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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Really Happened In Gaffney? — The Left is carrying out a coordinated attack on Mitt Romney's business career. One sees exactly the same allegations, often phrased identically, whether you look at the Daily Kos, the Associated Press, Slate or Think Progress, or listen to Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry.
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Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
New Romney Ad Defends Candidate's Record at Bain — GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mitt Romney's campaign plans to release its latest television ad in South Carolina Friday, geared to combat the growing attacks — from both Republicans and Democrats — on Mr. Romney's career at Bain Capital as a corporate buyout specialist.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Yes, Romney Could Lose — [Reposted from earlier yesterday.] — I just watched the Bain documentary featured below and being broadcast throughout South Carolina by Newt Gingrich's SuperPac in full. It's loaded with out-of-context quotes and heavily biased; it focuses on the specific human suffering …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Four Pinocchios for ‘King of Bain’ — Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. … — Voice-over from “King of Bain” video promoted by a pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC, “Winning Our Future.” — Newt Gingrich, meet Michael Moore! — The 29-minute video “King of Bain” is such an over-the-top assault …
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Colbert for president (again) — (CNN) - Faux-news host and comedian Stephen Colbert announced Thursday night he was launching his second run for president in South Carolina. — “I'm proud to announce I plan to form an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my candidacy …
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
The E.J. Dionne Vote in South Carolina — The liberal Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. ends his column this way: … So it appears as if Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry have done a masterful job of securing what most political strategists consider to be the key demographic …
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Romney's Former Firm Bain Advised Obama on Auto Bailout
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Colbert for President: A Run or a Comedy Riff?
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Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun:
Sheldon Adelson distancing himself from documentary attacking Mitt Romney
New York Times:
PACs' Aid Allows Romney's Rivals to Extend Race
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Mike Allen / Reuters:
Stephen Colbert to explore run for president in South Carolina
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ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney and Bain: How to Unite the Conservative Base with One Easy Attack
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William Galston / The New Republic:
Why Romney's Bain Problem Could Kill His Candidacy
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Giuliani to Newt: ‘What the hell are you doing?’
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CNN, The Politico and Riehl World View
Molly Moorhead / PolitiFact:
The PolitiFact guide to the anti-Romney ‘King of Bain’ video
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Taylor Marsh, American Spectator, Gawker, The Political Carnival, The Enterprise Blog, Bangor Daily News, Guardian, The Caucus and News Desk
Arthur S. Brisbane / The Public Editor's Journal:
Update to my Previous Post on Truth Vigilantes — I have appended a note statement from Jill Abramson, the executive editor, responding to this post. — First, though, I must lament that “truth vigilante” generated way more heat than light. A large majority of respondents weighed in with …
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Charles P. Pierce / New York Times:
The End Of Truth — My business is so very screwed. — This attempt at public-editing from Arthur Brisbane at the Times is exactly why I usually tell people to take it a little easy on the grunt reporters who have to do the day-to-day work of covering campaigns.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What are newspapers for? — Arthur Brisbane, the New York …
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Inside the Fed in 2006: A Coming Crisis, and Banter — WASHINGTON — As the housing bubble entered its waning hours in 2006, top Federal Reserve officials marveled at the desperate antics of home builders seeking to lure buyers. — The officials laughed about the cars that builders …
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The Awl, Paul Krugman, THE CUNNING REALIST, Real Time Economics, The Atlantic Online, Firedoglake, Eschaton and Brad DeLong
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Fed's image tarnished by newly released documents
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New York Times:
U.S. Warns Top Iran Leader Not to Shut Strait of Hormuz — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is relying on a secret channel of communication to warn Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that closing the Strait of Hormuz is a “red line” that would provoke an American response …
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Buzzfeed Politics / Politics:
Book Depicts Cranky Obama On Baghdad Visit — The then-candidate “didn't want to take pictures with any more soldiers. — President Obama at a recent Pentagon briefing. — (Getty Images / SAUL LOEB) — Michael Hastings' new book, The Operators, jabs at what could be a vulnerable spot …
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Mark Meckler / Across The Fence With Mark Meckler:
NYC Gun Charges Dropped. Now I Can Speak Out. — On December 15, 2011 at approximately 5:15 a.m., I was at LaGuardia International airport preparing to check in for a flight out of the city. During a routine check-in, I requested a firearms declaration form from the ticket agent.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America Isn't a Corporation — “And greed — you mark my words — will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A.” — That's how the fictional Gordon Gekko finished his famous “Greed is good” speech in the 1987 film “Wall Street.”
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Wall Street Journal:
Bank of America Ponders Retreat — Bank of America Corp. has told U.S. regulators that it is willing to retreat from some parts of the country if its financial problems deepen, according to people familiar with the situation. — Executives at the Charlotte, N.C., financial giant put …
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Toni Sandys / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry Lists 3 Departments He'd Cut, But Adds One, Misses Another — BLUFFTON, S.C. - Oops he did it again. When asked to name and provide the number of federal departments he'd eliminate as president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry managed to list three, but they weren't the three agencies …
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Lee Roop / Breaking News from The Huntsville Times:
Parker Griffith says he will challenge Mo Brooks again for Congress — HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Get ready for Parker Griffith versus Mo Brooks, the rematch. Griffith said Thursday he will file papers Friday to run in the March 13 Republican primary against Brooks for the nomination as 5th Congressional District representative.
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
TSA collected $400,000 in spare change left by passengers in airports in 2011 — Airline passengers left more than $400,000 at airport security checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration in 2011. — TSA found $409,085.56 in spare change last year that was unclaimed by passengers …
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