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First Read / msnbc.com:
Romney offers policy details at closed-door fundraiser — PALM BEACH, FL — Mitt Romney went well beyond his standard stump speech at a closed-door fundraiser on Sunday evening, and offered some of the most specific details to date about the policies he would pursue if elected.
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Sara Murray / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Specifies Deductions He'd Cut — PALM BEACH, Fla.—Mitt Romney, speaking at a private fundraising event on Sunday, offered the first details of deductions he would eliminate or limit in order to offset the income tax cut he has proposed for all taxpayers.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Controversy over Hilary Rosen remark an ‘early birthday present’ — Ann Romney, the wife of GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, told supporters at a private fundraising event on Sunday that last week's Hilary Rosen controversy was an “early birthday present.”
The Express Tribune:
‘Sterling’ bounty offered for Obama, Bush — HARIPUR: — In an expression of solidarity with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, British parliamentarian of Kashmiri origin Lord Nazir Ahmed has announced a reward for the captor of US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
British Lord Offers Bounty on Obama and Bush — It isn't surprising that a Muslim extremist has offered a $10 million bounty on the heads of George Bush and Barack Obama, but it is a little shocking that the extremist in question is a member of the House of Lords:
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Telegraph:
British Peer Lord Ahmed suspended after ‘offering £10m bounty on Barack Obama and George Bush’ — A controversial British peer has been suspended from the Labour Party amid reports that he offered a £10 million bounty for the capture of President Barack Obama and his predecessor President George W Bush.
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Greg Tepper / The Times of Israel:
Israeli TV report shows air force gearing up for Iran attack, says moment of truth is near — 'IAF expects losses, and knows it can't destroy entire Iranian program' — major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detailed report on how Israel will go about attacking Iran's nuclear facilities …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Playbook: Romney secrecy — COMING ATTRACTIONS - David Axelrod tells us the Obama campaign will make a major umbrella issue of what he calls “Romney's penchant for secrecy”: “George Bush felt it was appropriate to release the names of his bundlers. John McCain did. But not Mitt Romney.
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Obama calls for ‘rigorous’ probe into Secret Service prostitution allegations
Obama calls for ‘rigorous’ probe into Secret Service prostitution allegations
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama says he expects ‘thorough’ Secret Service scandal inquiry
Obama says he expects ‘thorough’ Secret Service scandal inquiry
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Obama-DNC raise $53 million in March — The president's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee took in a combined $53 million in March through their various fundraising accounts, the Obama camp announced in a video Monday. — There were 190,000 first-time donors …
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Obama re-election team increases fundraising haul — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign announced Monday that they raised $53 million in March, up about $8 million from the month before. — The campaign made their announcement in a web video …
Zombie / The PJ Tatler:
Download your “Buffett Rule” 1040 forms here — Time to call his bluff. — Obama is still harping on the so-called “Buffett Rule” as some sort of miraculous tax hike, despite the fact that it would only pay off 1% of the debt that Obama has added since he became president.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama: Buffett Rule not for equality
Obama: Buffett Rule not for equality
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Jim Brunner / Seattle Times:
After Ohio loss, Kucinich weighs run for Congress from Washington — Kucinich had temporarily put talk of a Washington run to rest when he decided to face off in a primary at home in Ohio against a fellow Democrat whose district had merged with his. After losing, Kucinich told reporters …
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Alison Gendar / NY Daily News:
Congressman Ed Towns Bows Out — Incumbent Ed Towns was making calls Sunday night telling friends, supporters and some members of the New York delegation that he was dropping out of the race for the re-drawn 8th Congressional seat, two sources told the Daily News. — Calls to Towns and his staff were not immediately returned.
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Atrios / Eschaton:
WANKER OF THE DECADE - 2nd Runner Up — Andrew Sullivan. — While the horrible events of 9/11 predated, somewhat, THE ESCHATON DECADE, among the numerous consequences was the rise of the warbloggers. Sullivan had a longish media career, but was also one of the early bloggers.
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New York Post:
GOP hopeful that Police Commissioner Kelly will run for mayor — Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is being courted by a top state Republican to run for mayor next year — and the city's top cop is open to the idea, sources told The Post. — Kelly, who has come under fire for the NYPD's stop …
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Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Roseanne Barr self-funds presidential run — Comedian Roseanne Barr, running for president as a Green Party candidate, isn't too keen on her early fundraising prospects. — “I admit I need help,” Barr told POLITICO via Twitter. — And with good reason: Since formally launching her bid …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Romney Sells Inauguration Access, Nine Months Early — A cool $50,000 reserves your seat at the “presidential inaugural retreat.” Now all Mitt has to do is get elected! — Romney greeted supporters during a phone bank fundraiser last May in Las Vegas. — (AP / Julie Jacobson)