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Alabama Governor: I Didn't Call On Romney To Release His Tax Returns — “I just think that everyone should do that.” One Republican's attempt to avoid running afoul of his party's nominee. — Image by JONATHAN BACHMAN / Reuters — WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Alabama Governor Robert …
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The Hill and Associated Press
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Obama ad hits Romney on outsourcing, offshore investments — The Obama campaign is out with a new ad this morning, “Firms,” that hits Mitt Romney on outsourcing jobs over audio of Romney singing “America the Beautiful.” — “In business, Mitt Romney's firm shipped jobs to Mexico.
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The Hinterland Gazette, Liberal Values and Crooks and Liars
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Romney says he will release no more than two years of federal tax returns
Romney says he will release no more than two years of federal tax returns
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PERRspectives
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Malkin Slams Obama's Supporters: Romney Supporters Sign Front Of Paychecks, Obama's Sign The Back — On Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin took on President Barack Obama's campaign strategy of attacking Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hinterland Gazette, American Power and CBS News
David Taintor / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Iowa GOP State Senate Candidate Joins ‘Alternative’ U.S. Government — A Republican state Senate candidate in Iowa has decided to bow out of the race and become a U.S. senator of an alternative form of government. — In a letter released Friday, Randi Shannon informs supporters …
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Booman Tribune
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Eastern Iowa state Senate candidate drops bid; says she has been appointed ‘Republic’ Senator instead — The Republican candidate for a state Senate seat in eastern Iowa has ended her campaign and instead declared herself a U.S. Senator for the state of Iowa.
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The Raw Story
Rick Santorum / CNN:
Santorum buries hatchet with Romney in high-profile event — Greensburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) - It appears the hatchet is officially buried. — After a bitter and prolonged primary battle involving Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney, Santorum on Saturday attended his first high-profile campaign event …
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Ballot Box
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Alert: Scammers Out to Trick Consumers Using the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Ruling — It's enough to make you sick. No sooner had the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act than scam artists began working the phones. They say they're from the government and that …
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Weasel Zippers
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Mitt Romney At Leisure: 12 Pictures From His Day Off — The Republican presidential nominee took a day off from campaigning at his home in New Hampshire Saturday on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. He seems to be enjoying himself.
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The Impolitic
The White House:
Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia — Roanoke Fire Station #1, Roanoke, Virginia — THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Roanoke! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Roanoke! Good to be back in Virginia. (Applause.) Back in the Star City.
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Weasel Zippers, Moe Lane, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, Sister Toldjah and American Glob
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia — The president's chances to win this Southern swing state look surprisingly strong, even as other states trend away from him. — HAMPTON, Virginia — At first glance, this former Confederate stronghold might seem like one of the harder swing states for the president to hang onto in 2012.
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The Other McCain and Politico
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
U.S. to Let Florida Use Its Data for Voter Check — The federal government has granted Florida election officials access to a database of noncitizen residents for use in Republican-backed efforts to remove people who are not American citizens from voter registration rolls.
Mark Gongloff / The Huffington Post:
New York Fed's Libor Documents Reveal Cozy Relationship Between Regulators, Banks … FOLLOW: — The Fed, Timothy Geithner, Libor Manipulation, New York Fed, Tim Geithner, LIBOR, Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal, New York Fed Libor Documents, New York Federal Reserve, Business News
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Crooks and Liars
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New York Times:
F.D.A. Surveillance of Scientists Spread to Outside Critics — WASHINGTON — A wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately …
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Firedoglake, emptywheel and The Raw Story
BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner Is Back On Facebook — And on a mobile device. It's a return to social media for a Congressman felled by over sharing.
Robert L. Pollock / Wall Street Journal:
George Shultz: Memo to Romney — Expand the Pie — George Shultz, the former secretary of state and Treasury says America's current problems are large, and its power in the world is diminished. But the policies for revival are obvious with the right leadership. — Stanford, Calif.
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EconLog
ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
Liberal Non-Profit Group Sending Out Pre-Filled Voter Registarion Cards To Dogs, Dead People, Non-Citizens... But . . . but . . . but . . . voter ID laws are raaaaacist! … HT: Jon
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Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Dogs, dead people get election docs from nonprofit
Dogs, dead people get election docs from nonprofit
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The Gateway Pundit