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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain Capital — Senior Mitt Romney campaign adviser Ed Gillespie blasted President Obama's attacks on the GOP candidate, saying Romney had been honest about his tenure at the private equity giant Bain Capital.
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The Moderate Voice, The Raw Story and msnbc.com
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Jonathan Martinand James Hohmann / Politico:
Republican governors want Mitt Romney to hit back — WILLIAMSBURG, Va., — Republican governors gathered here this weekend gently nudged Mitt Romney to wage a more aggressive campaign, urging the GOP standard bearer to share more about his background and draw a sharper contrast between his vision and that of President Barack Obama.
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CNN, Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, No More Mister Nice Blog and Riehl World View
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Romney Adviser: Romney Not Responsible For Bain Because He ‘Retired Retroactively’ — Mitt Romney and senior campaign advisor Ed Gillespie — Ed Gillespie, a senior campaign advisor for Mitt Romney, appeared on Meet the Press this morning to answer questions about Romney's tenure at Bain Capital …
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The Raw Story and The Boston Globe
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Malkin Slams Obama's Supporters: Romney Supporters Sign Front Of Paychecks, Obama's Sign The Back
Malkin Slams Obama's Supporters: Romney Supporters Sign Front Of Paychecks, Obama's Sign The Back
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hinterland Gazette and American Power
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama Ad ‘Firms’ Slams Romney's Jobs Record, Overseas Accounts
Obama Ad ‘Firms’ Slams Romney's Jobs Record, Overseas Accounts
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ThinkProgress, The Huffington Post and Runnin' Scared
Rick Santorum / CNN:
Santorum buries hatchet with Romney in high-profile event
Santorum buries hatchet with Romney in high-profile event
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Politico and Ballot Box
Annie Karni / New York Post:
Disgraced pol Weiner eyes mayor or public advocate run — Anthony Weiner's not shrinking from elected office. — The disgraced former congressman — who's sitting on a $4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and “seriously considering” a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
‘Ground Zero’ in Fairfax County — Frederick Peterson III protests outside Obama event in Centreville, Va. — When President Obama came to this prosperous suburban community, he was greeted by a contingent of Tea Party activists and local Republicans. The number of protesters …
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New York Times
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia
Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia
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protein wisdom, TheBlaze.com, Power Line, Hullabaloo, Weasel Zippers, Moe Lane, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and American Glob
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Obama channels Elizabeth Warren
Obama channels Elizabeth Warren
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Michelle Malkin, Pirate's Cove, The Other McCain and Sister Toldjah
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia
Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia
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American Glob and Politico
DealBook:
U.S. Is Building Criminal Cases in Rate-Fixing — As regulators ramp up their global investigation into the manipulation of interest rates, the Justice Department has identified potential criminal wrongdoing by big banks and individuals at the center of the scandal.
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Crooks and Liars, Washington Monthly, Mish's Global Economic …, New York Magazine and The Agonist
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’ — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jessica Schairer has so much in common with her boss, Chris Faulkner, that a visitor to the day care center they run might get them confused. — They are both friendly white women from modest Midwestern backgrounds who left for college …
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Outside the Beltway, Swampland, Angry Bear and Economix
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr — Remarks — Presidential Palace — FOREIGN MINISTER AMR: (Via interpreter.) I'm delighted to have Mrs. Clinton, the U.S. Secretary of State here for the first time to Egypt since the revolution. It's a very important visit …
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Israpundit and Israel Matzav
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Clinton Pledges Support of U.S. in Egypt Transition
Clinton Pledges Support of U.S. in Egypt Transition
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Riehl World View and Israel Matzav
Daily Mail:
Newborn girl ‘buried alive by her father in Pakistan because she was deformed’ — Pakistani police have arrested a man accused of burying his newborn daughter alive because she was physically deformed. — Mohammed Anwar, a police officer in the city of Khanewal in the eastern Punjab province …
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The Gateway Pundit and Riehl World View
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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Moe Lane, americanthinker.com, emptywheel, The Raw Story and Firedoglake
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Administration grants Fla. access to database to verify voter rolls — The Obama administration has agreed to let Florida use a national law enforcement database to purge residents suspected of not being U.S. citizens from their voter rolls. — The decision was announced in a letter …
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Wake up America, Associated Press and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
U.S. to Let Florida Use Its Data for Voter Check
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Where Obama failed on forging peace in the Middle East — Video: President Obama came into office in 2009 pledging to push hard for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. The Post's Scott Wilson explains that Obama wanted to restore America's reputation as a credible mediator in the long conflict …
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Power Line, Israel Matzav and Balloon Juice
Paul Krugman:
No Bain, No Gain — There is, predictably, a mini-backlash against the Obama campaign's focus on Bain. Some of it is coming from the Very Serious People, who think that we should be discussing their usual preoccupations. But some of it is coming from progressives, some of whom …
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Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Hotline On Call and Balloon Juice
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Obama: Not enough change in first term — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) President Obama won't be caught criticizing Mitt Romney for arguing that his administration hasn't pulled the economy far enough out of the hole it was in four years ago, the president told CBS News in an exclusive interview …
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americanthinker.com
Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Ron Paul gets ‘smoked’ in Nebraska — It looks like Ron Paul isn't going to be officially nominated for the presidency in Tampa. — His backers failed to win a plurality of delegate slots at the Nebraska GOP convention Saturday, leaving the Texas congressman short of the support necessary …
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Mediaite and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Patrick Reis / Politico:
Patrick, McDonnell spar over blame for fiscal cliff — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Sunday agreed that the upcoming “fiscal cliff” was damaging to the economy, but they disagreed over who was responsible for steering the country toward it.
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CNN
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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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
FTC: Health ruling is prompting scams
FTC: Health ruling is prompting scams
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The PJ Tatler and American Glob
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
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David Taintor / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Iowa GOP State Senate Candidate Joins ‘Alternative’ U.S. Government
TPM2012 — Iowa GOP State Senate Candidate Joins ‘Alternative’ U.S. Government
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The Mahablog, CANNONFIRE, Booman Tribune and TheGazette