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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
White House Takes Note of Romney's Rocky Road Trip — The White House was subtly gleeful today as Mitt Romney's campaign dealt with the latest group to be offended during the Republican presidential candidate's overseas tour that was intended to showcase his foreign policy credentials.
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Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
ROMNEY COMMENTS AT FUNDRAISER OUTRAGE PALESTINIANS — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his comments racist and out of touch.
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John Koblin / Deadspin:
NBC's No. 1 Tweeting Critic Has Been Suspended From Twitter — Guy Adams is The Independent's Los Angeles bureau chief. During the Olympics so far, he has carved out a nice spot on the how-much-NBC's-coverage-sucks beat. Now his Twitter account has been suspended—supposedly because NBC had it cut off after he complained:
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Guy Adams / The Independent:
NBCFail: Journalist at The Independent has Twitter account suspended after complaining …
NBCFail: Journalist at The Independent has Twitter account suspended after complaining …
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Guy Adams / The Independent:
As America succeeds at the Games, back home all the talk is about #NBCfail
As America succeeds at the Games, back home all the talk is about #NBCfail
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Mashable!, Mediaite, Business Insider and Guardian
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Olympic Viewers Have a New Reason to Complain, and the Means to Do It
Olympic Viewers Have a New Reason to Complain, and the Means to Do It
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CNN:
Romney camp: No further tax returns, despite ‘audit’ remark — (CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign said Monday they would not release any more of the candidate's personal income tax information, despite an acknowledgement from Romney that he had been audited in the past.
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BuzzFeed:
Netanyahu Breaks With Romney, Cuts Spending But Increases Taxes
Netanyahu Breaks With Romney, Cuts Spending But Increases Taxes
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Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
The Romney Doctrine — One piece of conventional wisdom that's …
The Romney Doctrine — One piece of conventional wisdom that's …
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Washington Monthly, New York Times and Algemeiner.com
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rep. LaTourette will retire at end of term — Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) will retire at the end of his term, two Republican sources have confirmed to The Hill. — LaTourette, a centrist and longtime ally of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) who has broken with party leaders on a number …
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Joe Vardon / The Columbus Dispatch:
Republican lawmaker LaTourette won't seek re-election, sources say
Republican lawmaker LaTourette won't seek re-election, sources say
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BuzzFeed, Daily Kos, Washington Post and Hotline On Call
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Democratic platform draft includes marriage equality plank: sources — Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon — Send via Email — Send this page to Print Friendly — Rep. Barney Frank confirmed Monday that a marriage equality plank will appear in the Democratic Party platform …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Bill Magwood, NRC Democrat, Is ‘Treacherous, Miserable Liar’ And ‘First-Class Rat,’ Says Harry Reid … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Harry Reid , Video, Greg Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bill Magwood, Bill Magwood Nrc, Democratic Party, Magwood, Magwood Nrc, Nrc, William-Magwood, Politics News
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Reid: Nuclear official is a ‘first-class rat’ and a ‘treacherous, miserable liar’
Reid: Nuclear official is a ‘first-class rat’ and a ‘treacherous, miserable liar’
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Praises Israel's Socialized Health Care System — No to ObamaCare, but Israel's mandate is working, Romney says. — Image by Charles Dharapak / AP — JERUSALEM — Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney offered praise for the Israeli health care system today …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In U.S., Bill Clinton at His Most Popular — Solid majorities of whites, independents, and all age groups view him favorably — PRINCETON, NJ — Two-thirds of Americans — 66% — have a favorable opinion of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, tying his record-high favorability rating recorded …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Want Next President to Prioritize Jobs, Corruption — Lowest priorities are taxing wealthy and environmental problems — PRINCETON, NJ — Creating good jobs, reducing corruption in the federal government, and reducing the federal budget deficit score highest when Americans rate 12 issues …
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Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voters say Romney, Obama equal on issues of character
The Hill Poll: Voters say Romney, Obama equal on issues of character
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Indecision Forever, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Politico and National Review
Julie Bosman / Media Decoder:
Jonah Lehrer Resigns From The New Yorker After Making Up Dylan Quotes for His Book — 2:12 p.m. | Updated Jonah Lehrer, the staff writer for The New Yorker who apologized in June for recycling his previous work in articles, blogs and his best-selling book “Imagine,” resigned from the magazine, he said in a statement.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Excellent: Positive SuperPAC Ad Touts Romney's Olympic Triumph — In concurring with Sean Trende's recent column urging Republicans to start making an affirmative case for Mitt Romney, I posited that such an undertaking wouldn't be particularly difficult. Romney's magnificent leadership …
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Geneva Sands / Ballot Box:
Olympic athletes praise Romney in super-PAC TV ad
Olympic athletes praise Romney in super-PAC TV ad
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BuzzFeed:
Senate's Top Republican Hails The Fall Of Old Media — Mitch McConnell talks to BuzzFeed about the Web, the election, and his plans to let Democrats take a few votes if he becomes Majority Leader. “I kind of like this new environment.” — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told BuzzFeed …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Views on Gun Laws Unchanged After Aurora Shooting — OVERVIEW — There has been no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights following the July 20th shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Currently, 47% say it is more important to control gun ownership …
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
Daily Caller Goes Hardcore XXX! — Feeling a little frisky this morning? Then you may want to head over to The Daily Caller. — “Who's Calling The Shots?” was the actual red bold headline on a story this morning on The Daily Caller website by Executive Editor David Martosko regarding …
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fake Wingnut Outrage of the Day: Obama Canceled Bin Laden Raid! Gasp! — As soon as word broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by a SEAL team, right wingers started working diligently to deny the accomplishment to President Obama. — The latest ludicrous “bombshell scoop” …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Press Secretary Marries ABC Reporter — A deputy press secretary for Barack Obama's reelection campaign married an ABC reporter over the weekend. The ABC reporter, Matthew Jaffe, “covering the 2012 presidential campaign,” according to his biography on the website of ABC News.
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ABCNEWS, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Daily Caller, The Other McCain and The Lonely Conservative
CNN:
Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration — (CNN) - Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak said the Obama White House has been the most supportive administration throughout the two countries' diplomatic relations on matters of Israeli security …
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ThinkProgress, Financial Times and The Political Carnival
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Newsweek Puts Romney on Latest and Possibly Last ‘Wimp Factor’ Cover — Once upon a time, the main time unit of the presidential campaign was the week. Journalists would gather to discuss which candidate “won the week,” and the best way to keep score of this all-important measure was to read the mighty newsweekly.
McPartland / nation.foxnews.com:
Federal Court Finds Obama Appointees Interfered With New Black Panther Prosecution — A federal court in Washington, DC, held today that political appointees appointed by President Obama did interfere with the Department of Justice's prosecution of the New Black Panther Party.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Wall Street Already Betting On Who Wins in November — With just 100 days left until the U.S. presidential election, investors are beginning to make bigger bets on which candidate will carry the day. — One analysis concludes that last week's sharp three-day market surge can only mean …
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