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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Akin Advisers Make Preparations For Withdrawal Tomorrow — Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin's advisers are making preparations to withdraw from the race Tuesday, GOP operative Richard Grenell and RedState.com editor Erick Erickson report.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Romney: Akin's ‘Inexcusable’ Comment — In a phone interview this morning, Mitt Romney told National Review Online that Representative Todd Akin's recent comment on rape is “inexcusable.” — “Congressman's Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Crossroads pulls out of Missouri after Akin comments — The conservative outside-spending powerhouse Crossroads GPS is pulling its ads from the Missouri Senate race, three sources confirmed to POLITICO. — The group had originally booked a new round of ads to start Wednesday but began canceling them earlier today.
National Review:
Step Aside, Todd Akin — Representative Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senator from Missouri, became nationally notorious yesterday for saying something stupid. In the course of explaining why he believes abortion should be illegal even when pregnancies result from rape …
Tony Perkins / CNN:
Leading social conservatives rally to Akin's defense — Tampa, Florida (CNN) - While much of the Republican universe spent Monday condemning Missouri Senate hopeful Todd Akin for his comments about “legitimate rape” and abortion, one of the nation's most prominent conservative organizations rallied to his defense.
Michelle Malkin:
The Todd Akin mess — Ugh. — Over the weekend, GOP Rep. Todd Akin — the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri — said some really, really stupid things. (Twitchy has comprehensive coverage. Click here and keep scrolling.) — There's no sugar-coating or whitewashing this.
Chris Christie / CNN:
Christie says ‘I was right’ about Romney's VP pick — (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was rumored to be a potential V.P. pick for Mitt Romney, gave new details Monday on the moment he learned his name would not appear on the ballot as Romney's running mate.
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Family Research Council head defends Akin — From POLITICO's James Hohmann in Tampa: … The officials at SBA List have also reportedly defended Akin, setting up a dynamic in which the party's conservative base is protecting the staunchly pro-life candidate.
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ThinkProgress, Midwest Democracy, Stinque, CNN, Talking Points Memo and rightwingwatch.org
BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Said In 2007 He Would Be “Delighted” To Sign A Bill Banning All Abortions Nationally — The Romney campaign released a statement criticizing Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin: “Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin's statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration …
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BuzzFeed:
Republican Source: Akin Moving To Withdraw [UPDATED] — The controversial candidate is “taking concrete steps.” UPDATE: Another Republican close to Akin says he's “in the campaign.” — Rep. Todd Akin, left. — Image by Orlin Wagner / AP — Missouri Republican Todd Akin …
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The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Todd Akin rape comments prompt GOP to pull campaign funding, calls to exit race
Todd Akin rape comments prompt GOP to pull campaign funding, calls to exit race
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, 2012 Decoded, News Desk, The Mahablog and The Daily Dish
Kaili Joy Gray / Daily Kos:
Todd Akin clarifies he's on the same page as Paul Ryan on ‘forcible rape’
Todd Akin clarifies he's on the same page as Paul Ryan on ‘forcible rape’
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Election 2012:
Jim Talent won't replace Akin
Jim Talent won't replace Akin
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National Review, Hot Air, Washington Examiner and Conservatives4Palin
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Hannity to Akin: You know you could cost us the Senate, right?
Hannity to Akin: You know you could cost us the Senate, right?
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Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
'God's Little Shield': A Short History Of The False No-Pregnancy-From-Rape Theory
'God's Little Shield': A Short History Of The False No-Pregnancy-From-Rape Theory
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The Atlantic Online, Taking Note, Los Angeles Times, Advocate, Guardian, thenation.com/blogs/164578 and Shakesville
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Hannity Urges Akin To Consider Dropping Out In Interview With Him
Hannity Urges Akin To Consider Dropping Out In Interview With Him
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American Power, Ballot Box, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Todd Akin: 'I've Not Yet Begun To Fight'
Todd Akin: 'I've Not Yet Begun To Fight'
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
As a Harvard Alum, I Apologize — Yes, I know, you could imagine many sentences that would follow that headline. But here is what I have in mind right now: A tenured professor of history at my undergraduate alma mater has written a cover story for Daily Beast/Newsweek that is so careless …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Niall Ferguson's ridiculous defense — Niall Ferguson's selective edit of the CBO report on Obama's Affordable Care Act. — Niall Ferguson, author of this week's Newsweek cover story calling for Obama's ousting, has returned fire on Paul Krugman — albeit in a ridiculous, misleading …
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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
A Full Fact-Check of Niall Ferguson's Very Bad Argument Against Obama
A Full Fact-Check of Niall Ferguson's Very Bad Argument Against Obama
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J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
More Lies from Niall Ferguson: Fire-His-Ass-Now Department
More Lies from Niall Ferguson: Fire-His-Ass-Now Department
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Economist's View and NewsBusters.org blogs
TMZ.com:
Phyllis Diller Dead — Legendary Comic Dies at 95 — Dead at 95 — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Comedian Phyllis Diller — who paved the way for today's female comics — died this morning, TMZ has learned. — Sources close to Diller tell us the comedian died in her sleep at her L.A. home, surrounded by family.
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
An Open Letter to Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council: Let's Talk About Hate … FRC SPLC , FRC Tony Perkins , FRC Hate Group , FRC Shooting , Family Research Council , Family Research Council Southern Poverty Law Center , Family Research Council Tony Perkins , Family Research Council Hate Group …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
POLITICO e-book: Obama campaign roiled by conflict — President Barack Obama's campaign team, celebrated four years ago for its exceptional cohesion and eyes-on-the-prize strategic focus, has been shadowed this time by a succession of political disagreements and personal rivalries that haunted the effort at the outset.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama campaign holds $123 million in cash — The Obama campaign spent more than it raised in July, but is sitting on $123.7 million in cash, according to Federal Election Commission report filing on Monday. — Obama for America (OFA) raised $49.2 million and spent $59 million.
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Reuters:
Obama campaign spent more than it raised in July
Obama campaign spent more than it raised in July
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Hot Air, The Fix and Weasel Zippers
Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama campaign wants to see Romney's ‘secret plan’ on Afghanistan — The Obama campaign is ceding no ground against Mitt Romney on the Afghanistan conflict, demanding that he outline exactly what he would do to extricate the U.S. from the decade-long war. — “Asked in New Hampshire …
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Trip Gabriel / The Caucus:
Ryan Dips Into Foreign Policy
Ryan Dips Into Foreign Policy
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Mackenzie Weinger / Reuters:
Study: Red states more charitable — Red states give more money to charity than blue states, according to a new study on Monday. — The eight states with residents who gave the highest share of their income to charity supported Sen. John McCain in 2008, while the seven states …
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 24Ahead, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Rosie.com:
my heart attack — while walking in a parking lot in nyack — “can u help me? she asked again — as i walked toward her — “oh u r rosie odonnell” — yes i am — the ghost of christmas future — me - if i did not wake — there r no accidents i thought — as i braced myself and lifted her
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Towleroad News #gay and New York Magazine
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Shock poll: Obama could lose Illinois — President Barack Obama could lose his home state of Illinois in November, a new poll shows. — A poll conducted by Illinois-based pollster and political strategist Michael McKeon found Obama leading Republican Mitt Romney by 49 percent to 37 percent in Cook County, the home of Chicago.
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RedState, Hot Air and Clayton Cramer's Blog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama to media: Romney's whole campaign is based on lies — In a surprise appearance before reporters at the White House just now, Obama made a striking, if perhaps long overdue, charge: He pushed back on GOP claims he's running a dirty campaign by arguing that Romney's entire campaign is based on flat out lies.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Political Carnival
New York Times:
In Congress's Paralysis, a Mightier Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court does not always have the last word. Sure, its interpretation of the Constitution is the one that counts, and only a constitutional amendment can change things after the justices have acted in a constitutional case.