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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Is A Fact’ That Somebody Told Harry Reid About Romney Not Paying Taxes … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Harry Reid , Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Tax Returns, Mitt Romney Taxes, Harry Reid Mitt Romney, Harry Reid Mitt Romney Taxes, Politics News
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Harry Reid: Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years. — The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! Harry Reid says anonymous source told him Mitt Romney didn't pay taxes for 10 years — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., touched off a firestorm last week after he claimed …
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Darren Goode / Politico:
Reid: Romney issue ‘nothing to do with me’ — LAS VEGAS — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants no sympathy for the heat he's taking over his unproven accusation about Mitt Romney's taxes. — “No one should feel sorry for me,” Reid said in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon during a preview …
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Harry Reid's gutter politics — In “The Godfather Part II,” a senator from Nevada is portrayed as corrupt. His name is Pat Geary. In real life, a senator from Nevada is a jerk. His name is Harry Reid. — Reid is where he loves to be: the center of controversy.
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Sahil Kapur / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Unfazed Harry Reid Keeps Hammering Romney On Taxes
TPM2012 — Unfazed Harry Reid Keeps Hammering Romney On Taxes
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Tomer Ovadia / Politico:
John Sununu: Barack Obama behind Harry Reid's claim
John Sununu: Barack Obama behind Harry Reid's claim
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Reid not backing down on Romney's taxes
Reid not backing down on Romney's taxes
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Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
Bulletin: Alleged Sikh Temple Shooter Former Member of Skinhead Band — The man who allegedly murdered six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee yesterday, identified in media reports as Wade Michael Page, was a frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white-power band.
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Pat Robertson Concludes Sikh Temple Shooting Because ‘Atheists Hate God’ — On his 700 Club program Monday morning, televangelist Pat Robertson came to the conclusion that Sunday morning's Sikh temple massacre in Oak Creek, Wisc., was ultimately because “atheists hate God.” — “What is it?”
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John Diedrich / JSOnline:
Oak Creek Sikh temple shooter had military background, white supremacist ties
Oak Creek Sikh temple shooter had military background, white supremacist ties
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New York Times:
Wade Page Is Suspected Sikh Temple Killer
Wade Page Is Suspected Sikh Temple Killer
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
CNN Plays ‘Only the Good Die Young’ After Segment About Sikh Temple Shootings
CNN Plays ‘Only the Good Die Young’ After Segment About Sikh Temple Shootings
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Mediaite, The PJ Tatler and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Dick / DickMorris.com:
The Real Poll Numbers — The media is trying to create a sense of momentum and of inevitability about the Obama candidacy. One benighted Newsweek reporter even speculated about a possible Democratic landslide. — On Friday, I saw the real numbers. These state-by-state polls …
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Micah L. Sifry / TechPresident:
How to Spot Romney's Vice President Pick in Advance — The Romney campaign wants you to download its mobile app to be among the first to find out who Mitt is going to pick as his running mate, but if past history is any guide, you might want to instead be looking at Wikipedia …
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Washington Post:
Obama associate got $100,000 fee from affiliate of firm doing business with Iran — David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government.
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
WH Press Corps Goes Seven Weeks Without a Question
WH Press Corps Goes Seven Weeks Without a Question
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
David Plouffe and ‘The Same-Old Game Playing in Washington.’
David Plouffe and ‘The Same-Old Game Playing in Washington.’
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides — Vast majority of 2008 voters staying loyal to party in 2012 — PRINCETON, NJ — Eighty-six percent of voters who say they voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are backing Obama again this year, a smaller proportion than the 92% …
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Doesn't Think Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Is Patriotic Enough — Gabby Douglas was the topic du jour for Olympic commentators throughout last week, but over the weekend, she became a centerpiece in another manufactured controversy at Fox News, America's top outlet for manufactured controversies.
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mars.jpl.nasa.gov:
MULTIMEDIA — Curiosity Spotted on Parachute by Orbiter — NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) …
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Aaron Smith / CNNMoney.com:
How many jobs did the Mars landing create?
How many jobs did the Mars landing create?
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Nancy Pelosi-Republicans Part of the “Ecoli-Club” — Democrat House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi made the trip all the way from her California congressional district to Boca Raton to attend a healthcare forum and to campaign on behalf of former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel …
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Bloomberg:
Romney Persona Non Grata In Italy For Bain'S Deal Skirting Taxes — Mitt Romney skipped Italy on his swing through Europe. That was probably prudent. — That's because Bain Capital, under Romney as chief executive officer, made about $1 billion in a leveraged buyout 12 years ago that remains controversial in Italy to this day.
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ThinkProgress:
Why Does Mitt Romney Want To Restrict Voting Rights For More Than 900,000 Ohio Veterans? — Our guest blogger is Jon Soltz (@jonsoltz) is a two-tour Iraq veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org. — When I read stories this weekend that said the Obama campaign was suing to restrict the voting rights …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
NOM Defends Biblical Marriage, Including Slavery, Concubines, Polygamy, And Rape — (Click to see full-size.) — Defenders of Chick-fil-A's anti-equality positions have argued that the company simply believes in the “biblical definition of marriage.” An infographic has been circulating …
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's Life Inside ‘The Bubble’ Begins … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Barack Obama , Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, 2012 Election Blog, Presidential Election, Protective Pool, Politics News — There comes a time for every presidential candidate at which his or her freedom …
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ScienceDaily:
Pupil dilation reveals sexual orientation in new study — ScienceDaily (Aug. 6, 2012) — There is a popular belief that sexual orientation can be revealed by pupil dilation to attractive people, yet until now there was no scientific evidence. For the first time, researchers at Cornell University used …
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AP Member Choice Complete / Associated Press:
Justice Department investigates Las Vegas Sands Corp. — The inquiry into potential money-laundering involves two high-rolling gamblers. — Republican donor Sheldon Adelson controls the Las Vegas Sands Corp., which reportedly is the target of a federal money-laundering investigation.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why 2012 is not 1980 — With Obama maintaining a small but persistent lead in national polls — and a seemingly larger one in key swing states — the Romney campaign has taken to comparing this race to the 1980 campaign, in which Jimmy Carter held a lead until voters swung sharply to Ronald Reagan in the final stretch.
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Wall Street Journal:
Taxing the Rich: The Facts — Amid the Debate About Whether and How to Reform the Tax Code, a Look at How the Picture Has Changed — President Barack Obama says someone has to pay more taxes if the U.S. is to tame its budget deficit and provide the government he thinks the nation needs.
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BuzzFeed:
Memo: ObamaCare Will Bar Discrimination Against Transgender People — The Department of Health and Human Services promises LGBT groups it will investigate complaints about gender identity discrimination in health programs that receive federal funding. — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Rasmussen: Obama overtakes Romney in national tracking poll — President Obama has overtaken Mitt Romney in the latest national survey from conservative polling outlet Rasmussen. — Obama leads Romney 47 to 45 percent in the daily tracking poll released Monday.
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Jewish group asks Romney to apologize to the Palestinians — A liberal Jewish organization is set to deliver 17,000 signatures to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's headquarters Monday afternoon urging him to apologize for remarks many have deemed insulting to the Palestinians.
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