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10:15 AM ET, July 12, 2012

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The Boston Globe:
Mitt Romney stayed at Bain 3 years longer than he stated  —  Firm's 2002 filings identify him as CEO, though he said he left in 1999  —  Nine SEC filings submitted by four different business entities after February 1999 describe Romney as Bain boss.  —  Government documents filed …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
New Romney Ad Calls Obama Liar, Dishonest  —  A new television advertisement from the campaign of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacks President Barack Obama's campaign for spreading lies and dishonest attacks.  Watch the ad, titled “No Evidence,” here:
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Accuses Obama of Lying in New Outsourcing Ad  —  JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - In a new television ad released today, Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of lying and asks how voters can trust him to lead if he “doesn't tell the truth.”  —  The ad, titled “No Evidence,” is the campaigns clearest …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney booed at NAACP because white  —  Rush Limbaugh said Mitt Romney's speech Wednesday to the NAACP fell flat because it was “over these people's heads” and that the group booed the Republican candidate, who “sounded like Snow White with testicles,” simply because he's white.
Rush Limbaugh:
Romney Addresses the NAALCP  —  RUSH: Romney showed up today at the NAALCP convention, and Snerdley came in here, “Oh, yeah, he did great.  He was great.”  And Karen Finney, this real locoweed commentator over at MSNBC, “Well, you gotta give Romney credit for showing up, for being willing to go.”
Daniel Lippman / Washington Wire:
Political Wisdom: Fed, Jobs and Housing  —  Political Wisdom's morning edition rounds up the most important reads from the Journal and other publications, plus runs down early headlines.  Follow our coverage on Twitter@wsjwashington and follow Daniel Lippman @dlippman
Discussion: Economist's View and News Desk
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Mitt Romney's Wealth Costs Him With One in Five Voters
Discussion: Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Romney On NAACP Booing: If They Want More Free Stuff From The Government Vote Obama  —  There has been a lot of speculation today about Mitt Romney's motivation for giving a speech to the annual NAACP Convention, and trashing Obamacare in the process.  Romney himself said he “expected” …
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Jesse Jackson Jr / nbcchicago.com:
NBC News Report: Jesse Jackson Jr Is Found  —  Jackson Jr.'s staff says he's being treated for a mood disorder, not substance abuse  —  The Jesse Jackson Jr. camp Wednesday night released only the barest of details of the congressman's purported illness.  —  “The congressman …
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CNN:   Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated for mood disorder, statement says
Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
New urgency for Team Obama  —  A new urgency has swept into President Obama's campaign as disappointing fundraising numbers have emerged alongside the shaky economy as a major threat to his prospects for reelection.  —  While the president's aides originally maintained they wouldn't be moving from …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Ronald Brownstein / 2012 Decoded:
Obama Sinks to Historic Lows Among Blue-Collar Men  —  The new Quinnipiac University and ABC/Washington Post national surveys out this week converge on one key conclusion: as the election nears, President Obama is sinking to historic lows among the group most consistently hostile to him.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The SUV Did It!  —  Scott wrote here about the appalling case of a 16-year-old St. Paul girl, Clarisse Grime, who was sitting in the grass at her high school, nowhere near the street, when she was struck and killed by a vehicle that careened out of control and bounced off a fire hydrant.
Discussion: TwinCities.com
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
NRA draws red line on UN arms treaty  —  The National Rifle Association (NRA) warned the United Nations on Wednesday that the effort to craft international rules for weapons sales will go nowhere in Congress if it includes civilian arms.  —  Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the powerful lobby group …
New York Times:
DNA Match Tying Protest to 2004 Killing Is Doubted  —  By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN  —  A link between DNA from the unsolved killing of Sarah Fox, a Juilliard student, in 2004 and DNA taken from a chain placed at the site of an Occupy Wall Street action in March may be the result …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney the Race Baiter at the NAACP  —  With his incendiary speech to the NAACP, Mitt crossed an ugly line.  No longer simply spineless and disingenuous, he's now become a race-mongering pyromaniac.  Plus Mansfield Frazier on Romney's diversity problem.
Elie Mystal / Above the Law:
Accountant Claims Wrongful Termination Essentially Because Her Job Was Too Hard  —  This has been one hell of a day for ridiculous lawsuits.  We've already dealt with Octomoms turned strippers and thick girls who want to go to law school.  Now we've got an office worker who claims …
Aaronmcquade / GLAAD:
NOM to Kirk Cameron: You're Hired!  —  Hey, remember a few months ago, when the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) got caught in court documents blatantly trying to create resentment between the LGBT community and other minority groups?  Remember how nestled in those court documents …
Discussion: NOM Blog and Towleroad News #gay
Heather Kelly / CNN:
Facebook fuses emotion into its tagging, cyberbullying updates  —  (CNN) — Communication on Facebook started with the simple, emotionally vague “poke.”  —  Over the past eight years, many features have been added to the social network, multiplying the ways people can interact with each other.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
THE TRUTH HURTS  —  “For weeks, President Obama has been spreading falsehoods and distortions about Governor Romney's record of job creation - and now we know why.  President Obama's policies have encouraged American jobs to move overseas and he's sent taxpayer dollars to foreign-owned companies.
Boston Globe:
Brown, Warren offer different ideas on deficit  —  Democrat Elizabeth Warren would impose higher taxes on top earners, end oil subsidies, and raise estate taxes to cut the federal deficit.  Senator Scott Brown would repeal President Obama's health law, freeze federal pay, and consolidate redundant federal agencies.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Business Insider
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House votes 244-185 to repeal healthcare  —  The House voted again Wednesday to repeal President Obama's healthcare law, a largely symbolic gesture that gave Republicans some revenge against the Supreme Court ruling that declared the law constitutional.  —  Republicans also see it as a way to motivate …
Kyle Olson / EAGnews.org:
Socialists scream for ‘free, free Palestine’ and ‘free abortion on demand’ [VIDEO]  —  CHICAGO - Fifteen hundred socialists recently convened in suburban Chicago at the International Socialist Organization's annual conference.  Like previous years, attendees consumed Marxist propaganda …
Elizabeth Hewitt / Slate:
The new CBO report shows Americans paid historic low tax rates during Obama's first year in office.  —  Americans paid the lowest federal tax rate in three decades during President Obama's first year in office, according to a new government report out this week.
Mark Porubcansky / World Now:
U.S. moving submersibles to Persian Gulf to oppose Iran  —  WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said.
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and EA WorldView
 
 
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Bonnie Kavoussi / The Huffington Post:
Paul Krugman Slams New York Times Colleague, CNBC: ‘One Zombie Idea After Another’
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP welcomes Boehner-Cantor detente
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Cruz to Pay $200 Fine for Late Report
Jackson Free Press:
Clinic Remains Open
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Obama Policy on Immigrants Is Challenged by Chicago
BuzzFeed:
Joe Williams Sees Vindication In NAACP Boos
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
America's Falling Corruption Rankings
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
House has voted 32 times to repeal all or part of health-care reform law. Here's the full list.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
A Political Users Guide To The Trolls Of Twitter
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Soros-Backed SuperPAC Targeting Allen West Confidential Memo Leaked
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
NYPD Spokesman Pwned in ProPublica's Comments
Discussion: emptywheel
Pastor Steven Andrew / USA Christian Ministries:
“God Wants Ron Paul to Be President” - Nebraska Republican Delegates Should Obey God
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Carson Holloway / Public Discourse:
In Defense of John Roberts
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
6 charts that show the Welfare State run amok
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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