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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Romney's present, Ryan's future — Vice-presidential picks are always judged by their effect on the coming election. They rarely have any. — They haven't had a decisive influence since Lyndon Johnson carried Texas for John Kennedy in 1960. (That and Illinois put Kennedy over the top.)
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Politico:
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan pursue united front strategy — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plan to campaign together again sooner than aides had originally planned, likely twice next week, as part of a new offensive to take on the touchy issue of Medicare, campaign officials tell POLITICO.
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Tom Morello / Rolling Stone:
‘Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Against’
‘Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Against’
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Influence Alley, Cognitive Dissidence, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Hit & Run
Paul Ryan / CNN:
CNN Electoral Map: Wisconsin moves to true “toss up”
CNN Electoral Map: Wisconsin moves to true “toss up”
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Scared Monkeys, Outside the Beltway, americanthinker.com, Donklephant, Hot Air, Business Insider, Politico, ABCNEWS, BuzzFeed, USA Today, Riehl World View, National Review and ABCNEWS
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
And Playing the Role of Paul Ryan ...
And Playing the Role of Paul Ryan ...
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Los Angeles Times, The Fix, Washington Post, First Read, Influence Alley and New York Times
Lean Forward / msnbc.com:
Sandra Fluke: Paul Ryan on women's issues — so bad it's unbelievable ... but true
WCPO-TV:
9 News sits down with VP candidate Paul Ryan
9 News sits down with VP candidate Paul Ryan
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Washington Post, CNN, Daily Kos, Washington Wire, CBS DC, The Huffington Post, ThinkProgress and Business Insider
Trip Gabriel / The Caucus:
Ryan Says Requesting Stimulus Funds Was a Mistake
Ryan Says Requesting Stimulus Funds Was a Mistake
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Boston Globe, CBS Boston, The Maddow Blog, New York Magazine, First Read and Daily Kos
Matt Rhoades / Barack Obama:
Letter from Jim Messina to Matt Rhoades — Dear Matt: — I am writing to ask again that the Governor release multiple years of tax returns, but also to make an offer that should address his concerns about the additional disclosures. Governor Romney apparently fears that the more he offers …
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Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:
Obama Campaign Asks Romney for 5 Years of Tax Returns — The Obama campaign, determined to renew the focus of the presidential race on questions about Mitt Romney's taxes, is trying to pressure the Republican candidate to release five years of his returns. — Obama campaign manager Jim Messina sent …
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GOP 12
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Obama campaign offers Romney 5-year tax disclosure
Obama campaign offers Romney 5-year tax disclosure
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UrbanGrounds, The PJ Tatler and Riehl World View
David Jackson / USA Today:
Romney declines Obama deal on tax return releases
Romney declines Obama deal on tax return releases
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Michelle Malkin and American Spectator
BBC:
Pussy Riot members jailed for two years for hooliganism — Judge Marina Syrova: “These three plus others... plotted together to undermine civil order, motivated by religious hatred” — Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral.
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BuzzFeed, The Confluence, Joe. My. God. and The Raw Story
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CBS News:
Russian female punk band Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism over Putin protest at church site — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS/AP) MOSCOW - A judge found three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation …
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CBS Chicago, The Jawa Report, Instapundit and Algemeiner.com
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Russian Punk Band Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Anti-Putin Stunt
Russian Punk Band Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Anti-Putin Stunt
Shiv Malik / Guardian:
Pussy Riot found guilty - live blog
Pussy Riot found guilty - live blog
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, PinkNews.co.uk, Media Decoder and The Awl
Marcin Sobczyk / Emerging Europe Real Time:
Live Blog: Russian Punk Band Members Get Two Years in Prison
Live Blog: Russian Punk Band Members Get Two Years in Prison
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com
David Simon:
Mitt Romney paid taxes at a rate of at least 13 percent. And he's proud to say so. — Can we stand back and pause a short minute to take in the spectacle of a man who wants to be President of The United States, who wants us to seriously regard him as a paragon of the American civic ideal …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Romney Says He Paid at Least 13% in Income Taxes
Romney Says He Paid at Least 13% in Income Taxes
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The Caucus
Jonathan Lemire / NY Daily News:
Mitt Romney insists that he's always paid his taxes and never less than 13 percent
Mitt Romney insists that he's always paid his taxes and never less than 13 percent
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Boston Globe, First Read and USA Today
Christopher Bedford / The Daily Caller:
Biden's ‘good friend,’ donor receives $20M federal loan to open foreign luxury car dealership in Ukraine — In late July, John Hynansky — a longtime friend of Vice President Joe Biden, and a major donor to Biden's campaigns as well as President Barack Obama's — was awarded a $20 million taxpayer loan …
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Betsy's Page and Cold Fury
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘The Amateur’ author Ed Klein: Hillary dismissed VP possibility two weeks ago
‘The Amateur’ author Ed Klein: Hillary dismissed VP possibility two weeks ago
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Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Biden sent home to Delaware to start weekend early
Biden sent home to Delaware to start weekend early
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Power Line, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and iOwnTheWorld.com
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Obama's betrayal — In the innocent, bygone days of February, President Obama told NBC News that the campaign would get negative against him, but provided this assurance: “I think that you will be able to see how we conduct ourselves in the campaign. I think it will be consistent …
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Cafe Hayek and p m carpenter's commentary
Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
SPLC: Family Research Council License-to-Kill Claim ‘Outrageous’ — Editor's Note: The following statement may be attributed to Mark Potok, Senior Fellow of the Southern Poverty Law Center and editor of its Intelligence Report and Hatewatch blog. — Yesterday's attack on the Family Research Council …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Family Research Council head puts blame on Law Center
Family Research Council head puts blame on Law Center
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GLAA Forum, Associated Press, BuzzFeed and The Daily Caller
Jen Chung / Gothamist:
Islamophobic Billboard At Metro-North Station Encourages Hatred, Says Local Pol — On the heels of a pro-Palestine ad at Metro-North stations and a judge ruling that the MTA shouldn't have rejected Islamophobic pro-Israel ads is a new poster controversy: At the Hartsdale Metro-North station …
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Atlas Shrugs
Matthew Mosk / ABCNEWS:
Secret ‘Menu’ Details Perks for Big Democratic Donors — Those seeking invites to the most lavish receptions at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, “gold ticket” access to “dialogues,” and private breakfast briefings with party luminaries, can expect a hefty price of admission.
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Weekly Standard
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Exclusive: White House studying potential oil reserve release — (Reuters) - The White House is “dusting off old plans” for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining sanctions against Iran, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday.
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Weekly Standard, Business Insider, The Hill, americanthinker.com and 24/7 Wall St.
Gregory J. Krieg / ABCNEWS:
Presented With Letters, Ryan Admits Requesting Stimulus Cash — After repeated denials, Paul Ryan has admitted he requested stimulus cash even after sharply criticizing the program. — Ryan had denied doing so as recently as Wednesday, when he spoke to ABC's Cincinnati affiliate, WCPO, in Ohio.
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p m carpenter's commentary, PoliticusUSA and The Hinterland Gazette
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
MSNBC's Touré: Romney Engaging In The ‘Niggerization’ Of Obama — On Thursday's edition of MSNBC's The Cycle the group discussed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion that President Obama should “take [his] campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago.”
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Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Finland prepares for break-up of eurozone — Finland is preparing for the break-up of the eurozone, the country's foreign minister warned today. — Erkki Tuomioja, Finland's foreign minister: “We have to face openly the possibility of a euro-break up”.
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Questions and Observations, Guardian and National Review