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Mitt Romney's 'Obama Isn't Working' Banner Evokes Racial Stereotypes — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rolled out a new accessory at a speech in Ohio today, delivering his remarks in front of a black banner that said “Obama Isn't Working,” which is also the name …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers and Patterico's Pontifications
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Mitt Romney's challenge: Convincing GOP he can win — Poll after poll indicates the presidential campaign is a dead heat, but you wouldn't know it from talking to many Republican professionals. If you gave them truth serum, they would tell you they think Mitt Romney will lose.
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ABCNEWS, CNN, Online NewsHour, New York Times and The Hill
Phil Pruitt / ABCNEWS:
Romney meets with RNC leaders, campaign finance reports due, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics
Romney meets with RNC leaders, campaign finance reports due, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics
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CNN and Associated Press
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Campaign Memo: Campaign Memo: In Strategy Shift, Obama Team Attacks Romney From the Left
Campaign Memo: Campaign Memo: In Strategy Shift, Obama Team Attacks Romney From the Left
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Daily Kos and Conservatives4Palin
Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Romney ties Obama to factory closed under Bush
Romney ties Obama to factory closed under Bush
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The Maddow Blog, Shakesville, Daily Kos and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Indianapolis Star:
Matthew Tully: Gov. Mitch Daniels offers support to Sen. Richard Lugar, advice to Mitt Romney
Matthew Tully: Gov. Mitch Daniels offers support to Sen. Richard Lugar, advice to Mitt Romney
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Taegan Goddard's … and The Caucus
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Romney Visits Empty Factory to Mock Obama
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Los Angeles Times, ABCNEWS and Washington Post
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama has small lead; Christie would help Romney
Obama has small lead; Christie would help Romney
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CNN, The Monkey Cage, Hit & Run, Politico, Hot Air, The Hill, Taegan Goddard's … and Guardian
Washington Post:
Secret Service supervisors involved in Colombia scandal identified — One of the Secret Service supervisors who was forced out of the agency this week for his involvement in the Colombia prostitution scandal made light of his official protective work on his Facebook page …
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Politico, The Hill, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine and msnbc.com
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EXCLUSIVE: First photos of Colombia escort in explosive Secret Service hooker scandal — 24-year-old single mom is known as Dania, she says agent offered $30 for $800 service — CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA - The Daily News can reveal the first photo of the 24-year-old Colombian call girl whose encounter …
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The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit, Hit & Run, msnbc.com, Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TMZ.com, HotAirPundit and nation.foxnews.com
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Brian Schweitzer: Mitt Romney's ‘Family Came From a Polygamy Commune in Mexico’ — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says Mitt Romney's roots in Mexico will hurt him with female voters. — The Daily Beast contacted the office of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer today to talk about whether his state …
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Democrats Joining G.O.P. on Pipeline — WASHINGTON — President Obama is finding himself increasingly boxed in on the Keystone pipeline fight as more Congressional Democrats are joining Republicans in backing the project, which has strong labor support and could generate significant numbers of jobs in economically hard-hit states.
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Don Surber, Fox News, Weekly Standard, Politico and Firedoglake
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York:Obama faces defeat on pipeline as Dems defect — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) — While much of the political world obsesses over Twitter fights and Seamus the dog …
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Power Line and Wall Street Journal
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney hires national security spokesman — Mitt Romney has hired Richard A. Grenell, a veteran Republican communications strategist who served in the George W. Bush administration, as his national security and foreign policy spokesman, a campaign official said Thursday.
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Washington Blade and Roger L. Simon
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Romney Hires Out Gay Spokesman to Tackle Foreign Affairs and National Security Issues
Romney Hires Out Gay Spokesman to Tackle Foreign Affairs and National Security Issues
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ThinkProgress, The Daily Dish, Towleroad News #gay, Firedoglake and Joe. My. God.
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST JON STEWART BEGINS — Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: — Jon Stewart refused to apologize last night for the unprecedented assault on Christian sensibilities he launched on April 16. In that episode, “The Daily Show” featured a naked woman …
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PoliticusUSA, Taylor Marsh, BuzzFeed, CANNONFIRE, Firedoglake and Mediaite
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Manchin on the Fence About Obama Vote — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who has done more than any other Democrat up for reelection this year to distance himself from President Obama, said he does not know if he will vote for Obama or presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in November.
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and Hotline On Call
Jesse Helfrich / Ballot Box:
Democrats expressing buyers' remorse on Obama's healthcare law — An increasing number of Democrats are taking potshots at President Obama's healthcare law ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could overturn it. — The public grievances have come from centrists and liberals and reflect rising anxiety ahead of November's elections.
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The Heritage Foundation, The PJ Tatler, NewsBusters.org, Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Misinformation campaign targets USA TODAY reporter, editor — WASHINGTON - A USA TODAY reporter and editor investigating Pentagon propaganda contractors have themselves been subjected to a propaganda campaign of sorts, waged on the Internet through a series of bogus websites. — Sponsored Links
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ThinkProgress, Politico, Media Decoder and The Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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Pelosi: Amend the First Amendment — (CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday endorsed a movement announced by other congressional Democrats on Wednesday to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate political speech when it is engaged …
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Right Wing News, Weasel Zippers, protein wisdom and Hot Air
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Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter in the Spring — WASHINGTON — Some of the same spoilers that interrupted the recovery in 2010 and 2011 have emerged again, raising fears that the winter's economic strength might dissipate in the spring. — In recent weeks, European bond yields have started climbing.
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The Awl
David Brooks / New York Times:
Testing the Teachers — There's an atmosphere of grand fragility hanging over America's colleges. The grandeur comes from the surging application rates, the international renown, the fancy new dining and athletic facilities. The fragility comes from the fact that colleges are charging more money …
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The Monkey Cage and The Reality-Based Community
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From Hope to Hardball — How Barack Obama became Bill Clinton. — Though it was obvious to almost no one at the time, Thursday, April 5, may have certified a momentous change in contemporary politics. It was that day when Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus …
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Washington Monthly
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The Questionable Prosecution of — John Edwards — John Edwards, the Dorian Gray of the Democratic party, is one of the most loathsome characters in American politics, corrupt himself and a source of corruption in others, a preening, moralizing fraud who went so far as to have a staffer claim paternity …
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JustOneMinute and The Volokh Conspiracy
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Crossroads groups raise $100M — American Crossroads, the pro-Republican super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove, and its nonprofit affiliate Crossroads GPS, will announce $100 million raised for both so far through the 2012 cycle, officials told POLITICO. — The cash haul runs through all of 2011 …
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Mother Jones and The Page