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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Romney's Personal Image Remains Negative — Obama Leads Nationwide, But Closer Race in Swing States — OVERVIEW — By a 52% to 37% margin, more voters say they have an unfavorable than favorable view of Mitt Romney. The poll, conducted prior to Romney's recent overseas trip …
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Pew: Obama has big lead; Romney favorability drops — New polling data out from Pew Research Center finds President Obama with a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney nationally: … The poll also finds that Romney's favorability has taken a hit this summer:
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Aug. 1: Obama Extends Electoral College Advantage — Barack Obama's standing in the FiveThirtyEight forecast reached its strongest position to date on Tuesday as a result of favorable polls in a set of swing states. The forecast model now gives Mr. Obama a 70.8 percent chance of winning …
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Steve Tetreault / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Reid doubles down on Romney tax charge … WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid caused a stir this week when he told an interviewer that Mitt Romney hasn't released more of his tax returns because “he didn't pay taxes for 10 years.” On Wednesday, Reid doubled down on the charge.
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CNN:
First on CNN: Massive $77 million ad time buy for Obama — Washington (CNN) - The Obama campaign has taken the extraordinary step of booking $77 million in additional ad time starting Friday and running through Election Day, a Republican ad buying source told CNN.
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Romney: Harry Reid needs to ‘put up or shut up’ on my taxes
Romney: Harry Reid needs to ‘put up or shut up’ on my taxes
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Romney: White House behind Reid's claim he paid no federal income taxes for 10 years [AUDIO]
Romney: White House behind Reid's claim he paid no federal income taxes for 10 years [AUDIO]
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Cybersecurity Act fails Senate vote
Cybersecurity Act fails Senate vote
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Reid: Romney is guilty of my evidence-free accusations until he proves himself innocent; Update …
Reid: Romney is guilty of my evidence-free accusations until he proves himself innocent; Update …
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney to Reid: ‘Put up or shut up’
TRENDING: Romney to Reid: ‘Put up or shut up’
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Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Jon Stewart tells Harry Reid to ‘shut up’ after ‘bullsh*t’ shot on Mitt Romney
Jon Stewart tells Harry Reid to ‘shut up’ after ‘bullsh*t’ shot on Mitt Romney
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Jon Stewart: ‘You, Harry Reid, Are Really, Really Terrible’
Jon Stewart: ‘You, Harry Reid, Are Really, Really Terrible’
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney adviser compares Reid's tax claims to McCarthyism
Romney adviser compares Reid's tax claims to McCarthyism
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Jim Romenesko:
Reporter pulls rant about Chick-fil-A customers — Fort Myers News-Press reporter Mark Krzos' Facebook post about Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day customers had nearly 100 shares before it was pulled earlier today. ("The level of hatred, unfounded fear and misinformed people was astoundingly sad," he wrote.
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Anthony Bartkewicz / NY Daily News:
Chick-fil-A manager goes rogue, sponsors New Hampshire gay pride fest
Chick-fil-A manager goes rogue, sponsors New Hampshire gay pride fest
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Mollie / GetReligion:
When hating on Chick-fil-A, try to hide it better (UPDATED)
When hating on Chick-fil-A, try to hide it better (UPDATED)
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Bridget Doyle / Chicago Tribune:
Cardinal wades into fray about Chick-fil-A
Cardinal wades into fray about Chick-fil-A
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romney to Chick-fil-A? — Mitt Romney's hosting a campaign event …
Romney to Chick-fil-A? — Mitt Romney's hosting a campaign event …
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Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA CAMPAIGN SUES TO RESTRICT MILITARY VOTING — Obama, like many Democrats, like to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of our armed forces.
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Glenn Hubbard / Wall Street Journal:
The Romney Plan for Economic Recovery — Tax cuts, spending restraint and repeal of Obama's regulatory excesses would mean 12 million new jobs in his first term alone. — We are currently in the most anemic economic recovery in the memory of most Americans.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Nine takeaways on Romney's tax plan
Nine takeaways on Romney's tax plan
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Sam Jones / Guardian:
Ann Romney's horse fails to win dressage but avoids offending British — Rafalca, owned by Mrs Mitt Romney, was impeccably behaved and well received by Olympic equestrians in Greenwich — Short of mocking Shetland ponies over their lack of stature or laying into zebras for their failure …
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Jack Moore / BuzzFeed:
Watch Ann Romney's Horse “Dance” In The Olympics
Watch Ann Romney's Horse “Dance” In The Olympics
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Steve King: Idea That Diversity Strengthens America Has ‘Never Been Backed Up By Logic’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Steve King, Elections 2012, Immigration, Jerrold Nadler, Video, John Conyers, Trent Franks, Immigration Steve King, Steve King English Language, Steve King English-Only, Politics News
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
DCCC apologizes to Adelson for ‘Chinese prostitution’ comments — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued an apology to casino mogul and prominent Republican donor Sheldon Adelson on Thursday, after the billionaire threatened to sue the organization over comments insinuating …
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Anna Palmerand John Bresnahan / Reuters:
DCCC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson
DCCC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson
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Market Wire:
Vante of Tucson, AZ Regrets Actions of Former CFO — Employee Has Left the Company — TUCSON, AZ—(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) - The following is a statement from Vante: — Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith …
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BuzzFeed:
White House On Solyndra Failure: “Ugh” — Emails between White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer and then-Deputy Senior Advisor Stephanie Cutter reveal concern, frustration as former poster-child for clean energy investment failed. The House Energy and Commerce Committee peels back the curtain on Solyndra in a new report.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney's Comeback Plan — After the deluge. “This campaign is not like a baseball game,” says Fehrnstrom. — Image by Carsten Koall / Getty Images — Mitt Romney has lost each of the last 40 days, each day in its own way. Now his campaign, finally reckoning with a summer …
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Kofi Annan / Financial Times:
My departing advice on how to save Syria — Aleppo is under siege and the prospect of the loss of thousands more civilian lives in Syria is very high. The UN has condemned the further descent to civil war but the fighting goes on with no sign of relief for Syrians. Jihadist elements have been drawn into the conflict.
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James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Economic forecasting model predicts Obama will lose in near-landslide — Political scientist Douglas Hibbs looks at two factors when forecasting presidential elections: a) per capita real disposable personal income over the incumbent president's term, and b) cumulative U.S. military fatalities in overseas conflicts.
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Timothy Burke / Deadspin:
New York Yankees Facebook Page Announces Derek Jeter To Miss Rest Of Season Due To Sex Change [UPDATE: A Bunch Of Other Teams Hacked Too] — It's gone now, but it seems the Yankees' Facebook was hacked just now as it posted this breaking news about Derek Jeter's upcoming sexual reassignment surgery.
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Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
Two planes taking off from National put on collision course with plane trying to land — Three commuter jets came within seconds of a midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Tuesday after confused air traffic controllers launched two outbound flights directly at another plane coming in to land …
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