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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives — Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives.
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In Romney's Gay Rights Mess, Silence Wasn't An Option — The candidate stayed mum while his gay aide was being blasted by the right. Now gay rights groups blame Romney, whose aides say it was never about sexuality. — (AP / Henny Ray Abrams) — With the departure of his openly gay …
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
The curious resignation of Richard Grenell — The political world is buzzing over the sudden resignation of Richard Grenell, the former spokesman for John Bolton at the UN who had signed on to serve as foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Grenell was scheduled to begin work Tuesday, May 1.
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Kyle Mantyla / rightwingwatch.org:
Fischer: Grenell Resignation a ‘Huge Win’ for the Religious Right — It was just last week that Bryan Fischer was declaring that if Mitt Romney wants to win in November, he'd “better start listening to me.” And the first thing that Romney needed to do was fire Richard Grenell …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Richard Grenell, Mitt Romney spokesman, resigns — Richard Grenell is resigning from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign less than two weeks after being hired. — The foreign policy spokesman came under fire for some crude (and since deleted) tweets about women.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Gay Republicans Dismayed As Openly Gay Romney Staffer Resigns
TPM2012 — Gay Republicans Dismayed As Openly Gay Romney Staffer Resigns
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Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Richard Grenell, Openly Gay Romney Spokesman, Resigns From Post
Richard Grenell, Openly Gay Romney Spokesman, Resigns From Post
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney's Openly-Gay Spokesperson Resigns After Facing Pressure From Anti-Gay Right Wing
Romney's Openly-Gay Spokesperson Resigns After Facing Pressure From Anti-Gay Right Wing
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BuzzFeed:
How The White House Smothered The News Of Obama's Trip To Afghanistan — How the White House played whack-a-mole, and why I deleted my tweet. Drudge wouldn't budge. — Shortly before 9:19 a.m. this morning the Afghanistan-based 24-hour broadcast news station TOLONews tweeted that President Barack Obama had landed in Afghanistan.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Signs Pact in Kabul, Turning Page in Afghan War — KABUL, Afghanistan — President Obama, speaking to an American television audience on Tuesday night from an American air base here, declared that he had traveled here to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan …
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The White House:
Presidential Proclamation — Loyalty Day, 2012 — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — More than two centuries ago, our Founders laid out a charter that assured the rule of law and the rights of man. Through times of tranquility and the throes of change …
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Jim Inhofe / CNN:
Inhofe fires off on Obama over trip — (CNN) - Longtime Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma criticized President Barack Obama over the president's surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, describing the visit as “campaign related” and an “attempt to shore up his national security credentials.”
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Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation from Afghanistan
Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation from Afghanistan
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Football spiked: Obama to address nation on Bin Laden anniversary live from Afghanistan
Football spiked: Obama to address nation on Bin Laden anniversary live from Afghanistan
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ABCNEWS:
Obama Greets Troops in Afghanistan on Bin Laden Anniversary
Obama Greets Troops in Afghanistan on Bin Laden Anniversary
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CNN:
Excerpts of president's Afghanistan speech released
Excerpts of president's Afghanistan speech released
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Olivier Knox / Yahoo! News:
Obama to make televised speech from Afghanistan at 7:30 p.m.
Obama to make televised speech from Afghanistan at 7:30 p.m.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY interview: Gingrich ready to support Romney — WASHINGTON - Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, on the eve of suspending his roller coaster presidential bid, said in an interview with USA TODAY that he will embrace Mitt Romney's candidacy Wednesday and is ready to campaign for his former rival.
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
New Obama campaign video: Gingrich vs. Romney in his own words — Washington (CNN) - The Obama campaign is out with a new web video featuring some of Newt Gingrich's fiercest attacks on Mitt Romney, the same day Gingrich is expected to show support for Romney's candidacy.
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
“Occupy” Movement Was Infiltrated By FBI Informant In Cleveland Bridge Bombing Probe — Buster — The federal probe that resulted last night in the arrest of five purported anarchists for allegedly plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge began last year at an Occupy Wall Street rally in Cleveland …
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Jason Ryan / ABCNEWS:
Anarchists Wanted to Attack NATO, Republican Convention: Feds
Anarchists Wanted to Attack NATO, Republican Convention: Feds
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
Happy May Day! CNN reports: … Cyco, Skabby, Tony …
Happy May Day! CNN reports: … Cyco, Skabby, Tony …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney heckled at event with Giuliani — Mitt Romney was heckled Tuesday at a New York City event marking the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. — Romney was campaigning with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at an event at the firehouse where the city of New York set …
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Joel Siegel / ABCNEWS:
Giuliani Marks OBL Anniversary With Romney at NY Firehouse
Giuliani Marks OBL Anniversary With Romney at NY Firehouse
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Katy Hall / The Huffington Post:
Breeze Beretta Johnston: Levi Johnston & Sunny Oglesby Announce Baby Name … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Levi Johnston, Video, Breeze Baretta Johnston, Breeze Beretta Johnston, Levi Johnston Daughter, Photo Galleries, Sunny Oglesby, Sunny Oglesby Baby, Politics News
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Adam Davidson / New York Times:
The Purpose of Spectacular Wealth, According to a Spectacularly Wealthy Guy — Ever since the financial crisis started, we've heard plenty from the 1 percent. We've heard them giving defensive testimony in Congressional hearings or issuing anodyne statements flanked by lawyers and image consultants.
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Peggy McGuinness / Opinio Juris:
NY State Court Rejects DSK's Immunity Claim — As Julian predicted a few days ago, Judge Doug McKeon of the Bronx Supreme Court (that is the trial court level, New York state) today rejected former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss Kahn's claim that he was entitled to immunity from a civil lawsuit brought …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads in Virginia — Barack Obama continues to look like the favorite to win Virginia this fall. He has a 51-43 lead over Mitt Romney in the state. We have consistently found Obama leading in Virginia by margins similar to his 6 point victory there in 2008- he led Romney by 6 in December …
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