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The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney To Flood Victim: ‘Go Home And Call 211’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, 2012 Election Mitt Romney 2012, 211, Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt-Romney-211, Romney 211, Politics News — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched …
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Isaac Victim Loses Home; Says Mitt Told Her to Go Home and Call 211 — I don't know. When one loses their home in a storm and the GOP nominee for president comes to town with his entourage ostensibly to offer sympathy and rhetoric, I'd think they should maybe do that.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
La. Rep. Scalise thanks nation for support in aftermath of Isaac
La. Rep. Scalise thanks nation for support in aftermath of Isaac
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Former Dem. Hill Staffer and Obama Admin. Official Accused of Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Women — A former Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill who briefly worked in the Obama administration has been accused of “drugging and sexually assaulting women,” the Washington Post reports.
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Former congressional aide accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women — A former senior congressional aide was indicted this week in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he sexually assaulted two women after drugging them with a sedative that he allegedly put in their drinks.
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Katelyn Sabochik / White House.gov Blog:
Ale to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe — Ed. Note: There's been a lot of buzz online recently about the recipe for the White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter, including a popular petition on We the People, the White House's online petition platform.
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama speech to soldiers met with silence
Obama speech to soldiers met with silence
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Takes On Dinesh D'Souza Over Anti-Obama Documentary 2016 — On his show tonight, Bill Maher squared off with Dinesh D'Souza, the face of a new anti-Obama documentary. Maher challenged D'Souza's claims that Obama holds anti-colonial, anti-capitalist views that he inherited from his father …
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Sister Toldjah:
DNC2012: Massive Obama sand sculpture on display just steps from #MSDNC stage — Well, today was the big day for the unveiling of the official stage for DNC 2012 here in Charlotte: … Speaking of Mount Rushmore, “Team Sandtastic” is putting the finishing touches today on a huge sand sculpture …
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Nickarama / Citizen Journalist:
Obama- sand sculpture Mount Rushmore imitation — This one takes the cake. — At the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, they will have pictures of such American icons as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. — Apparently President Obama has such a high opinion …
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Associated Press:
Obama Embarks on March to Party Convention — President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention, trying to blunt his rival's momentum. Republican Mitt Romney vowed to bring …
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BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan Plays Cornhole — At Ohio State v.s. Miami University of Ohio, the GOP vice presidential candiate flips some burgers hangs with his old frat brothers. — Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., plays cornhole during a tailgate party …
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Nicholas Thompson / News Desk:
How Fast Can Paul Ryan Run? — Last week, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, Paul Ryan said that he had run a marathon in under three hours, or, more precisely, “I had a two hour and fifty-something.” That is quite speedy, and running fans in the forums of Letsrun.com treated the claim with great skepticism.
John C. Goodman / Townhall.com:
Are Employers Unfair to Women? — During the Republican Convention, Democrats took every available moment of air time to count the women's vote. “Republicans are anti-women,” they chanted. — And they frequently brought up this oft-repeated nugget: For doing essentially the same jobs, men get paid more than women.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
DOJ won't file criminal charges against Arpaio — The Justice Department (DOJ) closed their investigation into Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's alleged abuses of power on Friday, announcing they are not filing charges against the man known as “America's Toughest Sheriff.”
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Priest Blames Child Victims Of Sex Abuse For Seducing Their Abusers — A New York Priest publicly suggested on Monday that child victims of sexual abuse seduced their abusers, using the remarks as a launching pad to defend convicted child predator and Penn State football Coach Jerry Sandusky.
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