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Obama Faces Blowback for Attacking Romney Biz Career — The Obama campaign is in full damage-control mode one day after Newark Mayor Cory Booker publicly derided Democrats' assault on presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney over his record at Bain Capital. — Chief Obama strategist David …
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The Gateway Pundit, Campaign 2012, Politico, Crooks and Liars, Online NewsHour and The PJ Tatler
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Bankruptcy report on Bain-owned Ampad: Creditors repaid $.002 for every dollar owed — The Obama campaign is opening up a fresh line of attack on Bain Capital using the story of Ampad, an ultimately bankrupt company backed by Bain that laid off all 250 workers at an Indiana factory it purchased …
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msnbc.com, BuzzFeed, The Daily Dish and Daily Kos
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Big Bain Backfire — President Obama's attacks on free enterprise have triggered a backlash among many—even among those in his own party. In just the past few days, everyone from former advisors to his own surrogates have criticized the Obama campaign's attack on free enterprise.
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Washington Wire, New York Times, ABCNEWS, msnbc.com, Political Economy, Online NewsHour, RedState, Business Insider and The Caucus
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Bain and Financial Industry Gave Over $565,000 To Newark Mayor Cory Booker For 2002 Campaign
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Los Angeles Times, Addicting Info, Salon and The Hill
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Former Bain Executive: Romney Bears Blame For Ampad Layoffs
Former Bain Executive: Romney Bears Blame For Ampad Layoffs
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ABCNEWS, Washington Free Beacon, The Maddow Blog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Tim Mak / Politico:
Harold Ford: Cory Booker was right
Harold Ford: Cory Booker was right
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Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, Taylor Marsh, Washington Post, Fox News and The Caucus
BuzzFeed:
Obama: Bain “Is Not A Distraction, This Is What This Campaign Is Gonna Be About”
Obama: Bain “Is Not A Distraction, This Is What This Campaign Is Gonna Be About”
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The PJ Tatler
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The changing complexity of congressional speech — (This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) — Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level …
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DCist, Newshoggers.com, NPR, Wonkette, The Raw Story, ABCNEWS, Politico, Indecision Forever, Las Vegas Sun, Business Insider, Truthdig, Dependable Renegade and Booman Tribune
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Lee Drutman / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken? — (This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) — Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level …
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Firedoglake, Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CNN, Orlando Sentinel, Ezra Klein and Saint Petersblog
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores, Sunlight Foundation Report Says
Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores, Sunlight Foundation Report Says
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theGrio
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BREAKING: Cardinal Dolan of NY, Cardinal Wuerl of D.C., Notre Dame—And 40 Other Catholic Dioceses and Organizations—Sue Obama Administration — (CNSNews.com) - The archdiocese of New York, headed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., headed by Cardinal Donald Wuerl …
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WATCH: NYPD Sgt.'s filthy tirade captured in shocking cellphone video — A uniformed NYPD sergeant was caught on video unleashing a vulgar tirade against a group of Brooklyn men — threatening them with his gun even while condoning their criminal behavior, The Post has learned.
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Hit & Run, Gothamist, Joe. My. God., The Agitator, Towleroad News #gay, The Raw Story, Mediaite and ANIMAL
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Never Doubt That God Answers Prayer — ‘Speedway Bomber’: Criminal terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted in 1981 — Law enforcement officials have been made aware that convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin appears to be engaged in an attempt to intimidate me into being silent about his sordid criminal history.
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Allergic to Bull
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NC Pastor Wants To Build Electrified Fence To Contain, Starve And Ultimately Kill Gays: VIDEO — In a sermon blasting President Obama for his same-sex marriage support, Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina, offered a novel — and horrific …
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ThinkProgress, Good As You and Joe. My. God.
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Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette:
North Carolina Man Of God Would Like To Put All Queers Behind Electric Fence Until They Die (VIDEO)
North Carolina Man Of God Would Like To Put All Queers Behind Electric Fence Until They Die (VIDEO)
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Truth Wins Out
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Teacher suspended after telling students not to criticize the president — SPENCER, N.C. - A teacher at a Rowan County school has been suspended after getting national attention for a YouTube video video that surfaced last week showing her yelling at her students, saying it's wrong to criticize the president.
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Hawaii responds to Bennett's Obama birth records request — PHOENIX — The state of Hawaii has responded to Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett's request for proof that President Barack Obama was in fact born in the Aloha State. — The Hawaii attorney general's office has reportedly told Bennett …
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Mediaite, The Strata-Sphere and Business Insider
Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV:
DC Comics To Switch The Sexual Orientation Of An Established Character — One question asked at the DC panel today at the Kapow comic convention in London, was about DC co-publisher Dan DiDio's interview with The Advocate. Specifically over the decision not to change any character's sexual orientation …
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Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Towleroad News #gay and Human Rights Campaign
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Limbaugh takes post-Fluke ratings hit — Rush Limbaugh took a significant ratings hit in some key radio markets last month in the wake of the Sandra Fluke controversy. — The conservative radio host's ratings fell 27 percent in the key 25-54 demo in New York City, 31 percent in Houston-Galveston …
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Internet Man Does Not Want To Be On The Google Anymore — Hi. I'm back and, no, I didn't bring presents. — So where were we? — Oh yes. Recently (May 8th to be exact) I did a post on potty-mouthed golf caddy George Tierney of Greenville South Carolina who, for some reason …
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Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice and Juanita Jean's
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Candidate: I'll smoke a joint on Hill — Andy Caffrey, a candidate for Congress in California, has made a rather unusual campaign promise: If he wins, he'll smoke a joint — right on the steps of Capitol Hill. — The 54-year-old is running on a seven-step platform that prioritizes battling …
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San Francisco Chronicle, Outside the Beltway and The Raw Story
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Rutgers Webcam-Spying Defendant Sentenced to 30-Day Jail Term — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A judge here sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail on Monday for using a webcam to spy on his Rutgers University roommate having sex with a man, in a case that galvanized concern about suicide among gay teenagers …
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‘NOT THE REAL WORLD’ — Obama officials pressured contractors to change job loss figures, recordings reveal — Obama administration officials may have pressured government contractors to change job loss estimates associated with coal regulations, audio recordings reveal.
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
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Professor Makes the Case That Google Is a Publisher — IS Google search an intermediary like the phone company — simply connecting people with the information they seek? Or is Google search a publisher, like a newspaper, which provides only the information that it sees fit and is protected by the First Amendment?
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Outside the Beltway
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Scott Walker: Voter Fraud is Worth “One or Two Points” in Wisconsin … - A Map That Shows Poverty Is Getting Worse Almost Everywhere - What Exactly Are Baby Vegetables? Are They Midget Vegetables or Just Very Young? - The Real Reason Dan Harmon Was Fired From Community …
Ben Birnbaum / Washington Times:
9/11 ‘truther’ leading Egyptian presidential race — An Islamist who believes that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States were an American conspiracy is the front-runner in Egypt's presidential race, a new poll shows. — Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh, formerly a leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood …
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Power Line and Weasel Zippers
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NYT Reporter Goes To Romney's Church, Seeks Info From Worshipers — New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor appeared on MSNBC this morning to discuss an investigative report she did on Mitt Romney's Mormon church, his values and what his fellow worshipers say about him.
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No Photo ID Amendment on the November Ballot — The Legislature Failed to Rewrite Misleading Ballot Language, Effectively Killing the Amendment — Washington, DC - With the end of the legislative session, the Missouri legislature failed to replace the language of a ballot measure …
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ThinkProgress
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Taxi Panel May Raise Fares Up to 20% — New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission agreed on Monday to formally consider a proposal from the yellow cab industry that would raise taxi fares by as much as 20 percent, a significant increase to a pricing structure that has been virtually unchanged since 2006.
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New York Magazine and ANIMAL
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Facebook Shares Fall Below IPO Offering Price — Facebook shares [FB Loading... () ] sank on Monday without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down 25 percent from where they were Friday afternoon. — Facebook's debut was beset by problems, so much so that Nasdaq [NDAQ Loading...
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
New Romney ad: Bookermania — The inevitable easy lay-up after yesterday's turnover. Has anyone offered a solid theory yet for why Booker tried to call off the dogs on Bain, in a forum as prominent as “Meet the Press” no less? I realize that Democrats have a, shall we say …