memeorandum: Left-right climate group quietly weighing proposals for carbon tax (Ben Geman/E2-Wire)

8:45 AM ET, July 13, 2012

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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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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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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.

Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama won't apologize for staff on Bain

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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...

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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney to select VP before Republican convention

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bain Capital: Romney left in Feb. 1999

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BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign: Romney A Liar, Potential Criminal

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Angela Nelson / Boston Globe:
President Obama's campaign calls Mitt Romney a liar after report on extended Bain tenure …

Discussion: Washington Post and Weasel Zippers

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:

Discussion: CBS News, Ace of Spades HQ, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, Althouse and The PJ Tatler

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

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Obama On Biggest Mistake Of His Presidency To CBS: Policy Was Right, Salesmanship Was Lacking

Discussion: CBS News

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 …

Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Power Line

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

Orlando Sentinel:
FBI interviews: No evidence Zimmerman a racist

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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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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

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 …

Discussion: GlobalWarming.org

Marlo Lewis / GlobalWarming.org:
AEI Hosts Fifth Secret Meeting to Promote Carbon Tax

Discussion: Hit & Run, Washington Examiner and Climate Denial Crock …

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

Discussion: The Foundry, The Daily Caller and National Review

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?

Discussion: Politico, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, DCist, Daily Kos and A plain blog about politics

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

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 …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Hullabaloo, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, The Maddow Blog, Washington Monthly, Brad DeLong and Economist's View

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.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Moe Lane