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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Ad Taken Down Over Copyright Claim … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Election 2012, Romney Campaign, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Ad, Mitt Romney Singing Ad, Mitt Romney Web Ad, Obama Singing, Politics News
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David Frum / CNN:
Mitt Romney's painfully bad week — Editor's note: David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of seven books, including a new novel, “Patriots.” — (CNN) — By any measure, the Mitt Romney for president campaign has had a painfully bad week.
Washington Examiner:
Romney's new foe: Batman's ‘Bane’ … This summer's much-anticipated Hollywood blockbuster, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is getting an unusual boost from Democrats and other foes of Mitt Romney who are eager to tie the Gotham crushing villain to the GOP presidential candidate.
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and The Hinterland Gazette
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
TRENDING: Hillary Clinton: Romney ads featuring her a ‘waste of money’ — (CNN) - She's been featured in two negative television ads from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the spots would have little effect on voters who already know the story of the 2008 Democratic primaries.
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Politico and The Hinterland Gazette
Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
Memorandum
Memorandum
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Daily Kos, American Power, Weekly Standard and National Review
Rob Portman / CNN:
Portman slams president for ‘personal’ attacks
Portman slams president for ‘personal’ attacks
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The New Republic, Politico, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice and The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Cites Campaign Donor as ‘Non-Partisan Economist’
Obama Cites Campaign Donor as ‘Non-Partisan Economist’
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Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Politifact: Mitt Romney's companies sent jobs overseas
Politifact: Mitt Romney's companies sent jobs overseas
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The Reaction, The New Republic and The Daily Dish
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Obama ‘hates this country’ — President Barack Obama “hates this country,” and his philosophy appeals to “people with miserable, meaningless lives” and “people who don't count,” Rush Limbaugh said Monday. — “I think it can now be said, without equivocation …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Dick Cheney to talk sequester with House GOP — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is flying to Washington from Wyoming to talk to top House Republicans about automatic cuts to defense spending, according to senior GOP sources. — Cheney will speak to Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's (Calif.) …
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Humberto Sanchez / Roll Call:
Democrats Want Leverage From Sequester
Democrats Want Leverage From Sequester
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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
DealBook:
A Yahoo Search Calls Up a Chief From Google — Updated — Marissa Mayer, one of the top executives at Google, will be the next chief of Yahoo, making her one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley and corporate America. — The appointment of Ms. Mayer is consider a coup for Yahoo …
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Yahoo! Pressroom Home:
Yahoo! Appoints Marissa Mayer Chief Executive Officer — SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced that it has appointed Marissa Mayer as President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors effective July 17, 2012. The appointment of Ms. Mayer …
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The Daily Caller, BBC, Guardian and TechCrunch
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Turn Against John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court — Democrats now positive about both — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts are now much more negative than they were seven years ago, with the most recent reading coming soon …
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The Hill, Politico, Weasel Zippers and Business Insider
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Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
Against Growth! — In today's Impromptus, I have some comments …
Against Growth! — In today's Impromptus, I have some comments …
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Gawker, Wonkette, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Little Green Footballs and The Raw Story
Lila Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Edie Windsor vs. DOMA: 83-Year-Old Lesbian Petitions U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case
Edie Windsor vs. DOMA: 83-Year-Old Lesbian Petitions U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case
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Firedoglake, BuzzFeed, Towleroad News #gay and ThinkProgress
Andy Campbell / The Huffington Post:
Jonah Falcon, Man With World's Largest Penis, Frisked By TSA At California Airport … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Anatomical Wonders, TSA, Video, 13.5 Inches, Jonah Falcon, San Francisco International Airport, Stop And Frisk, X-Ray Body Scanners, Airport Screening, Largest Penis …
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PBS:
His Man in Macau: Inside the Investigation Into Sheldon Adelson's Empire — A decade ago gambling magnate and leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson looked at a desolate spit of land in Macau and imagined a glittering strip of casinos, hotels and malls. — Where competitors saw obstacles …
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Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
REPORT: Biggest Donor To Romney And GOP Did Business With Chinese Mob
REPORT: Biggest Donor To Romney And GOP Did Business With Chinese Mob
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The Raw Story and The Reality-Based Community
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Norquist rebuts Coburn, says he ‘stands alone’ on taxes — Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist on Monday called Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) a liar after the senator blasted him in the pages of The New York Times. — Coburn's op-ed piece argues that Senate Republicans have already violated Norquist's strict …
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ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune
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Bloomberg:
Hardheaded Socialism Makes Canada Richer Than U.S. — On July 1, Canada Day, Canadians awoke to a startling, if pleasant, piece of news: For the first time in recent history, the average Canadian is richer than the average American. — According to data from Environics Analytics WealthScapes published …
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CANNONFIRE and AEIdeas
Orlando Sentinel:
‘Witness 9’ tells prosecutors Zimmerman molested her for years — A woman told authorities that while they were children, murder suspect George Zimmerman sexually molested her for a decade, according to prosecution records released today. — The woman, identified only as “witness 9,” …
Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Dems Keep Up Romney Bain Attacks — Democrats reupped their main point of attack against Mitt Romney today, suggesting once again that the presumed Republican candidate might have committed a felony as the GOP camp refused to play ball. — Last week, Romney demanded in five interviews …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Romney's Account of His Departure From Bain Undercut By...Romney Testimony
Romney's Account of His Departure From Bain Undercut By...Romney Testimony
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PERRspectives, CNN, Mother Jones, The Daily Dish, Daily Kos, TBogg and Firedoglake
New York Times:
U.S. Priorities in Drug War Debated as Pill Abuse Rises — MEXICO CITY — America's drug problem is shifting from illicit substances like cocaine to abuse of prescription painkillers, a change that is forcing policy makers to re-examine the long and expensive strategy of trying to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States.
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The Reality-Based Community
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney Suggests Releasing Additional Tax Returns Could Be Politically Damaging — Mitt Romney appeared on Fox & Friends Monday morning to respond to the growing number of conservatives who are calling on the former Massachusetts governor to release more of his tax returns.
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Wonkette, The Hinterland Gazette, 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, The Raw Story, ABCNEWS, The Maddow Blog and FreakOutNation
BuzzFeed:
Top Dem Leaves Fundraising Debate To Attend Fundraiser — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse slipped out of this evening's all-night floor debate on fundraising bill to attend fundraiser for a nonprofit health group. “No line to draw,” says an aide. — WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse …
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Riehl World View
James Hohmann / Politico:
Bain not going away—Kucinich launching PAC—Bush 43 unveiling book tomorrow—Gillespie says Mitt retired retroactively—Dems hit Mourdock for opposing auto bailout — ROMNEY TO HIT OBAMA ON CRONYISM: Boston desperately wants to find a way to put the president on the defensive …
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The Daily Beast and Tampa Bay Times
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Campaign Cites Economic Research from Donor
Obama Campaign Cites Economic Research from Donor
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The PJ Tatler, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Red Alert Politics, Washington Free Beacon and Politico