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Angelakdka / CBS Pittsburgh:
In Exclusive Interview, Paul Ryan Distances Self From Todd Akin — CARNEGIE (KDKA) — In Congressman Paul Ryan's first interview in Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick reacted strongly to Congressman Todd Akin's comment than women who are raped rarely get pregnant.
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Rick Santorum: Here Are the Reasons That Romney Might Lose — The former senator is heading to Tampa to speak on behalf of his former rival. He tells Howard Kurtz what Romney must avoid if he is to beat Obama. — Rick Santorum has a simple formulation for how the 2012 election will turn out.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Just Think No — There's something trying about an unforgiving man suddenly in need of forgiveness. — Yet Todd Akin is right. He shouldn't have to get out of the United States Senate race in Missouri simply for saying what he believes. He reflects a severe stance on abortion …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Ryan Refuses To Say Abortions Should Be Available To Women Who Are Raped … This morning, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) revealed that GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan urged him to drop out of his U.S. Senate race after Akin's “legitimate rape” comments made him a liability to Republicans nationally.
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Jillian Duchnowski / Elmhurst, IL Patch:
Illinois Republicans Discuss Akin, Party Response
Illinois Republicans Discuss Akin, Party Response
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Todd Akin Opens Door to Possible Exit
Todd Akin Opens Door to Possible Exit
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Josh Richman / Mercury News:
Boxer: Akin is the symptom, but Ryan and Romney are the disease
Boxer: Akin is the symptom, but Ryan and Romney are the disease
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Bloomberg:
Ryan's Record Of Abortion Opposition Consistent With Akin's
Ryan's Record Of Abortion Opposition Consistent With Akin's
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Michael Steele: GOP plank not ‘mainstream’
Michael Steele: GOP plank not ‘mainstream’
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Ryan Refuses to Explain “Forcible” Rape as Dems Attempt More Akin-izing of the GOP Ticket
Ryan Refuses to Explain “Forcible” Rape as Dems Attempt More Akin-izing of the GOP Ticket
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
David Catanese, Politico Reporter, Apologizes For Todd Akin Tweets
David Catanese, Politico Reporter, Apologizes For Todd Akin Tweets
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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Ryan builds on Obama comment in Roanoke
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Signs of divine intervention for Republicans? — Has God forsaken the Republican Party? — Well, sit in judgment of what's happened in the past few days: — A report comes out that a couple dozen House Republicans engaged in an alcohol-induced frolic, in one case nude, in the Sea of Galilee …
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Tamara Lush / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Tampa police find ‘suspicious’ bricks, pipes on rooftop just days before Republican convention
Tampa police find ‘suspicious’ bricks, pipes on rooftop just days before Republican convention
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Washington Post:
Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention?
Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention?
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CNN:
TRENDING: As Isaac churns up reminder of Gustav, GOP planners say they're ready
TRENDING: As Isaac churns up reminder of Gustav, GOP planners say they're ready
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Tampa mayor: Tropical storm Isaac could force cancellation, delay or move
Tampa mayor: Tropical storm Isaac could force cancellation, delay or move
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO warns of deep recession if Congress fails to avert ‘fiscal cliff’ — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday warned the economy will enter a recession next year if the country goes over the so-called fiscal cliff. — In its most dire warning yet about the fiscal cliff …
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An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022 — For fiscal year 2012 (which ends on September 30), the federal budget deficit will total $1.1 trillion, CBO estimates, marking the fourth year in a row with a deficit of more than $1 trillion.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
CBO warns of significant recession if Congress doesn't act to avoid fiscal cliff
CBO warns of significant recession if Congress doesn't act to avoid fiscal cliff
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Like a Boss — When it comes to being a rich guy, Mitt Romney should own it — What do women want? The conventional biological wisdom is that men select mates for fertility, while women select for status — thus the commonness of younger women's pairing with well-established older men but the rarity of the converse.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Costs Seen in Romney's Medicare Savings Plan — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's promise to restore $716 billion that he says President Obama “robbed” from Medicare has some health care experts puzzled, and not just because his running mate, Representative Paul D. Ryan, included the same savings in his House budgets.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Judge Suggests He Will Join ‘Civil Unrest, Civil Disobedience, Civil War Maybe’ If Obama Is Reelected — Judge Tom Head, a county judge in Lubbock, Texas, announced on a local television station that he would personally join the resistance against a United Nations' takeover of American sovereignty …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Advice Regarding Akin — My advice, for what it's worth, to conservatives and Republicans desperate to see Todd Akin off the ballot in Missouri: You've made your point. You've bewailed and denounced and threatened. Now it's time to hearken to the words of Lincoln, in his great Temperance Address …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Team Romney calls out Obama for misspelling ‘Ohio’ at campaign stop — President Obama needed a do-over to spell “Ohio” correctly on the campus of Ohio State University this week. — Although Obama and several students at a campaign stop Tuesday morning at Sloopy's Diner on the campus …
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Report: Anti-Obama Doc Drawing Big Crowds, Even in New York City — Already the No. 2 grossing documentary of the year, “2016: Obama's America” expands nationwide this weekend. — An anti-Obama documentary based on conservative author Dinesh D'Souza's book The Roots of Obama's Rage …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Networks may miss Ann Romney speech — Ann Romney may not make primetime during next week's Republican National Convention. — The three major television networks — NBC, ABC, and CBS — are not airing primetime coverage of the RNC on Monday, the opening night of the convention and the night …
Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
Marquette Law School Poll finds tighter presidential race after Ryan selection — Thompson has lead in U.S. Senate race following primary win — Milwaukee, Wis. - A new Marquette Law School Poll finds the presidential race is tightening in Wisconsin following the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan …
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Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Michelle Obama ‘Guest Editor’ for Website Featuring Sex Tips—Including from Prostitutes — Michelle Obama is identified as a “Guest Editor” on all of the website's pages, including several titled “Love & Sex.” Video clips of iVillage interviews with Mrs. Obama appear on some of those …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
We Need a ‘Conservative’ Party — There has been lots of talk that Paul Ryan's nomination ensures that we'll now have a “real” debate about the role of government. That's actually funny. The bar for this campaign is so low that we celebrate the fact that it might include a serious debate …
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Seniors — Grandma isn't scared of Paul Ryan. — A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows 41 percent of Americans view the new GOP vice presidential nominee favorably, while 37 percent rate him unfavorably — slightly improved from last week's polling. — Among seniors, though …
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Jennifer Griffin / Fox News:
Dempsey ‘disappointed’ by anti-Obama campaign by ex-military members — The United States' top military official criticized a group of former military and intelligence operatives for its aggressive campaign against President Obama, telling Fox News that he is “disappointed” by such political activity, which he called “not useful.”
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Ledbetter, Baldwin, Longoria to address Dem convention — The Democratic National Convention Committee unveiled a list of prominent women Wednesday to speak at party's upcoming convention in Charlotte, including Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards and Lilly Ledbetter …
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
POLL: Obama, Romney neck and neck … President Barack Obama edges out GOP opponent Mitt Romney 47 percent to 45 percent in a new Nevada poll that shows Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, evenly splitting voters in the battleground state, too. — Nevada voters are sharply divided …