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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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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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CNN:
Obama ad continues to hammer Romney over taxes
Obama ad continues to hammer Romney over taxes
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Sarah Huisenga / CBS News:
Romney says waiters at fundraiser “aren't having a good year”
Romney says waiters at fundraiser “aren't having a good year”
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Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
Memorandum
Memorandum
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Daily Kos, Weekly Standard, American Power and National Review
Rob Portman / CNN:
Portman slams president for ‘personal’ attacks
Portman slams president for ‘personal’ attacks
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Politico, The New Republic and Hot Air
Patricia Sellers / Fortune:
New Yahoo CEO Mayer is pregnant — She told Fortune exclusively that her first child is due in October. — FORTUNE —Marissa Mayer, the Google (GOOG) executive who today was named Yahoo's (YHOO) new chief executive, is pregnant. — Mayer told Fortune exclusively that her first child is due October 7.
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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 …
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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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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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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Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Bachmann defends her witch hunt — The Minnesota representative offers “evidence” of Islamic infiltration of the U.S. government in a 16-page letter — Rep. Michele Bachmann defended her attempt to root out “deep penetration” by the Muslim Brotherhood into the U.S. government Friday …
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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Kitty Wells, Trailblazing Country Singer, Dies at 92 — The cause was complications of a stroke, said her grandson John Sturdivant Jr. — Ms. Wells was an unlikely and unassuming pioneer. When she recorded “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” she was a 33-year-old wife …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN's Burnett: Release tax returns, Romney — In a move that departed from CNN's traditional brand of journalism, host Erin Burnett called on Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns tonight. — “It's time, Mitt. Time to put them on the table,” she said during tonight's edition of OutFront.
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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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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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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Raising Taxes on Rich Seen as Good for Economy, Fairness — OVERVIEW — By two-to-one (44% to 22%), the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,00o would help the economy rather than hurt it, while 24% say this would not make a difference. Moreover, an identical percentage …
Washington Post:
Drought in U.S. reaching levels not seen in 50 years, pushing up crop prices — View Photo Gallery — The drought of 2012: Effects of the drought are growing. Here is a look at the drought and at effects that may cost the U.S. economy $50 billion. — A drought gripping the Corn Belt …
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Jane Sutton / Reuters:
Guantanamo hearing delayed for 9/11 suspects due to Ramadan — (Reuters) - The next hearing for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11 attacks has been postponed for two weeks to allow the defendants to observe the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
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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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Hope, Growth and Opportunity Shows Limits of Disclosure Rules — WASHINGTON — In early 2010, a new organization called the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity filed for nonprofit, tax-exempt status, telling the Internal Revenue Service it was not going to spend any money on campaigns.
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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