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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.”
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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 …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama campaign needles Romney over anniversary of Massachusetts health law — The Obama campaign is using the sixth anniversary of Massachusetts's healthcare law to needle rival Mitt Romney — and try to neutralize an issue Democrats see as a campaign liability in the fall.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Gov. Sununu: Obama still not ready to be president — Mitt Romney's campaign welcomed Vice President Biden to New Hampshire on Thursday by blasting his policies as arrogant and his boss as unprepared to lead the nation. — Biden was in Exeter, N.H., on Thursday to hold a town hall meeting …
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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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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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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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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
GOP donor wonders if Obama's ‘teleprompters are bullet-proof’
GOP donor wonders if Obama's ‘teleprompters are bullet-proof’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Hilary Rosen talks Ann Romney tweet
Hilary Rosen talks Ann Romney tweet
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Women's Job Losses Under Obama Have Been Driven by GOP Obstruction
Women's Job Losses Under Obama Have Been Driven by GOP Obstruction
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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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Erin Carlson / Hollywood Reporter:
Roger Ailes Slams Gawker as Fox News Mole Reveals Himself, is Fired (Video)
Roger Ailes Slams Gawker as Fox News Mole Reveals Himself, is Fired (Video)
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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 website story which included a brief summary of the Trayvon Martin shooting, and I joined in from this post.
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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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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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Joel Brinkley / Politico:
Iran's trail of terror — When world leaders meet with Iranian leaders in Istanbul Friday, topic No. 1, of course, will be Iran's nuclear program. But a variety of present and former security officials, members of Congress and others say the United States and other western nations are paying …
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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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.
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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