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Joshua Keating / FP Passport:
Romney book: Britain is a tiny island that makes stuff nobody wants — Mitt Romney has already gotten in a spot of trouble in London for suggesting that Britain may not be quite ready to host the Olympic Games. Romney has walked back his comments, but it's not the first time the candidate …
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Guardian:
Mitt Romney's Olympics blunder stuns No 10 and hands gift to Obama — Republican candidate backtracks on warning of ‘disconcerting’ signs for Games after rebukes by British PM and London mayor — Mitt Romney handed Barack Obama a potential gift for the US presidential election campaign …
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Oh, Mitt: those Romney gaffes in full — Boobs, blunders, clangers - whatever you call them, Romney likes to drop them. And he's really outdone himself in London — From criticising the biggest sporting event Britain has held in over 40 years, to “looking out of the backside of 10 Downing Street” …
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Romney in Shambles as Britain Proclaims Him Worse than Sarah Palin … The British reaction to Mitt Romney has gone from openness, to skepticism, to mocking, to concluding that Mitt Romney is worse than Sarah Palin. — Daily Mail Political Editor James Chapman has been providing the world …
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CBS News and The Moderate Voice
Rob Williams / The Independent:
Mr Leader? Did Mitt Romney forget Ed Miliband's name? — Mitt Romney follows gaffe over Britain's readiness to hold Olympic games by appearing to forget name of Labour leader — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.
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Mediaite, The Hill, USA Today, Ballot Box, Hot Air, Guardian, Newsy, Sky News, News Desk, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Taylor Marsh
Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Commentary: if Mitt Romney doesn't like us, we shouldn't care — Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive. — Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney …
Sara Murray / Washington Wire:
Romney's Not-So-Secret Meeting With MI6
Romney's Not-So-Secret Meeting With MI6
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CBS News, The Hinterland Gazette and The Raw Story
Glen Johnson / The Boston Globe:
Romney faces backlash over Olympics comments
Romney faces backlash over Olympics comments
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The PJ Tatler
Steve Holland / Reuters:
“Anglo-Saxon” quote overshadows start of Romney tour
“Anglo-Saxon” quote overshadows start of Romney tour
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The Democratic Daily, Swampland, American Prospect, The Daily Dish and The Moderate Voice
David Taintor / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Mitt Romney is off to a spectacularly bad start in London …
TPM2012 — Mitt Romney is off to a spectacularly bad start in London …
Paul Harris / Guardian:
A good point. … Mitt Romney's charm offensive.
A good point. … Mitt Romney's charm offensive.
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New York Magazine, Telegraph, The Hinterland Gazette, Salt Lake Tribune, Daily Kos, Politico and Indecision Forever
BBC:
Boris Johnson hails ‘Olympomania’ for torch at Hyde Park
Boris Johnson hails ‘Olympomania’ for torch at Hyde Park
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Washington Post, Mediaite, The Political Carnival, ThinkProgress, Little Green Footballs and Politico
Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Made in China: Olympic Pin Shaped Like Mitt Romney's Face
Made in China: Olympic Pin Shaped Like Mitt Romney's Face
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Daily Kos, Mediaite and iWatch News Latest Stories
Rosa Prince / Telegraph:
Olympics: Mitt Romney seeks to play down London 2012 comments
Olympics: Mitt Romney seeks to play down London 2012 comments
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Wonkette, msnbc.com, Univision News Tumblr, News Desk and Business Insider
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
In Defense of Chick-Fil-A — Dan Cathy, the president of the fast-food franchise Chick-fil-A, doesn't like same-sex marriage. He believes that “we're inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.”
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Hullabaloo, Univision News Tumblr, Salon, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Examiner and Associated Press
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Greg Turner / Boston Herald:
Menino says he can't actively block Chick-fil-A
Menino says he can't actively block Chick-fil-A
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Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Chicago Tribune, Gawker and The Daily Caller
Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
Legal eagles cry fowl over politicians' plans to block Chick-fil-A
Legal eagles cry fowl over politicians' plans to block Chick-fil-A
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Chicago Tribune, Riehl World View, Newsy, Chicago Sun Times, Swampland, Boston Globe and americanthinker.com
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
It's not OK to ignore this pro-Romney ad — There are two really effective campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. One from each campaign. But only one of them is perhaps the most dangerous in its potential impact against its target. And Democrats better beware.
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Betsy's Page, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wizbang, Althouse, New York Times and American Prospect
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David Weigel / Slate:
It's a Weekday, So It's Time for Another Misleading Edit of an Obama Quote
It's a Weekday, So It's Time for Another Misleading Edit of an Obama Quote
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Hit & Run, RedState, Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly and Washington Examiner
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Context be damned: Obama's ‘It worked’ quote should work for Republicans
Context be damned: Obama's ‘It worked’ quote should work for Republicans
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Balloon Juice and The New Republic
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
WH's Carney Refuses To Name The Capital Of Israel — White House press secretary Jay Carney is asked by a reporter what is the capital of Israel. — Reporter: What city does this Administration consider to be the capital of Israel? Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
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Michael J. Totten's blog and Power Line
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Say, how come the DOJ isn't prosecuting top Obama crony Jon Corzine? — Via Breitbart, three possibilities here, all of them plausible and by no means mutually exclusive. One: The DOJ just isn't in the business of prosecuting bankers anymore. If they didn't go after anyone for the subprime crisis …
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Washington Free Beacon
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Wynton Hall / BREITBART.COM:
REVEALED: CORZINE'S MF GLOBAL WAS CLIENT OF ERIC HOLDER'S LAW FIRM
REVEALED: CORZINE'S MF GLOBAL WAS CLIENT OF ERIC HOLDER'S LAW FIRM
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Doug Ross, Washington Times and The Lonely Conservative
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Elizabeth Warren criticized by liberal supporter for almost all-white campaign HQ photo — Obama came under criticism and mockery from the left and right when a photo of his Chicago campaign operation staff had barely a non-white face among them. All the talk about diversity was not practiced at his HQ.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Bloomberg to host fundraiser for Scott Brown — New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is hosting a fundraiser for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown at his Upper East Side townhouse on Aug. 15, according to this invitation a helpful source provided. — The event is an evening reception …
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Business Insider, Hotline On Call, The Raw Story and Gothamist
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David W. Chen / New York Times:
Bloomberg Gives Support to Massachusetts Senator
Bloomberg Gives Support to Massachusetts Senator
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Althouse
Paul M. Barrett / Business Week:
Karl Rove: He's Back, Big Time — On the evening of June 29, Amedeo Scognamiglio, a jewelry designer on the Isle of Capri, met friends for drinks at the elegant Grand Hotel Quisisana. Around midnight, Scognamiglio says, “I noticed some familiar American faces.” He took to Twitter.
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Washington Monthly
Julian E. Barnes / Washington Wire:
Slovak Foreign Minister Chides Romney on Missile Defense … Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama's administration this week for abandoning Poland and the Czech Republic by altering plans for an American missile defense system in Europe.
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ThinkProgress and The Hinterland Gazette
Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMMuckraker — Pennsylvania Governor Can't Recall Requirements Of Voter ID Law He Signed — Pennsylvanians unsure about the requirements of their state's new voter ID bill have some notable company: their governor. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) on Wednesday couldn't remember …
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Philly.com, ACS Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, PennLive.com and Business Insider
Ari Shavit / Haaretz:
Romney to Haaretz: Military option on Iran should not be ruled out — On the eve of his visit to Israel, in an exclusive interview with Haaretz, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asserts that Iran is the biggest threat to the world, reaffirms Israel's right to exist …
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CNN and Weekly Standard
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Romney: ‘Looking Forward to the Bust of Winston Churchill Being in the Oval Office Again’ — At an event in London, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, “I'm looking forward to the bust of Winston Churchill being in the Oval Office again.”
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The Gateway Pundit and Washington Free Beacon
Michael A. Black / New York Times:
I Carried a Gun, and It Was Heavy — AS the families of James E. Holmes's victims continue to deal with this senseless tragedy, anti- and pro-gun groups are exchanging their standard barbs on gun control in America. Representative Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, recently suggested …
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Washington Post, National Review, Mediaite and PoliPundit.com