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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 …
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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 …
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:
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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CNN:
Romney team disputes report he misled on Bain departure date
Romney team disputes report he misled on Bain departure date
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Politico, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos
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Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver Counterpunch
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney camp: Globe story ‘inaccurate’
Romney camp: Globe story ‘inaccurate’
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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
FactCheck.org: Romney ‘would be guilty of a federal felony’ by claiming 1999 departure
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Washington Post, The PJ Tatler and Business Insider
John Aravosis / US Politics:
Romney may have committed felony lying about role with Bain
Romney may have committed felony lying about role with Bain
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Politico, Dependable Renegade and National Review
Tim Mak / Politico:
Poll: 20% troubled by Mitt Romney's money
Poll: 20% troubled by Mitt Romney's money
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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.
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father's Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says
Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father's Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says
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The Hope For America, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Romney Unfazed By Boos, Attacks Obama For “Crushing People” With Taxes
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Slate, Hit & Run, Campaign Stops and Rumproast
Kathleen McKinley / TexasSparkle:
Transcript: Mitt Romney's Speech to The NAACP Convention
Transcript: Mitt Romney's Speech to The NAACP Convention
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Rush Limbaugh:
Romney Addresses the NAALCP
Romney Addresses the NAALCP
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Washington Monthly, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, The Right Scoop and Reuters
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney booed at NAACP because white
Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney booed at NAACP because white
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Pelosi: Romney wanted to be booed by NAACP
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 …
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Ronald Brownstein / 2012 Decoded:
Obama Sinks to Historic Lows Among Blue-Collar Men
Obama Sinks to Historic Lows Among Blue-Collar Men
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Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Law Repeal Efforts By House GOP Cost Nearly $50 Million: CBS Report
Health Care Law Repeal Efforts By House GOP Cost Nearly $50 Million: CBS Report
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CBS News, ThinkProgress, ACS Blog and Politico
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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 …
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National Review and RedState
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Club for Growth launches $1.5M ad buy against Dewhurst in Texas
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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 …
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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.
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Wake up America
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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 …
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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” …
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Bonnie Kavoussi / The Huffington Post:
Paul Krugman Slams New York Times Colleague, CNBC: ‘One Zombie Idea After Another’ … FOLLOW: — Paul Krugman, Video, Krugman, Krugman Cnbc, Paul Krugman Cnbc, Paul Krugman Cnbc Zombie Ideas, Paul Krugman Criticizes Cnbc, Paul Krugman Joe Kernen Cnbc, Paul Krugman New York Times …
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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 …