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New York Times:
Behind Richard Grenell's Departure, a Right-Wing Storm — It was the biggest moment yet for Mitt Romney's foreign policy team: a conference call last Thursday, dialed into by dozens of news outlets from around the globe, to dissect and denounce President's Obama record on national security.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Meets With Conservative Media Off The Record … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Ann Romney, Daily Caller, National Review, Washington Examiner, Conservative Media, Media News, Mitt Romney 2012, Powerline, Reince Priebus, Right Wing News …
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Melinda Liu / The Daily Beast:
Activist Chen Guangcheng: Let Me Leave China on Hillary Clinton's Plane — In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast's Melinda Liu, blind dissident Chen Guangcheng says he's been abandoned by American officials at a Chinese hospital and begs to leave the country on Hillary Clinton's plane.
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Jane Perlez / New York Times:
Activist, Out of Embassy, Now Says He Wants to Leave China
Activist, Out of Embassy, Now Says He Wants to Leave China
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Taylor Marsh
ABCNEWS:
Designer of Ann Romney's $1K Shirt Says It's Off The Rack — CHANTILLY, Va. — The fashion house that makes the nearly $1,000 blouse worn by Ann Romney on morning television earlier this week tells ABC News that they had nothing to do with the wardrobe choice, remarking that they'd prefer to stay out of politics.
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Jada Wong / Styleite:
Ann Romney's Reed Krakoff Bird T-Shirt Costs $990
Ann Romney's Reed Krakoff Bird T-Shirt Costs $990
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Mediaite, BAGnewsNotes, The Political Carnival and Indecision Forever
Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Ann Romney's $990 shirt - worth it?
Ann Romney's $990 shirt - worth it?
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The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon, Taylor Marsh and Wonkette
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The freaky quadruple deaky “tanning mom” clip — It's come to this. — Via Mediaite, I've been looking around all day for a palate cleanser. And now, at last, I've found it. Trust me: Whatever you have on your news palate right now, this'll clean it right out. Doesn't matter how important it is.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Barry's Imaginary Girlfriend — There has been a lot of hilarity today over the revelation that the “New York girlfriend” who plays a significant role in Barack Obama's autobiography Dreams From My Father did not, strictly speaking, exist. Rather, she was a composite or “compression” …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Naked DC, Campaign 2012, The Daily Dish, Ed Driscoll, Booman Tribune and Business Insider
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama: ‘New York girlfriend’ was composite
Obama: ‘New York girlfriend’ was composite
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Arizona Republic:
Gilbert mass killing: Border militia leader identified as shooter — A border militia leader on Wednesday shot and killed four people at a Gilbert home, including a toddler, before committing suicide, sources said. — Sources identified the shooter as Jason “J.T.” Ready …
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ThinkProgress, Crooks and Liars, msnbc.com, Balloon Juice, Los Angeles Times and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
CBS News:
Schieffer: Gingrich knew his bid was long shot — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) After bowing out from the Republican presidential race Wednesday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is no worse off than he was before he ran for president, says CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer.
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Newt Gingrich drops out: ‘Truly wild ride’ is over
Newt Gingrich drops out: ‘Truly wild ride’ is over
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Deseret News, The Caucus, Rumproast, Truthdig, ABCNEWS and Washington Monthly
John Sexton / BREITBART.COM:
FRIENDLY FIRE: OCCUPIER HITS OCCUPIER WITH BRICK TO FACE — Yesterday afternoon, San Francisco protesters returned to 888 Turk Street, a vacant building they briefly occupied last month. After re-occupying the vacant building Tuesday, some members of the group climbed onto the roof …
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Weasel Zippers and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Catholics' Presidential Pick Differs by Ethnicity, Religiosity — Catholics overall are evenly split between Obama and Romney — PRINCETON, NJ — Catholic voters in the United States are evenly split in their support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president, mirroring the national trend.
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American Prospect, Washington Post, Hot Air and Bloomberg
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Senators urge Village Voice to pull online sex ads — A group of senators has introduced a resolution urging Village Voice Media to take down the “adult entertainment” section of its classified-ads site, Backpage.com. — In a statement released Wednesday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) …
New York Post:
OWS bums are a big joke — MELEE: A cop, facing a threat from behind him, wields his club at OWS protesters in Greenwich Village yesterday amid rallies that were far from crippling. — Occupy Wall Street's call for May Day mayhem largely fizzled yesterday — but at least provided a good laugh …
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Runnin' Scared and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Amitai Etzioni / CNN:
Why Occupy May Day fizzled — Occupy Wall Street participants stage …
Why Occupy May Day fizzled — Occupy Wall Street participants stage …
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CANNONFIRE, Guardian, Wonkette and New York Times
Rebel Pundit / BREITBART.COM:
MAY DAY PROTESTORS CANNOT EXPLAIN THEIR SIGNS OR THEIR CAUSE — Yesterday at Chicago's Union Park for the May Day march, I found group of protesters from the Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes (Street Vendors Association) holding signs from the Chicago Community and Workers' Rights.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
GOP seeks to portray President Obama as nation's divider-in-chief — Republicans are seeking to portray President Obama as the divider-in-chief, arguing the presidential candidate who trumpeted hope and change four years ago is now running an increasingly negative campaign.
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The Moderate Voice
U.Va. Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Readers React: Sloganeering on the Road to the White House — U.Va. Center for Politics — In 2008, Barack Obama used the phrase “Yes We Can” as part of his effort to energize millions of voters to support his presidential bid. On Monday, the Obama campaign revealed its 2012 slogan …
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The Moderate Voice and Betsy's Page
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Treasury: Tax receipts not changing deadline on $16.4T debt limit — Lawmakers will not have to re-fight their epic battle over raising the debt ceiling until after the November elections, according to the Treasury Department. — April tax receipts have not moved Treasury's debt-ceiling target date …
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Ezra Klein
Jonathan Martinand Alexander Burns / Reuters:
The state both parties want — The verdict is in: Barack Obama's 2008 victory in Virginia was not a fluke. For the once reliably Republican state, competitive presidential elections are the new normal. — Just look at the candidates' schedules. President Obama will make Richmond …