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Boston Globe:
Biden should apologize for “back in chains” remark — When Vice President Joe Biden warned a Virginia rally of hundreds of African Americans that Republican efforts to loosen bank regulations meant “They're going to put y'all back in chains,” Stephanie Cutter, Team Obama's deputy campaign manager …
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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.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe asks Biden for ‘chains’ apology
Globe asks Biden for ‘chains’ apology
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
Obama camp - We are intentionally limiting crowd size at rallies — The presumptive GOP presidential and vice presidential nominees Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are attracting thousands of supporters to their campaign rallies since Mr. Romney named Mr. Ryan to the bottom of the ticket.
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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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Juana Summers / Politico:
Ryan's mom is new face in Medicare wars
Ryan's mom is new face in Medicare wars
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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 …
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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.
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Joe Lawler / Metromix Des Moines:
Hank Williams Jr. brings country hits and political jabs to the fair — Are you ready for some political commentary? — Country legend Hank Williams Jr. played to a crowd of nearly 8,500 at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Friday night. — You may recall, criticism of President Barack Obama …
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Romney Adviser Says GOP Would Extend Medicare's Solvency By Raising The Eligibility Age — Earlier this week, Mitt Romney pledged to restore Obamacare's savings in the Medicare program — a move that would move up the insolvency date of the program's trust fund from 2024 to 2016.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Teachers on the Defensive — RANDI WEINGARTEN, the powerful president of the American Federation of Teachers, took a rare vacation last week, but tweeting knows no holidays, nor does frustration with what can sometimes seem like constant assaults on the men and women at the nation's blackboards.
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Daily Kos and Vox Popoli
Times of India:
11-year-old girl arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy — ISLAMABAD: An 11-year-old Christian girl has been arrested in Pakistani capital on a charge of blasphemy after she was accused of burning pages of the Quran, police said on Saturday. — Officials of Ramna police station …
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Paul Ryan On Foreign Policy Credentials: ‘I Voted To Send People To War’ — Speaking to Fox News' Carl Cameron Saturday morning, Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan made the case for why he believes his foreign policy credentials are stronger than President Obama's, emphasizing …
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