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10:40 PM ET, July 15, 2012

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Agence France Presse:
‘Monica, Monica’ chants taunt Clinton in Egypt  —  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was taunted by chants of “Monica, Monica” by tomato-throwing demonstrators as she visited the Egyptian port city of Alexandria on Sunday.  —  The chants, referring to the Monica Lewinsky scandal when her husband …
Discussion: Mediaite and Gretawire
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Reuters:
Egyptians pelt Clinton motorcade with tomatoes  —  CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade on Sunday during her first visit to Egypt since the election of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.  —  A tomato struck an Egyptian official …
Elise Labott / CNN:
Protests as Clinton holds meetings in Egypt
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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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Sal Gentile / msnbc.com:
Former Bain Capital partner says Romney was ‘legally’ CEO of Bain Capital until 2002  —  Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy  —  Updated |  1:36 p.m. A former partner at Bain Capital, who worked at the firm when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney …
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 …
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Ed Gillespie: Mitt Romney ‘Retired Retroactively’ From Bain Capital
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Sen. Durbin: Romney running away from Bain ‘like a scalded cat’
Discussion: Politico and Booman Tribune
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.
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Postal Service rescue bill stalls in Congress as cash woes mount  —  The House's delay in considering a postal reform bill is sparking concerns that the rescue of the U.S. Postal Service could be delayed until after the November elections — or even until the next Congress.
WAVY-TV:
One-on-one with President Obama  —  Unedited interview and full transcript  —  RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) - This is a transcript of President Barack Obama's exclusive interview with WAVY.com's Andy Fox:  —  Q: How Important is Virginia in this election?  —  President: “If we win Virginia then we will win the election.
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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 …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama takes break from campaign to hit the links  —  After a week spent campaigning in Iowa and Virginia, President Obama took a break from the trail by hitting the links.  —  Obama headed to Fort Belvoir in Northern Virginia on Sunday for a round of golf.
Michelle Obama / CNN:
First lady: This election closer than 2008  —  (CNN) - Speaking to supporters at a farm in New York's Hudson Valley on Sunday, first lady Michelle Obama predicted a tighter result in November than the 7-point margin her husband enjoyed over Sen. John McCain in 2008.
Discussion: Jezebel and Weasel Zippers
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:   Obama: Not enough change in first term
Manu Raju / Politico:
Kristol: ‘Crazy’ not to show taxes  —  Bill Kristol and the Obama campaign agree on something: Mitt Romney should immediately release his tax returns.  —  “He should release the tax returns tomorrow.  It's crazy,” Kristol said on “Fox News Sunday.”  “You gotta release six, eight, 10 years of back tax returns.
Discussion: Mediaite, ABCNEWS and New York Magazine
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama wants Mideast peace in second term  —  President Obama's agenda for a second term includes bringing peace to the Middle East.  —  “I have not been able to move the peace process forward in the Middle East the way I wanted,” he said in an interview with WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington …
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:   Where Obama failed on forging peace in the Middle East
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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Daily Mail:
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