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2:35 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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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.
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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe will not issue correction to Romney  —  Boston Globe editor Martin Baron emails Mitt Romney communications director Gail Gitcho:
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 …
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...  Today's bombshell report by the Boston Globe that Mitt Romney may have remained in charge of Bain Capital for three years after he claimed to have left has the potential to destroy Romney's credibility.
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama won't apologize for staff on Bain
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Dylan Byers / Politico:
FactCheck.org: Romney ‘would be guilty of a federal felony’ by claiming 1999 departure
BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign: Romney A Liar, Potential Criminal
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney to select VP before Republican convention
Discussion: CNN
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bain Capital: Romney left in Feb. 1999
Discussion: Power Line and Mother Jones
Angela Nelson / Boston Globe:
President Obama's campaign calls Mitt Romney a liar after report on extended Bain tenure …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Henry Waxman / CNN:
Waxman charges Romney with secrecy, questions motives
Discussion: 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:
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 …
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
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
Discussion: Daily Kos
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?
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 …
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 …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Obama Holds Lead, Romney Trails on Most Issues  —  Record Negatives for Supreme Court Driven by GOP Discontent  —  OVERVIEW  —  Despite the stagnant economy and broad dissatisfaction with national conditions, Barack Obama holds a significant lead over Mitt Romney.
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 …
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ABCNEWS:
Team USA To Be Decked Out in Uniforms Made in China  —  They are the pride of America — Team U.S.A. — and for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in London, they'll be proudly wearing red, white and blue, from beret to blazer.  —  The classic American style — shown in an image above …
Peterr / Firedoglake:
The Freeh Report: The Cost of an Accountability-Free Climate Comes Home to Roost  —  Louis Freeh documents the atrocities of Penn State's culture of non-accountability [pdf, pp.  14-15]: … Sounds a lot like what I wrote last November has been borne out by Freeh's investigators:
 
 
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An Age-Old Ruse  —  That's the way Mitt Romney, back in 1994 …
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