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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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George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Marco Rubio on how he learned he wasn't Romney's VP pick; kind words for Nelson, harsh ones for Akin — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio told a Forum Club of the Palm Beaches luncheon crowd today about the phone conversation he had with Mitt Romney the day before Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate.
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The Hill, ABCNEWS and Washington Post
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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ABCNEWS, ThinkProgress, The Agonist, Ballot Box, Daily Kos, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Firedoglake, Wake up America, The Raw Story, Zandar Versus The Stupid, The Maddow Blog, TODAY on the Trail, Taylor Marsh, Hullabaloo, New York Magazine, New York Times, First Read, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CNN, Little Green Footballs, No More Mister Nice Blog, Towleroad News #gay, The PJ Tatler, rightwingwatch.org, Balloon Juice, The Caucus, The Moderate Voice, Gothamist and GOP 12
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 …
Bloomberg:
Ryan's Record Of Abortion Opposition Consistent With Akin's — As a U.S. House member from Wisconsin, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has co-sponsored 38 anti-abortion measures, including some that make no allowance for rape. — Ryan's level of support outdoes …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mother Jones, The Atlantic Online and Daily Kos
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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Washington Examiner, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Weasel Zippers, Politico, Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
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First Read, Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
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Ballot Box, Power Line, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler and Instapundit
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Ryan Refuses To Say Abortions Should Be Available To Women Who Are Raped
Ryan Refuses To Say Abortions Should Be Available To Women Who Are Raped
Ann Coulter / Official:
MISSOURI: THE ‘SHOW ME ANOTHER G.O.P. CANDIDATE’ STATE
MISSOURI: THE ‘SHOW ME ANOTHER G.O.P. CANDIDATE’ STATE
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The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Barack Obama
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Ryan says he is ‘proud of my pro-life record,’ defends bill sponsored with Akin
Ryan says he is ‘proud of my pro-life record,’ defends bill sponsored with Akin
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The Rightnewz
First Read:
First Thoughts: Not your ordinary August poll — This isn't your ordinary August poll; it looks more like October... The poll's three macro-conclusions: 1) Obama has the advantage heading into the conventions, 2) he's still below 50%, 3) Romney has work to do repairing his image …
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BuzzFeed, Daily Kos, Politico, Outside the Beltway, The Maddow Blog, The Moderate Voice and The Huffington Post
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney says fact-checkers biased in criticism of campaign's welfare ads
Romney says fact-checkers biased in criticism of campaign's welfare ads
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CNN and Des Moines Register
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Maddow Blog, Applesauce and nation.foxnews.com
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Nick R. Martin / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Judge Warns Of ‘Civil War, Maybe’ If Obama Wins — Texas Judge Tom Head is worried about what might happen if President Obama wins reelection in November. There could be riots, unrest or a “civil war, maybe,” he told a local television station this week.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Balloon Juice, Stinque, Wonkette, Booman Tribune and Zandar Versus The Stupid
WMUR:
Sheriff candidate says he wouldn't reject deadly force to stop abortions — Candidate says he believes elective, late-term abortions aren't lawful — Candidate's abortion comments draw criticism — A Republican candidate for Hillsborough County Sheriff said Wednesday …
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Talking Points Memo, CBS Boston and The Raw Story
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Video: Obama Says He's “Pro-Choice” on Third-Trimester Abortions
Video: Obama Says He's “Pro-Choice” on Third-Trimester Abortions
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LifeNews.com, The Gateway Pundit and BuzzFeed
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
GOP takes tough platform approach — Filled with strict stances, most conservative plan in party history to be unveiled — TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans next week will likely adopt what veteran platform writers said is the most conservative platform in their history after the drafting committee voted …
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ThinkProgress, Campaign Stops, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and New York Times
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Republican Party Changes Rules To Stop The Pauls
Republican Party Changes Rules To Stop The Pauls
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Fix
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Tax Returns are Hurting Romney, Badly — I didn't mention this in my previous post, but in addition to the aforementioned questions, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal asked respondents about the recent controversies over Bain Capital and Mitt Romney's tax returns to gage whether they affected support for the Republican nominee.
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The Maddow Blog, Politico and Mother Jones
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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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CNN, Politico, The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hinterland Gazette
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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The Ulsterman Report and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Christopher Maloney / Twitchy:
‘O-I-H-O’: Barack Obama's Dan Quayle moment
‘O-I-H-O’: Barack Obama's Dan Quayle moment
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Riehl World News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
CBO's Publications:
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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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO warns of deep recession if Congress fails to avert ‘fiscal cliff’
CBO warns of deep recession if Congress fails to avert ‘fiscal cliff’
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CBO's Publications, Washington Times, MarketBeat, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Hot Air, Wake up America and Weekly Standard
Erika I. Ritchie / Orange County Register:
Rick Warren cancels Obama-Romney forum at Saddleback Church — LAKE FOREST - Rick Warren, Saddleback Church's pastor, announced Wednesday that a civil forum planned with President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the church has been canceled …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Religion Dispatches
Cindy Cooper / Twitchy:
Zing! Romney on Obama: ‘Bless his heart’; Update: No, it's not racist … Oh, yes, he did. He dropped the most awesome insult ever. … Swoon! Romney's point is, of course, correct and needs repeating. But the “bless his heart” is getting more play as of now; it was the delicious final touch on the pro-freedom message.
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Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative, The Other McCain and Pirate's Cove
Washington Post:
Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention? — It's deja vu all over again: Four years ago, Hurricane Gustav threatened Republican National Convention plans. This year, it's Hurricane Isaac. — The bad weather, still a tropical storm in the Atlantic, has convention planners …
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Talking Points Memo, Truthdig and Firedoglake
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Dr. Jeff Masters / Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog:
Isaac lashing the Lesser Antilles; TD 10 forms
Isaac lashing the Lesser Antilles; TD 10 forms
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Political Insider, Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
Bloomberg:
Economists Risk Labeling as Political Hacks — By Laurence Kotlikoff 2012-08-21T22:30:48Z — Some 500 of my colleagues in economics, almost all academics, have signed a statement applauding former Governor Mitt Romney's economic plan and condemning President Barack Obama's handling of the economy.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Eschaton
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Steve King: Multicultural Groups Are ‘People That Feel Sorry For Themselves’ — At a recent town hall, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) explained his concern over discovering that Iowa State University has multicultural groups. King characterized minority students as people “who feel sorry for themselves …
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Balloon Juice and The Political Carnival
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Get Lost — So, as you might have heard, Michael Mann of Climategate infamy is threatening to sue us. — Mann is upset — very, very upset — with this Mark Steyn Corner post, which had the temerity to call Mann's hockey stick “fraudulent.” The Steyn post was mild compared with other things …
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Power Line, RedState and The Volokh Conspiracy