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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 …
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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 …
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msnbc.com:
Christians snub Cairo meeting with Clinton, claim US backs Islamists
Christians snub Cairo meeting with Clinton, claim US backs Islamists
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Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr
Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr
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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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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 …
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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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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Ed Gillespie: Mitt Romney ‘Retired Retroactively’ From Bain Capital
Ed Gillespie: Mitt Romney ‘Retired Retroactively’ From Bain Capital
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Sen. Durbin: Romney running away from Bain ‘like a scalded cat’
Sen. Durbin: Romney running away from Bain ‘like a scalded cat’
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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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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.
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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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Jonathan Martinand James Hohmann / Politico:
Republican governors want Mitt Romney to hit back
Republican governors want Mitt Romney to hit back
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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