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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 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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CNN:
Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney — (CNN) - Hilary Rosen offered an apology Thursday after her comments about Ann Romney sparked an uproar and a debate over women and the economy. — “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen …
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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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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Attack Hilary Rosen For Raising Children As A Lesbian — Hilary Rosen with her former partner Elizabeth Birch and kids Jacob and Anna. — No one is arguing that raising children isn't work. Democratic strategist and CAP Action board member Hilary Rosen is a single mother …
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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 …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Hilary Rosen, Frequent White House Visitor — A Democrat consultant with ties to the Obama administration sneering that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life” is an opportunity for the Romney campaign, but a small problem in the big picture. In the big picture, women who are unable …
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Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Ann Romney Just BLASTED Democrats And Hilary Rosen On Fox
Ann Romney Just BLASTED Democrats And Hilary Rosen On Fox
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Los Angeles Times, The Lonely Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
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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Fox News:
Ann Romney defends husband on women, says Democratic attack ‘bothers’ her
Ann Romney defends husband on women, says Democratic attack ‘bothers’ her
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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’
Hilary Rosen, Democratic Strategist, Criticizes Ann Romney For Having ‘Never Worked A Day In Her Life’
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Michelle Malkin:
Here's who Democrat hitwoman Hilary Rosen visited at the White House, including at least 5 POTUS meetings
Here's who Democrat hitwoman Hilary Rosen visited at the White House, including at least 5 POTUS meetings
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Michelle Obama / CNN:
Spousal asset: Michelle Obama scores high with voters
Spousal asset: Michelle Obama scores high with voters
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hilary Rosen: No apology
Hilary Rosen: No apology
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Hilary Rosen Defends Her Ann Romney Comment: ‘I Love Stay At Home Moms’ And ‘This Is Not About Ann Romney’
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
Dem operative criticizes Ann Romney, ignites storm (Updated)
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Trayvon Martin:
George Zimmerman arraignment set for May 29; Trayvon Martin's mother says encounter ‘an accident’ — George Zimmerman remains in jail while awaiting formal arraignment scheduled for May 29. — DCHANG@MIAMIHERALD.COM — JACKSONVILLE — The neighborhood watchman who shot …
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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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New York Times, Daily Kos and ACS Blog
Dylan Stableford / Reuters:
Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet'
Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet'
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New York Times, Weasel Zippers and neo-neocon
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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First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich says he wouldn't serve in Romney cabinet
Gingrich says he wouldn't serve in Romney cabinet
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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) — UPDATED: The network found and suspended the rogue employee who had filed anonymous posts at Gawker that ripped the organization, while FNC chief Roger Ailes discredits the site in a conversation with THR.
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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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Tom Scocca / Slate:
Death to Word — It's time to give up on Microsoft's word processor. — Nearly two decades and several text-handling paradigms ago, I was an editorial assistant at a weekly newspaper, where a few freelancers still submitted their work on typewritten pages. Stories would come in over the fax machine.
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 …
Maggie Habermanand Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Donors split with Mitt Romney 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 …
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ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and Gay Politics
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Cut in E-Book Pricing by Amazon Is Set to Shake Rivals — The government's decision to pursue major publishers on antitrust charges has put the Internet retailer Amazon in a powerful position: the nation's largest bookseller may now get to decide how much an e-book will cost …
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Brian Tashman / rightwingwatch.org:
Religious Right Marks Anniversary of Titanic's Sinking by Exposing the ‘Iceberg’ of the ‘Radical Homosexual Agenda’ — The anniversary of the Titanic's sinking and release of ‘Titanic 3D’ has apparently inspired Truth in Action Ministries, formerly Coral Ridge Ministries …
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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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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Tom Barrett Undermines Efforts to Undo Walker Reforms — Madison, Wisc. — During a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate on Wednesday night, the two leading Democrats vying for a chance to take on Governor Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election strongly disagreed over their abilities …
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