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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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
How low can he go? — Everyone has probably heard the corny “I once caught a fish this big” joke. A guy boasts about the size of the fish he reeled in, but when pressed, he gradually reduces the actual size of his catch. The little comedic routine is about exaggeration. — I wonder if Mitt Romney has heard it.
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
‘The Leni Riefenstahl of the blistering attack documentary’ — I write today about Barry Bennett's absurd anti-Bain film and the larger controversy. I do give the film points for highlighting the plight of ordinary workers, although now we're learning that even their interviews appear to have been distorted.
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The PJ Tatler
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Mitt Romney no stranger to tax breaks, subsidies — Bain Capital profited from a steel company that got them, and he used them to attract business when he governed Massachusetts — A Steel Dynamics plant in Butler, Ind. Bain Capital, the former private equity firm of Mitt Romney …
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American Spectator, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS and The Political Carnival
Zeke Miller / Politics:
Gingrich Repudiates Super PAC For Inaccurate Video He Praised
Gingrich Repudiates Super PAC For Inaccurate Video He Praised
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, GOP 12 and Hot Air
Scott Powers / Los Angeles Times:
Newt Gingrich calls on ‘super PAC’ to pull anti-Romney ads in S.C.
Newt Gingrich calls on ‘super PAC’ to pull anti-Romney ads in S.C.
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The Loyal Opposition, New York Times, Washington Post and Guardian
ABCNEWS:
John McCain: SuperPACs Will ‘Destroy Political Process,’ Predicts ‘Scandal’ Because of Them
John McCain: SuperPACs Will ‘Destroy Political Process,’ Predicts ‘Scandal’ Because of Them
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Hot Air
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
GOP House freshmen urge WH hopefuls to lay off Bain attacks
GOP House freshmen urge WH hopefuls to lay off Bain attacks
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CNN
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Really Happened In Gaffney?
What Really Happened In Gaffney?
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William Galston / The New Republic:
Why Romney's Bain Problem Could Kill His Candidacy
Why Romney's Bain Problem Could Kill His Candidacy
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No More Mister Nice Blog, National Review, The Daily Dish, Booman Tribune, CNN, Opinion L.A. and Washington Post
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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msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Best of times (and worst of times) for Romney — NBC's David Gregory talks to TODAY's Matt Lauer about whether fierce attacks on Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney will backfire against his rivals or stop what seems to be Romney's inevitable march to the nomination.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
New poll in S.C. indicates tight race for top spot — (CNN) - With eight days to go until the South Carolina primary, a new poll suggests a close contest in the first southern state to vote in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. — According to an American Research Group …
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American Prospect, Ballot Box, FITSNews and Hot Air
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Oops, He Did It Again: Perry Forgets The Three Federal Agencies He Wants To Abolish — During a November debate, Rick Perry inexplicably forgot the name of the third federal agency he wants to eliminate. He struggled for cringe-inducing 53 seconds, before acknowledging that he couldn't remember with an infamous “oops.”
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The Hinterland Gazette
Alana Semuels / Los Angeles Times:
Perry pivots away from Romney, focuses on defense
Perry pivots away from Romney, focuses on defense
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The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Ballot Box and Mediaite
Aaron Katersky / ABCNEWS:
Tea Party Leader Sen. Jim DeMint: Mitt Romney Should be More Empathetic
Tea Party Leader Sen. Jim DeMint: Mitt Romney Should be More Empathetic
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ThinkProgress, Rumproast, American Spectator, The Politico and The Other McCain
Washington Post:
Obama seeks more power to merge agencies, streamline government — President Obama asked Congress on Friday for the power to consolidate parts of the federal government, proposing a first step of merging several trade- and commerce-related agencies under a plan that the White House …
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The White House:
Government Reorganization Fact Sheet — Looking to make our government leaner, smarter and more consumer-friendly, the President will call on Congress to reinstate the authority that past Presidents had, over decades, to reorganize the government. With the exception of President Ford …
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American Prospect, White House.gov Blog, Opinion L.A., The Volokh Conspiracy and Swampland
Emily Maltby / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Elevate SBA Chief
Obama to Elevate SBA Chief
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ThinkProgress and Ricochet Conversations Feed
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
CNN's Loesch champions Marine video — CNN political analyst Dana Loesch celebrated the U.S. Marines who appear to have urinated on the bodies of dead Taliban members during her radio show on Thursday. — “Now we have a bunch of progressives that are talking smack about our military …
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Dana Loesch / Big Journalism:
Correcting the Progressive Spin on My Defense of the Marines — Yesterday on my radio show I discussed the topic of the Marines videotaping themselves urinating on dead Taliban fighters. The usual mob of progressive haters started campaigning on Twitter and complaining to CNN. — Video still
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Little Green Footballs and Battleland
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 …
Daniel J. Wakin / New York Times:
Ringing Finally Ended, but There's No Button to Stop Shame — They were baying for blood in the usually polite precincts of Avery Fisher Hall. — The unmistakably jarring sound of an iPhone marimba ring interrupted the soft and spiritual final measures of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 at the New York Philharmonic on Tuesday night.
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Reuters:
Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown — (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.
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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Tax dollars backing some “risky” energy projects — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — WASHINGTON - Solar panel maker Solyndra received a $528 million Energy Department loan in 2009 - and went bankrupt last year. The government's risky investment strategy didn't stop there, as a CBS News investigation …
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Hot Air, Verum Serum, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
Tim Mak / Reuters:
Chris Christie praises Obama political skills — In a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has kind words for President Barack Obama, calling him “charismatic,” “genuine” and “as good a politician as I've ever seen.” — Winfrey, who is a well-known friend …
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Chris Cannon / WTVF-TV:
Proposed State Bathroom Bill Would Limit Transgender Options — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A bill that would limit who could enter public restrooms has been filed in the Tennessee General Assembly. The proposed legislation would restrict access to public restrooms and public dressing rooms designated by sex …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Bob Kerrey returns fire on Karl Rove — Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) has returned fire from Karl Rove's American Crossroads group, seeking to reinforce his connections to the state. — Rove's group is running radio ads blasting Kerrey, who is mulling a Senate run in Nebraska but has lived …
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Chris Rawson / TUAW:
Most of Apple's $82 billion cash stockpile is ‘trapped’ overseas — Apple may have enough cash on hand to make Scrooge McDuck's money vault look like a kiddie pool by comparison, but according to SeekingAlpha, most of that cash is effectively trapped overseas.
McKay Coppins / Politics:
Mitt Skips The Mormon Moment — In South Carolina, he ignores the haters. He's the LDS Obama in more ways than one. — Republican presidential candidate former Governor Mitt Romney, left, greets the crowd after delivering his remarks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.
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Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Soledad O'Brien Hammers Jodi Kantor Over Her Controversial Book On The Obamas — Soledad O'Brien welcomed The Obamas author Jodi Kantor on Starting Point Friday morning, and things got a little heated as O'Brien continuously tried to ask Kantor to defend her methodology in reporting the book.
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