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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Mitt and Ann Romney's marriage is strong because they believe they will live together in an eternal afterlife...” — Writes Jodi Kantor in the NYT, citing “relatives and friends” as the source of information. It's a whole long article about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith. — Fascinating!
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ABCNEWS:
Nancy Pelosi Defends Dems Rev. Wright Fundraising Appeal — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on “This Week” for sending a fundraising email that attempted to capitalize on the apparently dead advertising plan to link President Obama to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Axelrod: Romney Bain record, not Mormon faith, is ‘fair game’ — David Axelrod, senior strategist for President Obama's re-election campaign, said Sunday that the campaign “absolutely” repudiates any suggestion that Mitt Romney's Mormon faith would be a campaign issue.
Washington Examiner:
Rev. Wright urged to stay silent until after 2012 — Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose “God damn America” sermon set off a firestorm during the 2008 campaign, agreed not to publish an account of the episode until after President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, according to an interview Wright conducted …
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CNN:
Axelrod: Fund-raising pitch cited Wright threat to combat super PACs
Axelrod: Fund-raising pitch cited Wright threat to combat super PACs
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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
The Long Run: How the Mormon Church Shaped Mitt Romney
The Long Run: How the Mormon Church Shaped Mitt Romney
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Associated Press:
Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi dies in Libya, family says — TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
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BBC:
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi ‘dead’
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi ‘dead’
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Reuters:
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Lawmakers fear justice denied as Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Campbell Brown, Wife Of Top Romney Adviser, Says Obama Is ‘Condescending’ To Women — In today's New York Times, former cable news anchor Campbell Brown attacks President Obama for “condescending” to women with a “paternalistic,” “fake,” and “grating” attitude.
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Campbell Brown / New York Times:
Obama: Stop Condescending to Women
Obama: Stop Condescending to Women
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Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill — The chamber passes the annual spending bill 200 to 120, including the provision that would ban same-sex ceremonies at military chapels. — Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) wrote one of the gay marriage provisions in the defense spending bill, which passed 299 to 120 in the House.
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
NAACP endorses same-sex marriage
NAACP endorses same-sex marriage
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
In Largely Symbolic Move, N.A.A.C.P. Votes to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage
In Largely Symbolic Move, N.A.A.C.P. Votes to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
NAACP offers Obama political cover on gay marriage
NAACP offers Obama political cover on gay marriage
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
NAACP backs gay marriage
NAACP backs gay marriage
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Washington Monthly and Scared Monkeys
Mike Nolan / Chicago Sun Times:
Suspects wielding hammers and batons attack diners at Tinley Park restaurant — Police investigate the scene at The Ashford House Restaurant, 7959 W. 159th Street, in Tinley Park, where a group of people entered and started assaulting patrons Saturday. Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
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JSOnline:
We recommend Walker; his removal isn't justified — Scott Walker's policies are controversial, but arguments over policies - no matter how sharp - aren't reason enough to end a governor's term. — No governor in recent memory has been so controversial. No governor in America is so polarizing.
Igor Bobic / Livewire:
Cory Booker ‘Very Uncomfortable’ With Attacks On Bain — Appearing on NBC's “Meet The Press” on Sunday, Newark, New Jersey Mayor and Obama surrogate Cory Booker said he was “uncomfortable” with the Obama campaign's attacks on Mitt Romney's record with Bain Capital.
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Radley Balko / The Huffington Post:
Under Asset Forfeiture Law, Wisconsin Cops Confiscate Families' Bail Money … FOLLOW: — Drug Violence, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Asset Forfeiture, Bail, Bond, Brown County Wisconsin, Criminal Justice, Drug Prohibition, Green Bay, Politics News — When the Brown County, Wis. …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Charting Obama's Journey to a Shift on Afghanistan — It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with an aide late in 2009, but it suggests how President Obama's thinking about what he once called “a war of necessity” began to radically change less than a year after he took up residency in the White House.
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Gingrich is millions in the hole — (CNN) - Newt Gingrich ended his campaign earlier this month with nearly $4.8 million in campaign debt, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission that reflected campaign activity through the end of April.
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Alan Dershowitz / NY Daily News:
Drop George Zimmerman's murder charge — New evidence suggests Trayvon Martin's killer acted in self-defense — A medical report by George Zimmerman's doctor has disclosed that Zimmerman had a fractured nose, two black eyes, two lacerations on the back of his head and a back injury on the day after the fatal shooting.
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