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8:40 AM ET, July 11, 2012

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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Lindsey Graham: 'It's Really American' To Avoid Taxes Like Mitt Romney Does … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Lindsey Graham Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Taxes, Sen. Lindsey Graham, It's Really American, Lindsey Graham Taxes, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Tax Havens, Politics News
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senator On Romney: 'It's Really American To Avoid Paying Taxes'  —  Though every candidate in the past 30 years has released multiple years of tax returns, Mitt Romney is refusing to do so, reducing surrogates to telling the press to simply “get over it.”
Matt Welch / Reason:
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
The Democrats' class-warfare strategy is your best entertainment value.
Judson Berger / Fox News:
Closure of Border Patrol stations across four states triggers alarm  —  The Obama administration is moving to shut down nine Border Patrol stations across four states, triggering a backlash from local law enforcement, members of Congress and Border Patrol agents themselves.
Politico:
Jesse Jackson Jr. mystery deepens  —  The mystery surrounding Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. deepened on Tuesday as speculation swirled around the Illinois Democrat's health and political future.  —  Democratic sources say Jackson — who has not been on Capitol Hill since June 10 …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Questions mount over Jackson Jr.'s absence
Discussion: Hot Air
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Romney may name running mate early in election race  —  (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney acknowledged on Tuesday he is considering naming his choice to serve as vice presidential running mate earlier than usual to better compete with President Barack Obama.
Discussion: Hot Air and ABCNEWS
CNN:
Poll data shows ad strategy is working, super PAC says  —  (CNN) - A major super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's reelection argues in a campaign memorandum released Wednesday that recent polling shows their advertising strategies are working.  —  Priorities USA Action …
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama holding serve in the upper South
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
Americans' Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low  —  Liberals' and moderates' views are now similar to conservatives'  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in television news is at a new low by one percentage point, with 21% of adults expressing a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it.
nbcnewyork.com:
DNA from Sarah Fox Murder Scene Linked to Chain Used in Occupy Wall Street Protest  —  DNA evidence collected from the murder scene of Sarah Fox in 2004 has just been linked to DNA off a chain left behind by Occupy Wall Street protesters at a subway station in March
Aleister / American Glob:
Journalists Required To Show IDs at Eric Holder's Talk On The Evil of IDs  —  If you think it's fine for the government to force you to buy something but you're insulted by the idea of having to prove your citizenship in order to vote... you might be a liberal.
Discussion: Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bush Speechwriter Gerson Unable to Read Speeches  —  Michael Gerson is a former speechwriter for George W. Bush turned Washington Post columnist, from which perch he has spent the entirety of the Obama administration gleefully predicting a downward spiral into ruin and dysfunction reminiscent of, well, George W. Bush.
Discussion: The Reaction and Washington Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The strategy behind the Dem attacks on Bain  —  Many commentators view the attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain years as little more than an effort to paint him as a heartless plutocrat.  But the strategy is a good deal more complex than that.  The goal is twofold: First, to undermine Romney's principle case …
Discussion: Daily Kos, msnbc.com and Politico
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Exclusive: Romney to host fundraiser in Jerusalem  —  Republican candidate to arrive in Israel July 29, present Mideast policy at conference in J'lem.  —  Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will host a fundraising event in Jerusalem at $60,000 or more per plate on July 29, The Jerusalem Post learned on Wednesday.
Discussion: GOP 12 and Israel Matzav
Benjamin R. Freed / DCist:
Cheh Shelves Uber Amendment After Backlash from CEO and Customers  —  Uber CEO Travis Kalanick introducing the company's D.C. service last December.  (Via Facebook)  —  At a breakfast meeting with her colleagues today, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) reversed her plans to introduce …
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Anna Palmerand Dave Levinthal / Politico:
POLITICO Influence: Cab fight
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Voight defends Brad Pitt's mom after she gets death threats for penning anti-Obama letter to the editor  —  LOS ANGELES - You can always count on family.  —  Last week, Brad Pitt's mother Jane Pitt hit headlines after penning a response letter-to-the-editor of her local newspaper …
Zack Colman / E2-Wire:
GOP puts biofuels on the chopping block  —  The biofuels industry is at loggerheads with House Republicans, who are eyeing its funding for elimination in the farm bill.  —  Biomass and biofuels groups warn that the loss of $800 million in guaranteed federal support would stall progress …
Discussion: Politico
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
James Earl Jones: Tea Party Is ‘Racist’  —  From Sunday's edition of the syndicated Smiley & West show:  —  JAMES EARL JONES: I think I have figured out the Tea Party I think I I do understand racism because I was taught to be one by my grandmother.  My grandmother was part [tribal affiliation] …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:   James Earl Jones: I Can't Get Enough MSNBC
aina.org:
Calls to Destroy Egypt's Great Pyramids Begin  —  According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt's Great Pyramids—or, in the words of Saudi Sheikh Ali bin Said al-Rabi'i, those “symbols of paganism,” which Egypt's Salafi party has long planned to cover with wax.
BBC:
Eva Rausing found dead in Belgravia home  —  Mr and Mrs Rausing were arrested over drugs in 2008  —  One of the UK's richest women has been found dead in west London, Scotland Yard has confirmed.  —  The body of US national Eva Rausing, 48, a member of the family behind the Tetra-Pak cartons empire …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Riehl World View
New York Times:
Mr. Romney's Financial Black Hole  —  Paying taxes forthrightly has long been a matter of civic pride for most American politicians, a demonstration of honesty and of a willingness to share in society's burdens.  Since the Watergate era, presidential candidates have released several years of tax returns …
MiamiHerald.com:
9/11 accused don't want hearings during Ramadan  —  The accused Sept. 11 conspirators unfurled their prayer rugs during prayer breaks at their May 5, 2012 arraignment at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo.  They are, from, Mustafa al Hawsawi, Ammar al Baluchi, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Walid Bin Attash …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
On Obama Adviser's Disclosure Form: ‘Bermuda’  —  A lot of attention has been focused lately on Mitt Romney's offshore finances in places like the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.  —  But the word Bermuda pops up on the financial disclosure forms of one of President Obama's top advisers too.
 
 
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Progressive Senators: Tax fight is a winner for Dems
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Rasmussen Reports:
Florida: Romney 46%, Obama 45%
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Liberal group calls Romney too white for blacks to like
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Opportunity Gap  —  Over the past few months …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Connecting.the.Dots
Noah Shachtman / Wired:
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Discussion: AllThingsD
Michael J. Moore / Bloomberg:
Wall Streeters Lose $2 Billion In 401(K) Bet On Own Firms
Discussion: AEIdeas and Felix Salmon
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Romney Courts Black Vote, an Obama Strength in '08
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
No, Romney Didn't Leave Bain in 1999
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