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7:15 PM ET, September 12, 2012

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BuzzFeed:
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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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”.
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 …
New York Times:
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.
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Obama: Romney shoots first, aims later  —  (CBS News) In response to Mitt Romney's criticism of the Obama administration for its handling of recent violence in Egypt and Libya, President Obama told CBS News on Wednesday that Romney “seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.”
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
Mr. Romney's rhetoric on embassy attacks is a discredit to his campaign  —  J.CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was a skilled and courageous diplomat who repeatedly placed himself at risk in order to support the cause of a democratic Libya.  His death, along with those of three …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Politico:   Noonan: Romney not helping himself
Mark Halperin / The Page:   Romney and Foreign Policy
Daniel Foster / National Review:
Romney's Awkward Spot
Discussion: Politico
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Camp's New Explanation Of Libya Reaction: W.H. Actions Prove We're Right
BuzzFeed:
Obama On Romney: He Has “A Tendency To Shoot First And Aim Later”
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Will Romney's Foreign-Policy Fumble Doom His Campaign?
Discussion: ABCNEWS, BuzzFeed and National Review
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Romney's Assault Draws Fire
Discussion: Salon and NewsBusters.org
ABCNEWS:
Putin Thanks Romney for Calling Russia No. 1 Foe
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Dueling pressers: Romney takes questions, Obama doesn't on Egypt & Libya attacks
Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
Five Nagging Questions About the Libya and Egypt Embassy Attacks
Discussion: CNN and The Lede
John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
Sam Bacile: The Mysterious Filmmaker Who Set the Muslim World on Fire
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama slams Romney, says GOP rival 'didn't have his facts right'  —  President Obama offered a blistering critique of his Republican challenger Wednesday, questioning Mitt Romney's judgment after the GOP nominee criticized the administration's initial response to violence in the Middle East …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Politico
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
The Insane MSM Questions Romney Faced at Presser  —  So if a presidential candidate gives remarks about a foreign policy crisis, you'd be forgiven for thinking that in the q & a held immediately afterward, reporters would ask him about ... foreign policy.  But when Mitt Romney took questions today …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The Day The Roof Fell In  —  Sometimes trouble blows up out of a clear blue sky.
Discussion: Power Line
Politico:
Ambassador Stevens killed at site with no Marines  —  The consulate where the American ambassador to Libya was killed on Tuesday is an “interim facility” not protected by the contingent of Marines that safeguards embassies, POLITICO has learned.  —  Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed …
Discussion: Wired and Weekly Standard
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Probe: HHS's Sebelius illegally campaigned for Obama on the job  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated federal law by using her Cabinet position to campaign for President Obama, federal investigators said Wednesday.  —  The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) …
Discussion: American Spectator
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Office of Special Counsel Says HHS Secretary Violated Hatch Act  —  President Obama was notified today by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that one of his key Cabinet officials violated the Hatch Act, the law that restricts the political activity of anyone employed or holding office …
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Washington Post
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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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare Is Working, Cont'd
Discussion: Mother Jones
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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