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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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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.
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.”
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Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Former Obama adviser Barnes: Bill Maher's comments on Ann Romney ‘problematic’ — Former Obama adviser Melody Barnes said Sunday that talk show host Bill Maher's comments about the Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney controversy were “problematic” for the administration.
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Panel Questions Whether Obama Campaign Will Covertly Use Romney's Religion To Make Him Seem ‘Weird’
Morning Joe Panel Questions Whether Obama Campaign Will Covertly Use Romney's Religion To Make Him Seem ‘Weird’
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Callum Borchers / Boston Globe:
Mitt Romney says ‘all moms are working moms’ but mothers on welfare ‘need to go to work’
Mitt Romney says ‘all moms are working moms’ but mothers on welfare ‘need to go to work’
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New York Post:
20 US agents could be involved in Colombian hooker woe — Prostitutes walk a street of Cartagena, Colombia, as heads of state meet in the city for the Americas Summit. Headlines from this weekend's gathering have focused on an embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and members of President Obama's security detail.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Rep. Issa: Secret Service misconduct allegations reveal ‘pattern of behavior’ — “We clearly have lost confidence and we need to get that confidence back,” said Issa of the allegations. — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Monday that the recent scandal involving Secret Service agents …
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Jeane MacIntosh / New York Post:
Hillary Havana heck of a good time
Hillary Havana heck of a good time
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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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Daily Mail:
Labour peer suspended after he ‘offered £10m for capture of Barack Obama’ …
Labour peer suspended after he ‘offered £10m for capture of Barack Obama’ …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
British Lord Offers Bounty on Obama and Bush
British Lord Offers Bounty on Obama and Bush
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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)
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msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Romney's own hot-mic moment — Romney's own hot-mic moment... At Florida fundraiser (overheard by NBC's Garrett Haake), Romney singles out HUD for possible elimination and says he wants to cut the Education Dept... He and his wife also were giddy about the Hilary Rosen flap …
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ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Kicks Off VP Search — BOSTON - Mitt Romney today revealed for the first time that he has put longtime adviser Beth Myers in charge of his vice presidential vetting process. — “I have selected someone who has been a counselor of mine for a number of years, Beth Myers.
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Joe Hagan / Texas Monthly:
Truth or Consequences — Eight years ago, Dan Rather broadcast an explosive report on the Air National Guard service of President George W. Bush. It was supposed to be the legendary newsman's finest hour. Instead, it blew up in his face, tarnishing his career forever and casting a dark cloud …
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Wolfgang Münchau / Financial Times:
Spain has accepted mission impossible — Are the markets panicking because Spain may fail to hit its deficit targets, or are they panicking at the thought that Spain may succeed? That, to me at least, is the key question facing eurozone policy makers. The ultimate outcome of the eurozone crisis …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Europe's Economic Suicide
Europe's Economic Suicide
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Report: Democrat-controlled Senate laziest in 20 years — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks with reporters. A Senate report review found that his chamber in 2011 was among the least productive in 20 years. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images) — For those who need proof …
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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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americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
GOP's List Of Latino Candidates Echoes Challenges With Latino Community … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Republican Party, Republican Party, Republican Party, Immigration, Obama Administration, Election 2012, Elections, Latino Politics, Hispanics, Latino Politics, Latinos, Nrcc …
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David J. Lynch / Bloomberg:
Obama Bid to End Too-Big-to Fail Undercut as Banks Grow — Two years after President Barack Obama vowed to eliminate the danger of financial institutions becoming “too big to fail,” the nation's largest banks are bigger than they were before the credit crisis.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Weak jobs numbers raise pressure on Federal Reserve to adopt new stimulus
Weak jobs numbers raise pressure on Federal Reserve to adopt new stimulus
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Rasmussen Reports:
73% Think Photo ID Requirement Before Voting Does Not Discriminate — Despite his insistence that voter fraud is not a serious problem, Attorney General Eric Holder was embarrassed last week when a video surfaced of someone illegally obtaining a ballot to vote under Holder's name …
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Althouse and The PJ Tatler
Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
In Conversation: Barney Frank — On the eve of his departure from Washington, the candid, caustic Massachusetts congressman talks with Jason Zengerle about Jon Stewart, Newt Gingrich, Tip O'Neill, Hillary Clinton, Fannie and Freddie ... Think back a little bit to 1981, when you arrived here in Washington.
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