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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Mitt Romney: A Candidate With a Serious Wimp Problem — Dodging reporters, fearing his base, hiding his taxes—is Mitt Romney just too insecure to be president? In Newsweek, Michael Tomasky surveys a history of presidential manliness and asks just where Mitt would fit amid the studly swagger of Dubya and Reagan.
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Newsweek Calls Romney A “Wimp” — The magazine revives the cover line it famously used to needle George H.W. Bush in 1987. “Is he just too insecure to be president?” UPDATE: Romney reacts. — McKay Coppins — an hour ago — 22 responses
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Romney: You bet Jerusalem is the capital — Without specifically criticizing President Obama in his speech in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney delivered a blow to the Obama campaign's frantic efforts to defend the president's hostile stance toward the Jewish state simply by saying …
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Daniel Pipes:
Romney's Remarkable Speech in Jerusalem — Mitt Romney, the all-but-official Republican presidential candidate, delivered a stem-winder of a speech to the Jerusalem Foundation today, packing emotional support with frank policy statements. The contrast with Obama could hardly be more dramatic.
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Key Pro-Israel Obama Ally Splits
Exclusive: Key Pro-Israel Obama Ally Splits
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Via Meadia, Informed Comment and Newsy
Gopal Ratnam / Bloomberg:
Panetta Heads to Middle East as Iran Dominates Israel Talks
Panetta Heads to Middle East as Iran Dominates Israel Talks
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The Times of Israel
Yossi Verter / Haaretz:
Minutes before Netanyahu meeting, Romney cancels on Yacimovich — Circles close to former opposition leader Yacimovich say meeting cancelled over disagreements surrounding the economic measures the Netanyahu government is about to adopt. — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Mitt Romney: No more ‘diplomatic distance’ from Israel
Mitt Romney: No more ‘diplomatic distance’ from Israel
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Romney to allow press into Israel fundraiser after all
Romney to allow press into Israel fundraiser after all
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Associated Press:
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Dick Cheney: Picking Sarah Palin for VP Was ‘A Mistake’ — Dick Cheney has some advice for Mitt Romney on choosing a running mate: Don't pick another Sarah Palin. — In his first interview since receiving a heart transplant in March, Cheney told ABC News, that John McCain's decision …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Cheney: Palin pick in '08 “a mistake” — As we wait for Mitt Romney to pick his running mate in the next few weeks, the last successful GOP running mate has been privately advising the current GOP nominee and the head of his VP search committee, Beth Myers.
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment — This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the recent shooting in Aurora, CO, host Chris Wallace asked …
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John Aloysius Farrell / NationalJournal.com:
Scalia: Guns May be Regulated
Scalia: Guns May be Regulated
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Scalia: ‘Handheld rocket launchers’ could be constitutional
Scalia: ‘Handheld rocket launchers’ could be constitutional
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Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Justice Antonin Scalia on issues facing SCOTUS and the country
Justice Antonin Scalia on issues facing SCOTUS and the country
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Thomas M. Burton / Washington Wire:
Justice Scalia: 'I'm Not Cantankerous'
Justice Scalia: 'I'm Not Cantankerous'
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Bill Keller / The New York Times:
WikiLeaks, A Post Postscript — AS rumors build about the potential financial blockade against the New York Times by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express for hosting U.S. government cables published by WikiLeaks, I find myself in the awkward position of having to defend WikiLeaks.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Temple Mount Tackiness — Today is Tisha b'Av, the ninth of Av, a Jewish day of fasting and mourning. It is on this day that the First and Second Temples were destroyed. The Western Wall, in Jerusalem, is a retaining wall of the Second Temple. It is, especially on this day, a locus of prayer and reflection.
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Not Sure If He's Paid Less Than 13.9% in Taxes — JERUSALEM - Mitt Romney could not say today whether he had ever paid a tax rate lower than 13.9 percent, saying he would have to “go back and check.” — In an exclusive interview with ABC News' David Muir to air tonight on World News …
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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Mayor Bloomberg pushing NYC hospitals to hide baby formula so more new moms will breast-feed — The nanny state is going after moms. — Mayor Bloomberg is pushing hospitals to hide their baby formula behind locked doors so more new mothers will breast-feed.
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Richard A. Muller / New York Times:
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic — CALL me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming. Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Dem lawmakers to announce bill limiting online ammo sales — Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday will announce new legislation to regulate the online and mail-order sale of ammunition. — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.) said the new law would make the sale of ammunition …
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Andrew Hacker / New York Times:
Is Algebra Necessary? — A TYPICAL American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra. In both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail. Why do we subject American students to this ordeal?
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