TV Watch: Chelsea Clinton Finally Embraces Her Celebrity
The TV Watch: Chelsea Clinton Finally Embraces Her Celebrity
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Gothamist, Media Decoder and Towleroad News #gay, more at Mediagazer »
The Hill:
Republican leaders say they'll have the votes to pass payroll-tax bill — House Republican leaders on Tuesday predicted they will have the votes to pass legislation to extend a payroll tax cut. — The leaders are “close” to securing enough support to pass the bill, members leaving a closed-door GOP conference meeting said Tuesday.
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The Politico and CNN
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: The GOP's two conversations over taxes
Wonkbook: The GOP's two conversations over taxes
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Paul Krugman, House.gov, TalkLeft, The Politico, The Hill and Political Mojo
Rep. Dennis Cardoza / The Hill:
Opinion: Obama would rather be university professor than president — After observing President Obama for the last three years, it has become obvious to me that the President might prefer to be a university professor rather than do the job he holds today. While he may not realize that he feels …
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The Politico, Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com and Instapundit
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Conferees omit anti-gay provisions from defense bill — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill unveiled on Monday an agreement on major defense budget legislation that omits anti-gay provisions found in the House version of the legislation — including language that would have prohibited military chaplains …
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Daily Kos, Towleroad News #gay and Joe. My. God.
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Deal reached on DoD authorization bill
Washington Post:
Eric Holder wades into debate over voting rights as presidential election nears — The Obama administration on Tuesday will wade into the increasingly divisive national debate over new voting laws in several states that could depress turnout among minorities and others who helped elect the president in 2008.
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The Washington Independent, southernstudies.org, Hot Air, Right Wing News and AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama Administration Coordinating With Left-Wing Groups on Voter Fraud?
Obama Administration Coordinating With Left-Wing Groups on Voter Fraud?
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LBJ Library & Museum, UrbanGrounds and thenation.com/blogs/163253
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Millionaires on Food Stamps and Jobless Pay? G.O.P. Is on It — WASHINGTON — It's an image many Americans would find rather upsetting: a recently laid-off millionaire, luxuriating next to the pool eating grapes bought with food stamps while waiting for an unemployment check to roll in.
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Washington Monthly, The Hill, Daily Kos, Wonkette and Bark Bark Woof Woof
Elizabeth Mendes / Gallup:
In U.S., Fear of Big Government at Near-Record Level — Democrats lead increase in concerns about big government — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' concerns about the threat of big government continue to dwarf those about big business and big labor, and by an even larger margin now than in March 2009.
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Poll: Little love for big gov
Poll: Little love for big gov
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Big Government, Weasel Zippers and Shot in the Dark
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Yearly deficit falls below $1 trillion for the first time under Obama — The Treasury Department forecast Monday that the budget deficit for fiscal 2012 will come in at $996 billion, the first time President Obama has presided over an annual deficit of less than $1 trillion.
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Washington Monthly and ThinkProgress
Lynn Sweet:
Axelrod on Newt: “the higher a monkey climbs...the more you can see his butt.” — Obama 2012 Press Secretary Ben LaBolt, Strategist David Axelrod, Campaign Manager Jim Messina, Deputy Manager Stephanie Cutter at Tuesday press briefing at the DNC. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
House to close ‘strip club loophole’ — The House is expected to vote Tuesday to close the welfare program's little-known “strip club loophole.” — The provision is riding in the midst of a payroll tax cut package filled with marquee items such as a Keystone XL oil pipeline permitting requirement …
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Business Insider
Reuters:
Iran army declines comment on MP's Hormuz exercise remarks — TEHRAN (Reuters) - A member of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee said on Monday that the military was set to practice its ability to close the Gulf to shipping at the narrow Strait of Hormuz …
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The Gateway Pundit
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gay Vietnam Vet Who Challenged Romney On Marriage Equality Speaks Out — Yesterday, 63-year-old gay veteran Bob Garon met Mitt Romney during a campaign stop at Chez Vachon restaurant in Manchester and asked the former governor if he would overturn New Hampshire's same-sex marriage law.
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Towleroad News #gay and The Politico
Bloomberg:
Gingrich Tax Plan Puts ‘Hole’ In Deficit: Study — The economic plan proposed by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich would add $1.3 trillion to the U.S. budget deficit in 2015 alone, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
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ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TaxVox, Slate, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Vox Popoli, Political Mojo and US Politics