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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney supporters shout down Axelrod criticism of former governor's record — President Obama and Mitt Romney protesters faced off Thursday at a press conference in Boston featuring senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod. — Speakers at the outdoor event were framed …
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Mitt Romney Visits Solyndra Amid Attack on Obama Jobs Record — An auction sign stands at the entrance Solyndra LLC building in Fremont, California, U.S., Nov. 2, 2011. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/ Getty Images) — FREMONT, Calif. - Mitt Romney arrived at the shuttered headquarters …
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney makes surprise visit to Solyndra — The visit - kept a secret by the campaign until shortly before the candidate and the press arrived at the site - offered a hulking visual to accompany Romney's repeated criticism of Obama over the Solyndra scandal. — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker
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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Feared W.H. Conspiracy To Stop Secret Solyndra Presser
TPM2012 — Romney Feared W.H. Conspiracy To Stop Secret Solyndra Presser
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney crashes Solyndra
Mitt Romney crashes Solyndra
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Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Campaigns at Failed Solyndra Factory
Romney Campaigns at Failed Solyndra Factory
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Adele Hampton / Ballot Box:
RNC ad hits Obama for ‘failed investments’ in Solyndra, green energy
RNC ad hits Obama for ‘failed investments’ in Solyndra, green energy
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ABCNEWS, The Maddow Blog and The Hill
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
In Boston, Romney And Obama Campaigns Clash With Dual Rallies
In Boston, Romney And Obama Campaigns Clash With Dual Rallies
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Declare DOMA Unconstitutional — A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin …
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Associated Press:
Appeals Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act — BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
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DOMA Opinion Analysis: Why Judge Michael Boudin Is Just Like 50 Cent
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Montana bucks the court
Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Pelosi: Obamacare Will Be Upheld 6-3, ‘Because I Know the Constitution’
Pelosi: Obamacare Will Be Upheld 6-3, ‘Because I Know the Constitution’
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John Edwards verdict: Confusion reigns at trial — GREENSBORO, N.C. — The jury reached a verdict Thursday on one of six felony counts in the trial of former Sen. John Edwards. The judge has sent the jury back on the remaining counts. — It has not been announced what verdict the jury reached on the single count.
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Associated Press:
Mistrial declared in John Edwards corruption case; jurors deadlocked on 5 of 6 counts
Mistrial declared in John Edwards corruption case; jurors deadlocked on 5 of 6 counts
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msnbc.com:
John Edwards jury reaches verdict on one count; ordered to resume deliberations
John Edwards jury reaches verdict on one count; ordered to resume deliberations
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Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
Edwards acquitted on 1 count, mistrial on others
Edwards acquitted on 1 count, mistrial on others
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National Review and The Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's official: Bill Clinton heading to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker — Former President Bill Clinton has decided to go to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker in the final days of the battle over whether to recall the Wisconsin Governor, a move that could give a boost …
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Wisconsin Unions See Ranks Drop Ahead of Recall Vote — Public-employee unions in Wisconsin have experienced a dramatic drop in membership—by more than half for the second-biggest union—since a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed their ability to bargain over wages and working conditions.
CNN:
Former President Clinton jumps into Wisconsin recall election
Former President Clinton jumps into Wisconsin recall election
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Wisconsin reaches for the last resort
Wisconsin reaches for the last resort
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To GOP, blatant bias in vetting — On the front page of its Sunday edition, the New York Times gave a big spread to Ann Romney spending lots of time and tons of money on an exotic genre of horse-riding. The clear implication: The Romneys are silly rich, move in rarefied and exotic circles, and are perhaps a tad shady.
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Devin Gordon / GQ:
Five Points About Politico's Hatchet Job On NYT and WaPo
Five Points About Politico's Hatchet Job On NYT and WaPo
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Warren says she told schools of heritage — Acknowledges identifying as Native American after hirings — Governor Deval Patrick (right) endorsed Elizabeth Warren's Senate candidacy at a campaign event on Wednesday. (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff) — Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth …
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Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks — New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
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Buddy Roemer for President:
Governor Charles “Buddy” Roemer Suspends Campaign — Today, I am no longer a candidate for President of the United States. — After 17 months of a wonderful campaign, the lack of ballot access in all 50 states makes the quest impossible for now. — I want to thank my family …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions — The House on Thursday rejected a Republican bill that would impose fines and prison terms on doctors who perform abortions for the sole purpose of controlling the gender of the child, a practice known as sex-selective abortion.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republican's abortion bill risks alienating Asian Americans — Republicans long ago lost African American voters. They are well on their way to losing Latinos. And if Trent Franks prevails, they may lose Asian Americans, too. — The Arizona Republican's latest antiabortion salvo …
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Honeywell CEO Says The Corporate Tax Rate Should Be Zero — During an interview today, Honeywell CEO David Cote — who President Obama named to the Bowles-Simpson deficit commission — told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin that he believes the U.S. corporate tax rate should be zero.
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC-Marist polls: Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key states — President Obama phones Mitt Romney to congratulate him for locking up the GOP nomination. NBC's Steve Handelsman reports. — President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are deadlocked …
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In Milwaukee Post, Cardinal Authorized Paying Abusers — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York authorized payments of as much as $20,000 to sexually abusive priests as an incentive for them to agree to dismissal from the priesthood when he was the archbishop of Milwaukee.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace — The Pentagon is turning to the private sector, universities and even computer-game companies as part of an ambitious effort to develop technologies to improve its cyberwarfare capabilities, launch effective attacks and withstand the likely retaliation.
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