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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Biden remark no more racial than Boehner saying ‘unshackle Wall Street’  —  Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday defended Joe Biden, saying a recent comment that GOP economic policies would put people “back in chains” was not racially motivated and claiming it was no different …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Ryan should ‘thank’ Obama for strengthening Medicare  —  Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs defended the administration's record on Medicare from GOP attacks on Sunday, saying that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) should “thank President Obama” for strengthening the program.
Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Biden not a ‘liability’ despite recent gaffe, says Obama campaign
Discussion: Politico and Wake up America
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe asks Biden for ‘chains’ apology
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Ohio GOP Election Board Member: Our Voting Process Shouldn't Accommodate Black Voters  —  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's recent decision to prohibit early voting on nights and weekends in all districts has many concerned about the effect on voter turnout in the state, particularly among low-income and minority communities.
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Voting in Ohio |  Fight over poll hours isn't just political  —  One of Deidre Reese's most precious childhood memories is going to the polls with her family.  —  “It was a hard-fought-for right,” she says.  “There was a time that we certainly could not do that.”
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don't Get Pregnant  —  Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of “legitimate rape” …
ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: Stephanie Cutter and Kevin Madden  —  Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney campaign senior adviser Kevin Madden face off on the latest battles in the 2012 presidential campaign, Sunday on “This Week.”  —  Mitt Romney and his new running mate Rep. Paul Ryan hit …
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CNN:
Obama team defends People, ET interviews
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
Truth and Lies About Medicare  —  Republican attacks on President Obama's plans for Medicare are growing more heated and inaccurate by the day.  Both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan made statements last week implying that the Affordable Care Act would eviscerate Medicare when in fact the law should shore up the program's finances.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Romney Adviser Says GOP Would Extend Medicare's Solvency By Raising The Eligibility Age
Discussion: Brad DeLong
Ta-Nehisi Coates / New York Times:
Obama's (Perceived) Transformation  —  EARLIER this month, Ann Coulter took to the airwaves of the Fox News network to denounce the dastardly machinations, large mendacity and mad villainy currently employed by the American president.  Barack Obama was “a liar,” Coulter said, a …
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Grover Norquist: George H.W. Bush ‘Lied’ to the American People  —  Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist dismissed recent criticism of his tax pledge from former President George H.W. Bush, saying the 41st president had “lied” to the American people by raising taxes while in office.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
Who's getting paid time off  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Everyone needs a little time off once in a while, but not all of us get paid for it.  —  About 59% of U.S. workers had access to paid time off in 2011, a new study by the Department of Labor shows.  —  And the odds of having paid …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan Supported Economic Stimulus Under Bush: ‘You Have To Spend A Little To Grow A Little’  —  GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan spent much of the last week trying to explain why he signed multiple letters seeking $20 million in stimulus funds for an energy company in his district.
 
 
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