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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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Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
While Romney Is Poked, Tax Forms Are Tricky for Democrats, Too — When it comes to releasing tax forms, the issue du jour, Democrats have coordinated a campaign to embarrass Mitt Romney, who has refused to disclose more than one year of his taxes. — Some of the Democrats participating in the campaign …
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senator On Romney: 'It's Really American To Avoid Paying Taxes'
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Dem. Chair Invested in Swiss Banks, Foreign Drug Companies, and the State Bank of India
Dem. Chair Invested in Swiss Banks, Foreign Drug Companies, and the State Bank of India
Matt Welch / Reason:
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
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Wonkette, OpenSecrets.org, Cafe Hayek and Hit & Run
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
The Democrats' class-warfare strategy is your best entertainment value.
The Democrats' class-warfare strategy is your best entertainment value.
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The Lonely Conservative
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.
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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 …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama holding serve in the upper South
Obama holding serve in the upper South
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Firedoglake, American Prospect and Guardian
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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The PJ Tatler, Washington Post and The Hinterland Gazette
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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
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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.
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and The PJ Tatler
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.
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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 …
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TBogg, The Hinterland Gazette, NewsBusters.org, The Daily Dish and Gothamist
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.
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Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMMuckraker — Holder Calls Voter ID Laws ‘Poll Taxes’
TPMMuckraker — Holder Calls Voter ID Laws ‘Poll Taxes’
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Washington Post, ABCNEWS, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
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.
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Martin Robinson / Daily Mail:
Man charged with 'planning to car bomb London's Olympic Park during Games' — Anti-terrorism officers are grilling a man accused of planning to blow up the Olympic Park during the Games using a car filled with explosives. — Specialist police from London are in Blackpool, Lancashire …
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Weasel Zippers
Les Christie / CNNMoney.com:
The other foreclosure crisis: Losing a home for $400 in back taxes — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — People are losing their homes over unpaid tax bills that, in some cases, add up to just a few hundred dollars. — Outdated state laws that allow local governments to sell tax liens on delinquent properties …
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 …
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Vox Popoli, The Jawa Report, LifeNews.com, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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GOP 12 and Israel Matzav
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 …
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
POLITICO Influence: Cab fight
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Abraham Riesman / MOTHERBOARD:
Crossdressing, Compression and Colliders: The First Photo on the Web — The first photographic image ever uploaded to the Web was a Photoshop disaster. It was created to sell something, and featured attractive women in a come-hither pose. — In short, photo-uploading was born …
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The Verge
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 …
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The Reliable Source / Washington Post:
Will Green Party nominee Jill Stein pick Roseanne Barr as running mate? — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and second-place rival Roseanne Barr. (Courtesy of Jill Stein; Getty Images) — Feeling let down by the 2012 veepstakes? Having trouble working up enough passion …
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Jammie Wearing Fools and New York Magazine
BuzzFeed:
Democrats Fight DOMA In Court — But 60 Stay Home — The House Democrats went to court today to defeat the Defense of Marriage Act, filing a brief in an ongoing challenge to the law. Nearly one-third of the party's caucus, however, didn't join the party leadership in calling the law unconstitutional.
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Joe. My. God.
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 …
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Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs