Top Items:
Owen Gibson / Guardian:
David Cameron hits back at Mitt Romney over London 2012 doubts — Prime minister says Olympics have brought the UK together to put on a ‘friendly Games’ for international visitors — The prime minister has hit back at comments from the US presidential candidate Mitt Romney querying Britain's readiness …
RELATED:
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney's Remarks on Olympics Cause Stir in London — LONDON — Mitt Romney's carefully choreographed trip to London caused a diplomatic stir when he called the British Olympic preparations “disconcerting” and questioned whether Londoners would turn out to support the Games.
Discussion:
Telegraph, New York Times, Shakesville, New York Magazine and Balloon Juice
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 …
Discussion:
msnbc.com and Washington Wire
First Read / msnbc.com:
Romney steps onto the world stage — *** London Calling: On his first full day of business and meetings on his overseas trip, Mitt Romney has already met with former British PM Tony Blair, current Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, and Deputy PM Nick Clegg.
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's …, Althouse, The Political Carnival, Telegraph and The Impolitic
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
‘D’ Is for Diplomacy — LONDON — Mitt Romney has only been on British soil for 24 hours, but he and his campaign are quickly finding out that every word matters. — Even before he touched down, a quote by an unnamed Romney adviser in London's Daily Telegraph newspaper was already creating a stir.
Discussion:
ABCNEWS
Steve Holland / Reuters:
“Anglo-Saxon” quote overshadows start of Romney tour — (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began a foreign tour on Wednesday forced to disavow a report that an adviser had accused President Barack Obama of not understanding the shared “Anglo-Saxon heritage” of Britain and the United States.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, American Prospect, The Daily Dish and Weekly Standard
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 …
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's …, The Daily Dish and Telegraph
David Blair / Telegraph:
Mitt Romney questions whether Britain is ready for Olympic Games — Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has questioned Britain's preparedness to host the London 2012 Olympics and asked whether the country is genuinely willing to “celebrate” the Games. — Mitt Romney
Discussion:
CNN, BuzzFeed, Mediaite, ABCNEWS, Taking Note, The PJ Tatler, The Atlantic Cities, Daily Kos, Business Insider, Politico, Guardian and USA Today
James Kirkup / Telegraph:
Olympics: David Cameron rejects Mitt Romney's suggestion Britain is not ready — David Cameron has rejected suggestions from Mitt Romney, the US presidential candidate, that Britain is not prepared to run and celebrate the Olympic Games. — The Prime Minister said he would tell …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Indecision Forever
Guardian:
Mitt Romney's Olympics blunder stuns No 10 and hands gift to Obama
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Examiner
Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Made in China: Olympic Pin Shaped Like Mitt Romney's Face
Discussion:
Mediaite, iWatch News Latest Stories and Washington Post
Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, ABCNEWS, The Agonist and Daily Kos
CNN:
Cameron reaffirms support for same-sex marriage on eve of Romney meeting
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and ABCNEWS
Hélène Mulholland / Guardian:
Mitt Romney questions London's readiness for Olympic Games
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Anger Games: Cameron, British Press Pounce On Romney's Olympics Critiques
Discussion:
Booman Tribune, Talking Points Memo, Daniel W. Drezner and The Reality-Based Community
Paul Harris / Guardian:
A good point. … Mitt Romney's charm offensive.
Discussion:
Telegraph, Little Green Footballs, Indecision Forever and Daily Kos
Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun Times:
Emanuel goes after Chick-fil-A for boss' anti-gay views — The anti-gay views openly espoused by the president of a fast food chain specializing in chicken sandwiches have run afoul of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a local alderman, who are determined to block Chick-fil-A from expanding in Chicago.
RELATED:
Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun Times:
Rahm welcomes help from Farrakahn, ignores anti-Semitic remarks — Mayor Rahm Emanuel during City Council meeting Wednesday, July 26, 2012. John H. White~Sun-Times — Ignoring Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's history of anti-Semitic remarks, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday welcomed …
Boston Globe:
Menino shouldn't block Chick-fil-A because of president's views
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Maggie's Farm, Datechguy's Blog, Taylor Marsh, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Ed Driscoll, Althouse and Good As You
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Rahm Emanuel's dangerous free speech attack
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Weekly Standard, ABCNEWS and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Your Town / Boston Globe:
Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino's letter to the president of Chick-fil-A on gay marriage
Discussion:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Mediaite, Hot Air, Swampland, Pundit & Pundette and Boing Boing
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
U.S. Business Owners Now Among Least Approving of Obama — Professional workers are the most approving — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. business owners' approval of President Barack Obama fell in the second quarter of 2012 to 35%, essentially tying farmers and fishers for the lowest approval among major occupational groups.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Obama: AK-47s belong on battlefield, not streets — NEW ORLEANS - President Obama touched the sensitive issue of guns here on Wednesday, pivoting off last week's Colorado movie theater shootings to call for a “consensus around violence reduction” in the country.
Discussion:
The Agonist, Pirate's Cove, Hullabaloo, UrbanGrounds, BBC, Obsidian Wings and Indecision Forever
RELATED:
Linda Feldmann / Christian Science Monitor:
Why gun sales spike after mass shootings: It's not what you might think
Discussion:
The Latest Word and Clayton Cramer's Blog
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama calls for measures against gun violence
Discussion:
Vox Popoli and Independent Journal Review
unionleader.com:
Romney's taxes: Why do they matter? — Mitt Romney is a rich man. Like everyone, rich or poor, he has done everything legally available to him to minimize the tax bite. There are very few people standing in line waiting for the opportunity to overpay their taxes.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, The Caucus and Taylor Marsh
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.
Discussion:
Wake up America, Wizbang, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Betsy's Page, Althouse and American Prospect
David Weigel / Slate:
It's a Weekday, So It's Time for Another Misleading Edit of an Obama Quote … - Republican-Sponsored Voter ID Laws Could Actually Disenfranchise a Lot of Republicans - Weigel: Another Misleading Edit of an Obama Quote - Did Darwin Have Smoldering Hepatitis? Should We Dig Him Up To Find Out?
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Hit & Run, Balloon Juice and Washington Examiner
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Agriculture committee heads double down on passing five-year farm bill — The heads of the House and Senate Agriculture Committee are doubling down on their push to pass a full five-year farm bill by Sept. 30 and are resisting efforts to pass a one-year extension.
Discussion:
Politico, ThinkProgress and Salon
Dani Dayan / New York Times:
Israel's Settlers Are Here to Stay — WHATEVER word you use to describe Israel's 1967 acquisition of Judea and Samaria — commonly referred to as the West Bank in these pages — will not change the historical facts. Arabs called for Israel's annihilation in 1967, and Israel legitimately seized …
Discussion:
Guardian, Israpundit, Algemeiner.com, Tablet Magazine, The Times of Israel and Israel Matzav
Center for American Progress Action Fund:
Romney Tax Plan: Many Happy Returns for Big Oil — Candidate's Policies Could Benefit Oil Companies by More Than $4 Billion Annually — BP, along with the rest of the world's five biggest public oil companies—Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell—are hardly in need of a tax cut …
Discussion:
Ballot Box and Americans for Tax Reform …
Mary Pilon / New York Times:
Equestrian | Dressage: Ann Romney's Horse Prepares for Olympic Debut — LONDON — More than 10,000 athletes are descending on London this week for the Summer Olympics, including global names like Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius and Michael Phelps. But the one athlete that is seemingly under stricter guard …
Discussion:
Hotline On Call, News Desk and New York Magazine
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
