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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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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Bain and Financial Industry Gave Over $565,000 To Newark Mayor Cory Booker For 2002 Campaign — Yesterday, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D) attacked the Obama campaign for making an issue of Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital during an appearance on Meet the Press.
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Politico:
Obama's Bain mutiny — CHICAGO — President Barack Obama flew into Chicago grimly set on ending the war in Afghanistan — and left his hometown by gleefully starting a new one over Bain Capital with Mitt Romney. — If Obama had any reticence about diving into an election-year controversy …
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Big Bain Backfire
Big Bain Backfire
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New York Times:
Facing Criticism, Obama Defends Ads Attacking Romney's Record at Bain Capital
Facing Criticism, Obama Defends Ads Attacking Romney's Record at Bain Capital
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Bankruptcy report on Bain-owned Ampad: Creditors repaid $.002 for every dollar owed
Bankruptcy report on Bain-owned Ampad: Creditors repaid $.002 for every dollar owed
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Booker: Obama's right, Romney at Bain is ‘fair game’
Booker: Obama's right, Romney at Bain is ‘fair game’
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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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Tim Mak / Politico:
Harold Ford: Cory Booker was right
Harold Ford: Cory Booker was right
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Jared A. Favole / Washington Wire:
Obama Defends Attacks on Romney, Bain Capital
Obama Defends Attacks on Romney, Bain Capital
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The Lonely Conservative
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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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
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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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
NY Times: Businessmen Are Psycho! No, Wait... On May 12, the New York Times published a deeply contemptible op-ed by someone named William Deresiewicz, described as “[a]n essayist, critic and the author of ‘A Jane Austen Education.’” Titled “Capitalists and Other Psychopaths,” …
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Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
George Lucas's Plans in Marin County Upset Wealthy Neighbors — SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — In 1978, a year after “Star Wars” was released, George Lucas began building his movie production company far from Hollywood, in the quiet hills and valley of Marin County here just north of San Francisco.
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Lee Drutman / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
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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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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Lee Drutman / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?
Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?
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Caleb Troop / WCNC-TV:
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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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
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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Kirstan Conley / New York Post:
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, The Agitator, Gothamist, Towleroad News #gay, Mediaite, Joe. My. God., The Raw Story and ANIMAL
Andrew Michalscheck / KASW-TV:
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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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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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
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 …
Mj Lee / Politico:
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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CNN:
Obama to Joplin High School grads: You're the source of inspiration — Joplin, Missouri (CNN) - On the eve of the one year anniversary of the tornado that ripped apart the southern Missouri town of Joplin, Missouri, killing 161 residents and injuring 900 others, President Barack Obama told …
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David Weigel / Slate:
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 …
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Benny Johnson / TheBlaze.com:
NEW BLACK PANTHER FIELD MARSHAL: WHITES 'SHOULD BE THANKFUL WE'RE NOT HANGING CRACKERS BY NOOSES...YET, YET, YET' — According to National Field Marshal for the New Black Panthers King Samir Shabazz: — “I hate the g*ddamn white man, woman, and child, grandma, aunt, uncle, Pappa Billy Bob, and whoever else.”
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Kim Willsher / Guardian:
Alexis Tsipras warns Greek crisis is also Europe's — Greece's leftwing leader tells Paris audience that other EU countries will be next if they fail to oppose radical austerity drive — The rising star of Europe Alexis Tsipras, the radical left Greek leader, has arrived in Paris …
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