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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Romney spokesperson cites Massachusetts health law — A Mitt Romney spokesperson offered an unusual counterattack Tuesday to an ad in which a laid-off steelworker blames the presumptive GOP nominee for his family losing health care: If that family had lived in Massachusetts …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
The Moment All the Doubts About Romney Resurfaced on the Right — Priorities USA was damaging itself and Barack Obama over its mind numbingly insane ad painting Mitt Romney as a killer. — Then the Romney campaign decided to sabotage itself with a mind numbingly bit of spin that may mark the day the Romney campaign died.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Has the Obama Campaign Finally Gone Too Far? — The outrageous ad by Priorities USA Action, the Obama Super PAC-the one that accuses Mitt Romney of being responsible for a woman's death from cancer, apparently on the theory that Romney was personally responsible for providing health insurance …
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Business Insider and Ed Driscoll
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Team Obama denies knowing story of man in its TV ad, call — When President Obama's aides said they weren't familiar with former Missouri steelworker Joe Soptic's life story, all they had to do was check their own campaign archives. — Soptic, laid off from Bain Capital-owned GST Steel …
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Busted: Team Obama Caught in Blatant Lie About ‘Cancer’ Ad — Step one - The Obama campaign claims no knowledge of Joe Soptic's story while refusing to denounce a shockingly offensive and false political ad produced by their former colleague's pro-Obama SuperPAC: … Step two - The coordinated lie goes down in flames:
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Moe Lane, National Review, ABCNEWS and Politico
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Team Romney Scares Conservatives By Touting ‘Romneycare’
TPM2012 — Team Romney Scares Conservatives By Touting ‘Romneycare’
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Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and The Maddow Blog
Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Obama campaign: Don't blame us for ad blaming Romney for cancer death
Obama campaign: Don't blame us for ad blaming Romney for cancer death
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Politico, The Page, Balloon Juice, CNN and Villainous Company
Rob Portman / CNN:
'I think I'll end up being' in the Senate — Denver (CNN) - Ohio Sen. Rob Portman threw cold water on the idea of becoming Mitt Romney's running mate on Wednesday, saying he thinks he'll “end up staying” in the Senate. — “I just got elected two years ago.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama: Mitt Romney wants to take women back to policies of the '50s
Obama: Mitt Romney wants to take women back to policies of the '50s
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Gregory Simmons / ABCNEWS:
VP Shortlister Rob Portman Comes Out Swinging in Colorado
VP Shortlister Rob Portman Comes Out Swinging in Colorado
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Washington Post, ABCNEWS and First Read
Joan Biskupic / Reuters:
Exclusive: Justice Ginsburg shrugs off rib injury — (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 79, the eldest member of the bench and leader of its liberal wing, said she cracked two ribs in June but met all her work obligations and remains committed to staying on the court at least three more years.
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Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
The Court at the Olympics
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Ariz. immigration checks could start
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Economists to Romney campaign: That's not what our research says — On Tuesday, the Romney campaign responded to the fire it's taking from economic analysts by unleashing some artillery of their own. They released a paper by four decorated economists associated with the campaign …
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Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
The Romney campaign says stimulus doesn't work. Here are the studies they left out.
The Romney campaign says stimulus doesn't work. Here are the studies they left out.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Elizabeth Warren daughter secretly behind effort by Mass to register 500k welfare recipients (Update - Court docs added) — The news broke today that Massachusetts has taken extraordinary efforts in response to a lawsuit by a former ACORN affiliated, Soros-funded group to register 500,000 welfare recipients …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Report: Rep. Steve King mulling bill to repeal everything Obama has signed — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), an outspoken critic of just about everything President Obama supports, is considering introducing a bill that would repeal everything Obama has signed into law.
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Bill Shea / Messenger News:
King plans immigration order lawsuit
King plans immigration order lawsuit
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Jon Stewart Rips ‘Conservatives And Their Media Division’ (Fox News) For Exaggerating Voter Fraud — Jon Stewart took on the issue of voter fraud tonight, an epidemic he deemed to be “bigger than ringworm and less than Bieber fever.” He noticed how many conservatives have been warning …
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The Raw Story
TechPresident:
GAME OVER: WIKIPEDIA LOCKS DOWN POTENTIAL VP PAGES IN RESPONSE TO COLBERT MISCHIEF-MAKING — The act of observing something can sometimes change the thing being observed. Case in point: my observation on Monday that we might be able to get useful clues as to the identity …
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Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: The Race Is Romney's to Win — The conventional wisdom in the presidential race is that President Obama is a clear favorite. We hear this from the pundits in the press, we see it in the InTrade odds, and various predictive models built around the polling averages tell us this.
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Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism
Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism
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theGrio, Ballot Box, Business Insider and The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
Chilling Effect: Incentive to Slow Climate Change Drives Output of Harmful Gases — A view of a coolant-producing factory in Jiangsu Province, China. Some manufacturers of gases used in air-conditioning and refrigeration have earned millions by accumulating emissions credits from the destruction …
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Mother Jones and Althouse
BuzzFeed:
Romney Chased By Jewish Wedding Party On Harrowing Drive Through New Jersey — Reporters are taken for an exciting ride — including 90+ MPH speeds and an Orthodox Jewish wedding. This bride is pissed. — Image by Charles Dharapak / AP — Mitt Romney's motorcade took a harrowing drive through New Jersey this afternoon.
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Started Bain Capital With Money From Families Tied To Death Squads … FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Arena Party, El Salvador, Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Roberto D'Aubuisson, Bain Capital, Death Squads, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Bain Investors …
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Melanie Grayce West / Wall Street Journal:
Breast-Cancer Group Shakes Up Ranks — Susan G. Komen for the Cure shook up its top ranks Wednesday, announcing the resignation of its president and creating a new figurehead role for its founder, even as it looked to fill other senior positions in the wake of a controversial decision involving Planned Parenthood.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Romney Campaign Carefully Chooses Speakers for Convention — TAMPA, Fla. — Newt Gingrich hoped to get a coveted speaking slot at the Republican National Convention. Instead the Romney campaign will have him teach a series of workshops they have nicknamed Newt University.
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Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
White House told authorities not to crack down on ‘Occupy’ protesters, documents show — The Obama administration told law enforcement authorities to go easy on Occupy Wall Street protesters, even though they were violating local laws, according to documents obtained by watchdog group Judicial Watch.
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The Daily Caller
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare — A new chart set to be released later today by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee details a startling statistic: “Over 100 Million People in U.S. Now Receiving Some Form Of Federal Welfare.” — “The federal government …
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The Lonely Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Let's Have a Maximum Income — Rich people across the Western world are anxiously watching France, where president Francois Hollande is vowing to raise the top tax rate—on earnings over $1.2 million a year—to 75 percent. Tres bien, Mr. Hollande. The problem with this otherwise fine idea …
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