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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Ann Romney: We've given enough — Ann Romney dismissed concerns about her husband's tax returns Thursday, contending that the two of them have “given all you people need to know.” — “You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he's been financially,” …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
DNC Regrets Offending Ann Romney, No More Horse Videos — It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the Democratic National Committee is offering an apology of sorts to Ann Romney. — At issue is a DNC video featuring footage of Ann Romney's dancing show horse.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Most say Romney should release additional tax returns — WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans, including almost a third of Republicans, say GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney should release more tax returns than the two years he has promised to disclose, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.
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Igor Bobic / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Ann Romney On Tax Returns: 'We've Given All You People Need To Know' — Ann Romney reaffirmed her husband's insistence that no additional years of tax returns would be released to the public on Thursday morning, arguing that they have already “given all you people need to know.”
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Matt Vasilogambros / NationalJournal.com:
DNC Apologizes to Ann Romney for Horse Videos
DNC Apologizes to Ann Romney for Horse Videos
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: I'll release my tax returns when I run for president
Pelosi: I'll release my tax returns when I run for president
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Ann Romney on tax returns: 'We've given all you people need to know'
Ann Romney on tax returns: 'We've given all you people need to know'
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Boehner Blasts Bachmann, Says Her Unfounded Accusations Are ‘Pretty Dangerous’ — House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has joined a growing list of Republicans in condemning Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) unsubstantiated Islamophobic attacks against top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Michelle Bachmann refuses to back down on claims about Huma Abedin — (CBS News) WASHINGTON - Former GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and four other conservative members of Congress are charging that people with ties to Muslim extremists have infiltrated the federal government.
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Edward Rollins / Fox News:
Bachmann's former campaign chief — shame on you, Michele — I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me. I have to say that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's outrageous and false charges against a top aide …
Matt Duss / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney's Latest Boogeyman Inspired Bachmann's Witch Hunt
Frank Gaffney's Latest Boogeyman Inspired Bachmann's Witch Hunt
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Michele Bachmann / CNN:
TRENDING: Boehner calls Bachmann accusations ‘pretty dangerous’
TRENDING: Boehner calls Bachmann accusations ‘pretty dangerous’
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Boehner: Huma Abedin allegations ‘pretty dangerous’
Boehner: Huma Abedin allegations ‘pretty dangerous’
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner: Bachmann charge against Clinton aide ‘pretty dangerous’
Boehner: Bachmann charge against Clinton aide ‘pretty dangerous’
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The Times of Israel:
Bulgarian press names bomber: Mehdi Ghezali — Terrorist said to have been a Swedish citizen with a history of Muslim extremist activities — Mehdi Ghezali (screen capture, Channel 10) — Bulgarian media on Thursday named the suicide bomber who blew up a bus full of Israeli tourists …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll: Romney tied with Obama in Virginia — A new survey shows Mitt Romney tied with President Barack Obama in the battleground state of Virginia, exciting news for a Republican challenger who has consistently trailed in recent polling of the state. — The survey, released Thursday …
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
Aaron Sorkin versus reality — The increasingly unpleasant superiority complex of America's most prominent liberal screenwriter … Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals. He's a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn't as smart as he thinks he is. His feints toward open-mindedness …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Glenn Greenwald to move to The Guardian — Glenn Greenwald, the political columnist who joined Salon.com in 2007, is moving to The Guardian. — Greenwald, a former constitutional and civil rights lawyer based in Rio de Janeiro, will move his blog en masse to the Guardian's website on August 20 …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Home news — I'll be writing in a new venue beginning next month
CNN:
PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT — Interview with Antonin Scalia — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — PIERS MORGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Tonight, inside the Supreme Court, a rare and exclusive interview with the longest serving justice, Antonin Scalia.
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Elizabeth Warren backs President on business success — Elizabeth Warren yesterday came to the defense her former boss President Obama's controversial statement that businesses' owners can't take credit for their success, repeating her own campaign line that, “nobody got rich on their own.”
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TMZ.com:
Fred Willard Arrested for Lewd Conduct — ARRESTED — for Lewd Conduct — EXCLUSIVE — Fred Willard was arrested for lewd conduct last night in Hollywood when police allegedly caught him with his pants down in an adult movie theater ... TMZ has learned.
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Obama unleashes Medicare attack on Romney — *** Here comes Medicare: The past few weeks on the presidential campaign trail have featured aggressive attacks and counterattacks. On outsourcing by Bain Capital. On Mitt Romney's post-1999 association with that firm, as well has his tax returns.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Ad Accuses Romney of ‘Launching a False Attack’ for Quoting Obama — President Obama's reelection campaign accuses Mitt Romney of distorting the president's words, by showing a side by side comparison of the Obama's words and Romney's quotation of those words:
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David Weigel / Slate:
“You Didn't Build That” … - Yglesias: If Pot Were Truly Legal, It Would Be Really Cheap—Like a Few Cents a Joint - U.S. Student Debt Is Growing at a Scary, Insane Rate — Why Do So Many Syrians Wear Mustaches? - How a Linebacker on a Delta Flight Shot the Best Photo Yet …
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BuzzFeed:
Atheists: Obama Administration Out Of Line To Pray For Rain — The Council for Secular Humanism attacks Obama official for saying he is praying for rain to end nation's draught. — VINCENNES, IN - JULY 18: Corn plants struggle to survive in a drought-stricken farm field on July 18, 2012 near Vincennes, Indiana.
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Peter Schweizer / Politico:
Hard facts vs. mind over fiscal matters — President Barack Obama has admitted to being obsessed with seeking a solution to the nation's economic woes. “You should know,” the president recently told UPS workers, “that keeping the economy growing and making sure jobs are available …
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
What voters are really choosing in November — The presidential campaign has gotten so heated over the attacks and counterattacks from the Obama and Romney campaigns that it's easy to forget that larger issues are at stake in November. That's unfortunate because, beneath the froth …
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John Harwood / New York Times:
More News Reports Show Up in Campaign Ads, to Journalists' Chagrin — WASHINGTON — While hiking the Appalachian Trail the other day, I became part of a Republican campaign attack on President Obama. — Save the Mark Sanford jokes; I was (really) chaperoning a church youth group.
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
A Guide To Consumer Brands Helping Bankroll Right-Wing Attack Ads — Have you eaten at White Castle recently? Or caught a movie at Regal Cinemas? — If so, you may be unwittingly helping finance right-wing attack ads. — That's because many of the country's most common brands are run …