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Foreign Policy Hands Voice Disbelief At Romney Cairo Statement — “Bungle... utter disaster...not ready for prime time... not presidential... Lehman moment.” And that's just the Republicans. — Image by Jim Young / Reuters — Mitt Romney's sharply-worded attack on President Obama …
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Deadly Embassy Assault May Have Been Planned, U.S. Suspects — WASHINGTON —The Obama administration suspects that the fiery attack in Libya that killed the American ambassador and three other diplomats may have been planned rather than a spontaneous mob getting out of control, American officials said Wednesday.
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CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Romney camp tries to manage fallout from Libya response — De Pere, Wisconsin (CNN) - Facing criticism for its aggressive and politically-charged response to Tuesday's violent attacks on the American embassies in Egypt and Libya, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
The Right Scoop:
EXCLUSIVE: Open mic captures press coordinating questions for Romney “no matter who he calls on we're covered” — Before Romney issued his statement today, an open mic capture the press coordinating questions to ask Romney, with one saying “no matter who he calls on we're covered on the one question”.
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First Read:
First Thoughts: Over the top — Romney issues over-the-top attack on embassy attacks... And his statement looks worse and worse as new information comes out, including the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya... Romney camp stands by its attack saying embassy statement came after the u nrest began …
Reuters:
U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack — (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.
Byron Tau / Politico:
White House disavows Cairo apology — The White House is disavowing a statement from its own Cairo embassy that apologized for anti-Muslim activity in the United States. — “The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government …
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Politico:
Noonan: Romney not helping himself — The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan is criticizing Mitt Romney's response to the death of a U.S. diplomat in Libya, telling Fox News today she doesn't feel that the Republican presidential nominee “has been doing himself any favors” in the past few hours.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
When You Learn They're Not Ready — Some moments show you when a candidate is ready or not to become President of the United States. I suspect last night will become one of those moments for Mitt Romney. The verdict will not be positive. — As I noted last night …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romney Is Right — One can question the timing and tone of Mitt Romney's statement last night. One can note he wasn't as fluent and clear as he might have been at his press conference this morning. Still, the fact remains that the events of September 11, 2012, represent a big moment for the country.
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Daniel Foster / National Review:
Romney's Awkward Spot — The sanctity of ambassadors and other diplomats is in the proverbial article one, section one of international law, and your ability to do it is as good a proxy as there is for whether you are a real country or a barbarian rabble. The murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House conservatives call for stripping aid to Libya, Egypt from spending bill — A group of House conservatives is calling for foreign aid to Libya and Egypt to be stripped from a six-month federal funding bill set for a vote on Thursday. — A handful of lawmakers voiced outrage Wednesday …
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ABCNEWS:
Romney Defends Premature Libya Criticism — Families are in mourning, and the diplomatic corps is dealing with the tragedy of four Americans being killed in the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. But with 55 days until the election, everything becomes grist for the political mill …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Dead Ambassador dragged through streets, MSM furious at Romney criticism of Obama — If there ever were a doubt, no matter how small, that the mainstream media is deeply in bed with the Obama campaign, the reaction to the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and several other Americans should put such doubt to rest.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
ISLAMISTS DRAG DEAD BODY OF US AMBASSADOR THROUGH THE STREETS OF BENGHAZI! (Updated) ...Another Photo!
ISLAMISTS DRAG DEAD BODY OF US AMBASSADOR THROUGH THE STREETS OF BENGHAZI! (Updated) ...Another Photo!
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Conservatives rally on embassy attacks
Conservatives rally on embassy attacks
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Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya
Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya
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Taylor Marsh
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
The Insane MSM Questions Romney Faced at Presser
The Insane MSM Questions Romney Faced at Presser
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Biden on slain diplomats: ‘As courageous as any of our warriors’
Biden on slain diplomats: ‘As courageous as any of our warriors’
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Mark Halperin / The Page:
Romney and Foreign Policy
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Romney's Assault Draws Fire
Romney's Assault Draws Fire
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
Mitt's shameful Libya statement
Mitt's shameful Libya statement
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack
Margaret Coker / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Is Killed
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Is Killed
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Toby Harnden / Daily Mail:
How murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya plunges Obama's re-election campaign into crisis
How murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya plunges Obama's re-election campaign into crisis
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
After US Consulate Torched to the Ground and AMBASSADOR MURDERED... Barack Obama Delivers …
After US Consulate Torched to the Ground and AMBASSADOR MURDERED... Barack Obama Delivers …
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Colleen McCain Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Slams Obama Over Embassy Attacks
Romney Slams Obama Over Embassy Attacks
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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
What's So Hard About Saying, “In the United States, we are not in the business of approving these messages”?
What's So Hard About Saying, “In the United States, we are not in the business of approving these messages”?
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
His True Colors — As noted, we have two simultaneous crises washing …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
GOP leaders less critical than Mitt Romney in response to Libya attack
GOP leaders less critical than Mitt Romney in response to Libya attack
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CNN:
U.S. ambassador killed in attack
U.S. ambassador killed in attack
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This Just In:
Pentagon to review video of Libya attack
Pentagon to review video of Libya attack
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Muhammad Film Consultant: ‘Sam Bacile’ is Not Israeli, and Not a Real Name — Revelations about the alleged producer of the now-infamous trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims.” — Actors portray the Prophet Mohammed and other historial figures in the controversial film, Innocence of Muslims.
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Associated Press:
Filmmaker Sam Bacile in hiding after anti-Muslim film sparks violence in which American diplomat was killed — An Israeli filmmaker based in California went into hiding Tuesday after his movie attacking Islam's Prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions …
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Twitchy:
UPenn professor Anthea Butler calls for imprisonment of filmmaker Sam Bacile; Update: Butler locks her Twitter account
UPenn professor Anthea Butler calls for imprisonment of filmmaker Sam Bacile; Update: Butler locks her Twitter account
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Origins of Provocative Video Are Shrouded
Origins of Provocative Video Are Shrouded
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Guardian
The Lede:
Obscure Film Mocking Muslim Prophet Sparks Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya
Obscure Film Mocking Muslim Prophet Sparks Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Sarah Palin to Mitt Romney: Make attacks ‘personal’ — Sarah Palin says Mitt Romney's presidential campaign should be “severely aggressive” in attacking President Barack Obama as “incompetent” and a “socialist.” — Fox News's Bill O'Reilly asked the former Alaska governor on Tuesday …
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Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette:
Sarah Palin Wishes Barack Obama Had A Bigger Penis
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U.S. Census Bureau News:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2011, median household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different from the previous year and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased.
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