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Ann Romney Fights Back: Debuts on Twitter to Counter DNC Advisor's Insult — PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ann Romney's debut on Twitter couldn't have come at a more opportune time. — Ann's first tweet came just moments after Democratic strategist and DNC adviser Hilary Rosen lobbed an insult at Ann Romney …
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Hilary Rosen / The Huffington Post:
Ann Romney and Working Moms — My Twitter feed was on fire after an appearance last night on CNN's AC360, where I said that I thought it was wrong for Mitt Romney to be using his wife as his guide to women's economic struggles when she “had never worked a day in her life.”
Ann Romney / CNN:
Democrat's comment about Ann Romney creates firestorm on Twitter — (CNN) - Democratic Strategist Hilary Rosen generated instant bipartisan criticism Wednesday night for her statement that Ann Romney has “actually never worked a day in her life.” — The reaction on Twitter from high level politicos …
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Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Hilary Rosen, Democratic Strategist, Criticizes Ann Romney For Having ‘Never Worked A Day In Her Life’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Women's Empowerment, Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen, Politics News, Hilary Rosen Ann Romney, Lily Ledbetter Act …
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Haley Barbour / CNN:
Barbour won't formally endorse Romney, but offers advice — Washington (CNN) - Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has no plans to formally endorse Mitt Romney now that his fiercest challenger, Rick Santorum, is no longer in the presidential race. — But Barbour, a respected Republican party elder …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Attacking Ann Romney — yeah, that's the ticket! — Overnight President Obama's faux “war on women” attack on Mitt Romney blew up in his face. It is fitting that a gimmick should boomerang this quickly and this severely, maybe giving Romney the first big break of the race.
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
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Phil Pruitt / ABCNEWS:
Ann Romney speaks up on Twitter, Obama has more to say on ‘Buffett Rule,’ plus more to watch for Thursday in politics
Ann Romney speaks up on Twitter, Obama has more to say on ‘Buffett Rule,’ plus more to watch for Thursday in politics
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Democrats declare war on women? Update: Frequent White House visitor?
Democrats declare war on women? Update: Frequent White House visitor?
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Joe Muto / Gawker:
Hi Roger. It's Me, Joe: The Fox Mole — Hi. My name is Joe Muto. I was the Fox Mole. — Two hours ago I was called into a meeting with Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and suspended indefinitely... with pay, oddly enough. — They nailed me.
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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Gingrich Unloads on FOX News in Private Meeting — DOVER, Del. — During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted FOX News Channel, accusing the cable network of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Semi-Props To Ms. Alvarez of the NY Times; Mockery For Their Editors — Yesterday Lizette Alvarez triggered a bit of a reader revolt in the comments to her story which included a brief summary of the Trayvon Martin shooting, and I joined in from this post. — Today, Ms. Alvarez has expanded …
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Conservative Journalism Keeps Getting Better — A couple of months ago, Washington Free Beacon (and yes, that's “beacon,” not “bacon") launched with some reasonably experienced conservative journalists and a mandate to hold their political opponents accountable with rock-solid journalism.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Won't Order Ban on Gay Bias by Employers — WASHINGTON — President Obama disappointed and vexed gay supporters on Wednesday with his decision, conveyed to activists by a senior adviser, not to sign an executive order banning discrimination by employers with federal contracts.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
GOP donor wonders if Obama's ‘teleprompters are bullet-proof’ — Foster Friess, a wealthy Republican who helped fund Rick Santorum's presidential run but is now supporting Mitt Romney, used gun imagery Wednesday to describe the campaign against President Obama.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rebuffing Obama's gimmicky ‘Buffett Rule’ — President Obama admits it: His proposed “Buffett Rule” tax on millionaires is a gimmick. — “There are others who are saying: 'Well, this is just a gimmick. Just taxing millionaires and billionaires, just imposing the Buffett Rule …
Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Biden: Al Franken is a ‘leading legal scholar’ — Vice President Joe Biden described former Saturday Night Live comedian, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., as a “leading legal scholar,” presumably in the Senate, today. — “He has been one of the leading legal scholars,” Biden said of Franken today, according to the pool report.
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Analysts: Gas prices may have peaked — Gasoline prices, which have vexed President Obama politically in recent months, may have reached their peak, according to energy analysts. — Prices at the pump reached nearly $3.94 last Friday, the highest point this year, according to AAA.
Darius Dixon / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg on Florida: ‘License to murder’ — The so-called Stand Your Ground self-defense laws in Florida and some other states amount to “a license to murder” and an excuse for “vigilante justice,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg charged Wednesday.
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John M. Becker / Truth Wins Out:
Bachmann Clinic Busted by Second Undercover Sting — Taking a page out of the Truth Wins Out playbook, a documentary filmmaker went undercover at Bachmann & Associates, the Minnesota Christian counseling clinic co-owned by Marcus & Michele Bachmann, and again captured a staffer conducting so-called …
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Katy Hall / The Huffington Post:
Chris Christie Falls Asleep At Bruce Springsteen Concert … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Christie Bruce Springsteen, Chris Christie Napping, Chris Christie Sleeping, Politics News — Chris Christie may not be into Bruce Springsteen's new album.
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Rep. Mica: GSA officials spent week in Hawaii for one-hour ribbon cutting — Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that the ongoing probe into the wasteful spending habits of the General Services Administration (GSA) has uncovered that several GSA officials were flown to Hawaii for a week to attend a one-hour ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Donors split with Mitt on gay marriage — Mitt Romney's opposition to gay marriage, which helped endear him to conservative activists during the dog days of the presidential primary, puts him at odds with three of his most prominent donors, all of whom helped fund a successful effort to legalize same-sex nuptials in New York last year.
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Ruy Teixeira / The New Republic:
Why There Are Many More Swing Voters Than You Think — With the GOP primary now all but officially over—congratulations, Mr. Romney—we can safely declare it swing voter season. As the general election campaign heats up, ever more attention is going to shift to that special class of voters …
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Obama's inequality argument just utterly collapsed — President Barack Obama has a theory of the case, yes he does. For the past 30 years, the living standards of middle-class Americans have gone nowhere even as the overall U.S. economy has grown markedly. The Obama explanation: Wealthier Americans grabbed all the money.
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Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller:
‘Stupid reporter’ took ‘Communist’ allegation out of context, says Allen West's campaign — During a Tuesday town hall meeting with constituents, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West said that 80 or so Democratic congressmen are “members of the Communist Party.”
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Darius Dixon / Politico:
Communist Party slams Allen West
Communist Party slams Allen West
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