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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don't Get Pregnant — This post has been updated. — 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 …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
DNC email ties Romney to Todd Akin — In an email to supporters sent overnight, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz went after Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's comments about whether women get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” and attempted to discredit the whole Republican Party and GOP presidential ticket in a condemnation of Akin's views:
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CNN:
Romney and Ryan disagree with Akin rape remark, says campaign — (CNN) - A spokeswoman for Mitt Romney wrote late Sunday that the presumptive GOP presidential nominee and his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, did not share Rep. Todd Akin's sentiments on rape.
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
A Canard That Will Not Die: ‘Legitimate Rape’ Doesn't Cause Pregnancy
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
How Todd Akin And Paul Ryan Partnered To Redefine Rape
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Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Link Akin To Romney-Ryan: ‘The Real Issue’ Is The GOP
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New York Times:
Senate Candidate Provokes Ire With ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Distances Self From Todd Akin's Legitimate Rape' Comments
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Akin Outburst Will Put Pressure On Romney-Ryan
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Politico:
Exclusive: GOP scolded after drinking, nudity in Israel — The FBI probed a late-night swim in the Sea of Galilee that involved drinking, numerous GOP freshmen lawmakers, top leadership staff - and one nude member of Congress, according to more than a dozen sources, including eyewitnesses.
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Politico:
Exclusive: FBI probed GOP trip with drinking, nudity in Israel — Senior aides also jumped into the Sea of Galilee. They included Steve Stombres, Cantor's chief of staff; Tim Berry, McCarthy's chief of staff; Laena Fallon, Cantor's former communications director and Emily Murray, McCarthy's top health care aide.
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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.
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Niall Ferguson / The Daily Beast:
Niall Ferguson: Hit the Road, Barack — The president has broken his promises, and Romney-Ryan's path to prosperity is our only hope. — I was a good loser four years ago. “In the grand scheme of history,” I wrote the day after Barack Obama's election as president, “four decades is not an especially long time.
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Paul Krugman:
Unethical Commentary, Newsweek Edition
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
An Unserious Man — Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate led to a wave of pundit accolades. Now, declared writer after writer, we're going to have a real debate about the nation's fiscal future. This was predictable: never mind the Tea Party, Mr. Ryan's true constituency …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Swing-State Voters Say They Are No Better Off Than in 2008 — Divided as to whether they would be better off in four years under Obama or Romney — PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of voters in key 2012 election swing states say they are not better off than they were four years ago; 40% say they are better off.
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Donald Trump gets ‘surprise’ convention role — The Donald is gearing up for Tampa. — When the Republican National Convention kicks off next Monday, Donald Trump will have a “surprise” role on its first day, people familiar with the matter said Sunday evening.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Romney Campaign Works Feverishly to Project Relaxed Image — TAMPA, Fla. — They hail from the Broadway stage, the control rooms of NBC and the design studios that created sleek sets for Oprah Winfrey and Jon Stewart. — Their craft is slick packaging and eye candy that audiences consume by the millions.
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Los Angeles Times:
‘Top Gun’ director Tony Scott jumps to his death from L.A. bridge — Tony Scott, a director known for ‘Top Gun’ and a producer, jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro without hesitation, witnesses tell police. — Director and producer Tony Scott jumped to his death …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Former union boss at Occupy event: Our goal is to ‘overthrow the capitalist system and build communism’ [VIDEO] — Former Amalgamated Transit Union local 689 president Mike Golash, now an “Occupy” movement organizer, was caught on tape Sunday revealing his political goals …
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