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10:25 PM ET, July 4, 2012

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Associated Press:
Mystery Bermuda-based company and other undisclosed Romney assets hint at larger wealth  —  Paul Sancya/file/Associated Press - FILE — In an Oct. 10, 2006 file photo Mitt Romney speaks at the Leadership Summit on Race in Detroit.  For nearly 15 years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney shifts, says mandate's a tax  —  Directly contradicting his senior adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney told CBS that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is “a tax.”  —  Earlier this week, Fehrnstrom said in a TV appearance that Romney …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney Directly Contradicts His Campaign, Now Insists Health Mandate Is ‘A Tax’
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mediaite
CNN:
Romney calls health care mandate a ‘tax,’ contradicts top aide
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Politico
CNN:
CNN Poll: Economic optimism jumping
Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box
Ihosvani Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Hallandale Beach lifeguard fired after participating in beach rescue  —  As lifeguards are paid and trained to do, Tomas Lopez rushed down the beach to rescue a drowning man — and then got fired for it.  —  The problem: Lopez stepped out of the beach zone his company is paid to patrol, a supervisor said Tuesday.
Kurt Andersen / New York Times:
The Downside of Liberty  —  THIS spring I was on a panel at the Woodstock Writers Festival.  An audience member asked a question: Why had the revolution dreamed up in the late 1960s mostly been won on the social and cultural fronts — women's rights, gay rights, black president, ecology …
Thereisnospoon / Hullabaloo:
Founding fathers quotes you probably haven't heard, by @DavidOAtkins  —  Founding fathers quotes you probably haven't heard  —  On July 4th, enjoy some of the less famous quotes from the founders of our country.  —  Thomas Paine: … James Madison: … Benjamin Franklin: … Benjamin Franklin again:
Discussion: A Tiny Revolution
Randy Barnett / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Declaration of Independence Annotated  —  [From the next edition of my casebook, Constitutional Law: Cases in Context:]  —  When reading the Declaration, it is worth keeping in mind two very important facts.  The Declaration constituted high treason against the Crown and every person …
NY Daily News:
Rep. Charles Rangel urges supporters to have faith in Board of Elections in wake of Adriano Espaillat's legal challenge  —  Congressman preaches calm during rally in Harlem after his chief opponent in the 13th Congressional District primary made accusations of voter suppression
Discussion: Politico, Ballot Box and The Raw Story
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Chris Collins: 'People Now Don't Die From Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer' … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Health Care, Video, Affordable Care Act, Chris Collins Affordable Care Act, Chris Collins Health Care, Kathy Hochul, Chris Collins, Obamacare, Politics News
Conrad Black / National Review:
Post-Colonial Killing Fields  —  It is an ever-growing matter of suspense how long it will take before there is general recognition of the fact that, although the spread of democracy is — next to its irreplaceable contribution to victory in World War II and the Cold War …
Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to the Universe  —  ASPEN, Colo. — Signaling a likely end to one of the longest, most expensive searches in the history of science, physicists said Wednesday that they had discovered a new subatomic particle that looks for all the world like the Higgs boson …
Thomas Fleming / Wall Street Journal:
What Life Was Like in 1776  —  Americans had the highest per capita income in the civilized world, paid the lowest taxes—and were determined to keep it that way.  —  Almost every American knows the traditional story of July Fourth—the soaring idealism of the Declaration of Independence …
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Jonathan Krohn Laughs Off Bitter Conservative Reprisals  —  Jonathan Krohn, the teen conservative idol turned liberal heretic, is on the receiving end of a world of abuse from right wing pundits this week.  Fine by him.  But please folks, lay off his mom.
Bill Frezza / Political Capital:
Lamenting The Lost Legacy Of Independence Day  —  “Can anyone honestly argue that our nation still honors the values, or practices the principles, for which our Founders fought?”  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  —  Why do we still celebrate Independence Day?  Is it a lingering habit …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Mj Lee / Politico:
Fast and Furious: Grassley presses Holder on ‘false letter’  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley is demanding to know who at the Justice Department saw a memo written by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive agent about the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation that was allegedly sent …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The Declaration of Independence, Fixed  —  As part of our ongoing project to update and improve the core documents of American history, we present the opening sections of the Declaration of Independence as they ought to have been written, and indeed as it would have been written …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The eternal meaning of Independence Day  —  On July 9, 1858, Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas gave a campaign speech to a raucous throng from the balcony of the Tremont Hotel in Chicago.  Abraham Lincoln was in the audience when Douglas prepared to speak.  Douglas invited Lincoln to come join him on the balcony to watch the speech.
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The Recession-Proof Fireworks Industry … - Egypt's New President Is Awfully Critical of the United States.  Should We Be Worried?  — Manjoo: Apple's iPhone Used To Be the Best.  But Its Competitors Have Caught Up.  — Why the Higgs Boson Discovery Is Such a Big Deal …
New York Times:
Too Quiet, Again, on Health Care  —  Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania residents, interviewed recently by Abby Goodnough of The Times, said they were opposed to President Obama's health care reform law.  Though almost all of them would benefit from it, they expressed fears about a loss of control …
Chip Reid / CBS News:
Anger festers in sweltering mid-Atlantic  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) WASHINGTON - From the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, some 1.4 million homes and businesses are still in the dark, and the heat, four days after violent storms caused heavy damage.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and msnbc.com
 
 
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Valerie Bauerlein / Washington Wire:
Lawmaker Hits Wrong Button, Approves N.C. Fracking
Discussion: Indecision Forever
BuzzFeed:
Ronald Reagan Riding A Velociraptor
Discussion: Boing Boing
Twitchy:
Fail: Obama plans fundraisers in Switzerland then tries to slam Romney ... on Switzerland; Update: Obama FACT mocking
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Where Tax Dollars Work, Our Public Trust Remains
Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. / The Heritage Foundation:
Morning Bell: Does the Declaration of Independence Still Matter?
Discussion: Doug Ross
Gov. Bobby Jindal / RedState:
Declaration of Independence, not Dependence
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and Hot Air
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Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Obama hosts naturalization ceremony, presses Congress on immigration reform
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politico
New York Times:
As Weather Channel Buys Wunderground, Storm Clouds Brew Among Fans
Discussion: Althouse and Democracy Now
SOM - State of Michigan:
Snyder signs most of election reform legislation
Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story
Mike Konczal / nextnewdeal.net:
The IMF Goes All-Out on Balance-Sheet Recessions, Providing Sanity on Economic Policy
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Report: Rep. Cuellar to skip Dem convention
Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Bam: Trend of CO2 emissions falling toward 1991 levels
 

 
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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