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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 …

David Corn / MoJo Articles:

EXCLUSIVE: Romney Invested Millions in Chinese Firm That Profited on US Outsourcing — The GOP candidate decries China poaching US jobs. But at Bain he held a large stake in a Chinese company that did just that. — Last month, Mitt Romney's campaign got into a dustup with the Washington Post …

Discussion: American Prospect, Crooks and Liars, The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Balloon Juice, The Huffington Post, Angry Bear and New York Times

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:

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, The Gateway Pundit and Israel Matzav

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and No More Mister Nice Blog

Frank Newport / Gallup:

Mitt Romney's Wealth Costs Him With One in Five Voters — One in five independents say it makes them less likely to vote for him — PRINCETON, NJ — Three-quarters of registered voters say the fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is worth more than $200 million makes …

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, Business Insider and The Daily Dish

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.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Washington Post, Politicker, American Thinker, Business Insider, Wake up America, NewsBusters.org and The Caucus

CNN:
Romney team disputes report he misled on Bain departure date

Discussion: Politico, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos

New York Times:
Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver Counterpunch

Discussion: msnbc.com, Guardian, The Caucus, Washington Post, American Power, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Daily Kos, 2012 Decoded and The Page

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney camp: Globe story ‘inaccurate’

Discussion: Mother Jones, Business Insider, Guardian, National Review and Balloon Juice

Dylan Byers / Politico:
FactCheck.org: Romney ‘would be guilty of a federal felony’ by claiming 1999 departure

Discussion: Washington Post, The PJ Tatler and Business Insider

John Aravosis / US Politics:
Romney may have committed felony lying about role with Bain

Discussion: Politico, Dependable Renegade and National Review

Tim Mak / Politico:
Poll: 20% troubled by Mitt Romney's money

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit

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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Washington Examiner, USA Today, protein wisdom, The Right Sphere, Eclectablog, American Prospect, The New Republic and Daily Kos

Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney booed at NAACP because white

Discussion: The Reaction, Moe Lane, CNN, ThinkProgress, Datechguy's Blog, 2012 Decoded, Rush Limbaugh, Balloon Juice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Quinnipiac University:

American Voters Say Health Care Law Is A Tax Hike, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Most Want Arizona-Type Immigration Law In Their State — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a tax hike, American voters say 55 - 36 percent, but in a mixed message, voters agree 48 …

Discussion: National Review, Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers, Washington Free Beacon and Riehl World View

Ronald Brownstein / 2012 Decoded:
Obama Sinks to Historic Lows Among Blue-Collar Men

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Riehl World View and ABCNEWS

Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Law Repeal Efforts By House GOP Cost Nearly $50 Million: CBS Report

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CBS News, ThinkProgress, ACS Blog and Politico

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” …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Examiner, Riehl World View, The Huffington Post, Gawker, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Conservatory, RedState, Shakesville, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine, The Hinterland Gazette, Pundit & Pundette, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Dish and The Moderate Voice

Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Unfazed By Boos, Attacks Obama For “Crushing People” With Taxes

Discussion: Slate, Hit & Run, Campaign Stops and Rumproast

Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:

Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father's Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Eric Holder Poll Tax, James Clyburn, Power & Politics, Emanuel Cleaver, Eric Holder Naacp, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Naacp …

Discussion: The Hope For America, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools

Kathleen McKinley / TexasSparkle:
Transcript: Mitt Romney's Speech to The NAACP Convention

Discussion: National Review, Sister Toldjah, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, Texas on the Potomac, ThinkProgress, Gawker, ABCNEWS, Mother Jones and BuzzFeed

Jillian Rayfield / msnbc.com:
Did the Romney campaign plant supporters at NAACP speech?

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Jack & Jill Politics, First Draft and Mock, Paper, Scissors

David Catanese / Politico:

Poll: Cruz up on Dewhurst in Texas — The Republican pollster that signaled Dick Lugar's demise and Deb Fischer's late surge is now flagging an upset in the making in the Texas Senate race. — Tea party favorite Ted Cruz is leading Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst 47 percent to 38 percent in the GOP runoff …

Discussion: National Review and RedState

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box: Club for Growth launches $1.5M ad buy against Dewhurst in Texas

BuzzFeed:

Meet The Republican Party's 23-Year Old James Cameron — Lucas Baiano is back in action “The thing about Lucas's videos: they make people march.” What is this, this Les Mis ?? — Source: ia.media-imdb.com — Source: youtube.com — Lucas Baiano, the video maker who drew attention …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Associated Press:
Qualities that doomed Pawlenty's presidential bid could make him an attractive running mate

Discussion: ABCNEWS and BuzzFeed

Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:

Obama's Shrinking Majority — He won 9.5 million more votes than McCain. That won't happen again. — Elections are about numbers, and right now the president's are bad. To understand why, consider 2008 as a reference point. That year, Barack Obama received 69,456,897 votes to John McCain's 59,934,814.

Discussion: Wake up America

Caroline Winter / Business Week:

How the Mormons Make Money — (Updated with magazine version. Removes an earlier reference to a Twitter account that is not Thomas S. Monson's official account.) — Late last March the Mormon Church completed an ambitious project: a megamall. Built for roughly $2 billion …

Discussion: The Daily Dish

Raymond Ibrahim / Gatestone Institute:

Sodomy “For the Sake of Islam” … Not only did the original “underwear bomber” Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri hide explosives in his rectum to assassinate Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayef—they met in 2009 after the 22-year-old holy warrior “feigned repentance for his jihadi views” …

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers

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

ThinkProgress:

Bachmann On Medicaid Expansion: ‘A Great Number Of Those People Already Have Health Insurance’ — Last night, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) cautioned against Obamacare's Medicaid expansion, telling Fox's Greta Van Susteren that “a great number” of the people who would be eligible for the expansion …