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Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's Own 2002 Testimony Undermines Bain Departure Claim … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Bain, Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Bain, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Bain Departure, Romney Bain Capital, Politics News
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Bain barrage worries Republicans — On the facts, nothing terribly new was added to the Bain equation by the Boston Globe story charging that Mitt Romney controlled the company for three years longer than he previously claimed. Several fact-checking organizations said the charges …
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Dan Primack / Fortune:
Docs prove Romney didn't manage Bain funds — New evidence for when Romney really left Bain Capital. — FORTUNE — Mitt Romney did not manage Bain Capital's investments after leaving to run the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, according to confidential firm documents obtained by Fortune.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe will not issue correction to Romney — Boston Globe editor Martin Baron emails Mitt Romney communications director Gail Gitcho:
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
Sorry, Mitt Romney, You Can't Be Chairman, CEO, And President Of A Company And Not Be Responsible For What It Does... Today's bombshell report by the Boston Globe that Mitt Romney may have remained in charge of Bain Capital for three years after he claimed to have left has the potential to destroy Romney's credibility.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bain Capital: Romney left in Feb. 1999
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney and his departure from Bain
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Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Reid: Romney 'Couldn't Be Confirmed As Dog Catcher' By The Senate
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Angela Nelson / Boston Globe:
President Obama's campaign calls Mitt Romney a liar after report on extended Bain tenure …
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Drudge Report:
ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER — Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, ‘Meet The VP’ — just as Romney himself has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful, sources reveal.
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Obama reflects on his biggest mistake as president — (CBS News) President Obama's biggest mistake during his first term, he told CBS News in an exclusive interview, has been putting policy over storytelling. — Mr. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama sat down Thursday with “CBS This Morning” …
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Obama: My Biggest Mistake Was Not ‘Telling a Story’ (Updated) — CBS News's Charlie Rose has an interview with Barack and Michelle Obama airing tomorrow, and in an advance excerpt, the president says his biggest mistake was focusing too much on policy and not enough on the “story” of his presidency:
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Washington Post:
D.C. officer investigated after comments about Michelle Obama alleged — A D.C. police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries was moved to administrative duty Wednesday after he allegedly was overheard making threatening comments toward Michelle Obama …
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
How safe is the GOP House majority? — With four months to go until Election Day, the White House and the Senate are up for grabs but Democrats don't appear to be within striking distance of taking back the House. — That's the consensus of three of the top House handicappers …
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Vivian Kuo / CNN:
Zimmerman FBI reports released — (CNN) — Florida's state attorney released FBI reports Thursday that may shed light on whether race played a role the night George Zimmerman shot and killed an unarmed teen. — The investigative reports are amid evidence in the second-degree murder case released …
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Paul Heintz / Blurt:
At Brock Fundraiser, Maine Gov. Paul LePage Doubles Down on “Gestapo” Comment (AUDIO) — Updated below: Maine Democratic Party chair questions LePage's fitness for office; Vermont Dem chair says Brock should condemn remarks. Update #2: Comment from Anti-Defamation League and union representing IRS workers.
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Steve Mistler / Portland Press-Herald:
LePage: IRS headed toward killing people
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Matt Berman / NationalJournal.com:
How Congressional Republicans and Democrats Pay Women — What does $10,000 mean to you? Well, if you made something around the median in the U.S. last year, it could mean more than a fifth of your household income. — But what's $10,000 to you if you're a female Republican congressional staffer?
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The world desperately wants to loan us money — The Financial Times reports that there was record demand for 10-year Treasurys this week. “The $21 [billion] sale of 10-year paper sold at a yield of 1.459 per cent, the lowest ever in an auction.” William O'Donnell, a strategist at RBS Securities …
acf.hhs.gov:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Information Memorandum — Administration for Children and Families — Office of Family Assistance Washington, D.C. 20447 — Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03 — TO: — States administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and other interested parties
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Peterr / Firedoglake:
The Freeh Report: The Cost of an Accountability-Free Climate Comes Home to Roost — Louis Freeh documents the atrocities of Penn State's culture of non-accountability [pdf, pp. 14-15]: … Sounds a lot like what I wrote last November has been borne out by Freeh's investigators:
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Obama Holds Lead, Romney Trails on Most Issues — Record Negatives for Supreme Court Driven by GOP Discontent — OVERVIEW — Despite the stagnant economy and broad dissatisfaction with national conditions, Barack Obama holds a significant lead over Mitt Romney.
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Annika McGinnis / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Congress considers prosecutions of reporters over leaked information — WASHINGTON — In response to New York Times stories that relied on leaks of sensitive national-security information, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday discussed legislation that could allow journalists to be prosecuted for disclosing such information.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Why Neither Candidate Can Move the Polls — One seemingly odd characteristic of this year's election is the stubborn consistency of the polls. Consider: Since the Republican primary officially ended in early May, 10 of the 13 polls of likely voters have pegged the president's vote share between 43 …
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