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9:25 AM ET, July 13, 2012

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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 …
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.
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
President Obama: Bain Capital is fair game  —  President Barack Obama said in an interview that aired Friday “it is entirely appropriate” to further scrutinize Mitt Romney's time at Bain, adding that “there are questions that have to be asked” about the Republican's record at the private-equity firm.
Discussion: Politicker and CNN
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...
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bain Capital: Romney left in Feb. 1999
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.
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BuzzFeed:
Audio Exclusive: The Speech That Landed Condi On Romney's List  —  A call to “storm Washington D.C.” Speculation in Park City that “she wants to be Vice President.”  —  As the The Drudge Report-drives speculation that Condoleezza Rice is now a contender in the Republican veepstakes …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney to select VP before Republican convention
Discussion: CNN
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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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
I'm paraphrasing, but only slightly: … Well... no.  —  The Democrats' fallback position, again and again, is: “Well, people would agree with our policies if we could just make them understand our policies.”  The truth is exactly the opposite, of course.  People do understand their policies, which is why they disagree with them.
Discussion: Power Line
CBS News:
Obama: Romney not necessarily qualified to think about “economy as a whole”  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) President Barack Obama questioned presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's economic credentials, saying that while his tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital doesn't …
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:   Obama On Biggest Mistake Of His Presidency To CBS: Policy Was Right, Salesmanship Was Lacking
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Concerned as Syria Moves Chemical Stockpile  —  WASHINGTON—Syria has begun moving parts of its vast arsenal of chemical weapons out of storage facilities, U.S. officials said, in a development that has alarmed many in Washington.  —  The country's undeclared stockpiles of sarin nerve agent …
Discussion: Guardian, Reuters and Israel Matzav
Steve Mistler / Kennebec Journal:
LePage: IRS not far from Gestapo  —  Gov. Paul LePage Thursday attempted to clarify his recent comment comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, during a fundraiser in Vermont.  However, the governor may have reignited a controversy that's made national headlines.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
MI6 chief Sir John Sawers: ‘We foiled Iranian nuclear weapons bid’  —  MI6 agents have foiled Iran's attempts to obtain nuclear weapons but the Middle Eastern state will succeed in arming itself within the next two years, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service has warned.
Discussion: Guardian and Israel Matzav
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 …
Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
Left-right climate group quietly weighing proposals for carbon tax  —  A broad coalition of advocates has been meeting quietly to discuss a path forward on climate and fiscal policy, including proposals for a carbon tax.  —  The ad-hoc, left-right group has held several closed-door meetings since 2011 …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Rep. Jesse Jackson's political future in question  —  YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS - Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) walks up the steps of the U.S. Capitol in this photo from Dec. 2, 2011.  Jackson has not been seen in public since June 8.  —  Hours before Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination …
Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!:
Facebook Monitors Your Chats for Criminal Activity [REPORT]  —  Facebook and other social platforms are watching users' chats for criminal activity and notifying police if any suspicious behavior is detected, according to a report.  —  The screening process begins with scanning software …
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 …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Orlando Sentinel:
FBI interviews: No evidence Zimmerman a racist
BuzzFeed:
Obama's Absence The Talk Of NAACP Convention  —  “I don't think there's anyone around the president who's really, truly from the black community,” complains Chambliss.  —  A video of President Barack Obama is shown before Vice President Joe Biden addressed the NAACP annual convention, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Houston.
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Shannon Travis / CNN:
Is Obama taking black vote for granted?
Discussion: American Thinker
 
 
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Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
In Latest Data on Economy, Experts See Signs of Pickup
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Son of liberal financier George Soros launches anti-super PAC super PAC
New York Post:
What did Tim know?  —  The latest development in the Libor …
Discussion: Power Line
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
The $64,000 Question: How Much Has Debt Increased Per Taxpayer Under Obama?
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The Atlantic Wire:
U.S. Declares the Largest Natural Disaster Area Ever Due to Drought
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Libtalker Phones Satan To Check On Breitbart
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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The Freeh Report: The Cost of an Accountability-Free Climate Comes Home to Roost
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Congress considers prosecutions of reporters over leaked information
Los Angeles Times:
Rising costs push California cities to fiscal brink
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Why Neither Candidate Can Move the Polls
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