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12:05 PM ET, September 12, 2012

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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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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.
New York Times:
American Ambassador and 3 Diplomats Killed in Libya  —  CAIRO — The United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three of his staff members in an attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday night by an armed mob angry over a short American …
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
The Politics (Ugh, Yes, the Politics) of the Attacks on the US Diplomatic Posts in Benghazi and Cairo  —  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 …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
RNC Already Politicizing Anti-American Rioting  —  Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus (@Reince) tweeted out the following before news of the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, but after the sustained attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities there and in Egypt: “Obama sympathizes with attackers in Egypt.
Discussion: The Agonist and The Reaction
Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
The Movie So Offensive That Egyptians Just Stormed the U.S. Embassy Over It  —  Terry Jones, the Florida Koran-burner, is helping to promote a movie vilifying Egypt's Muslims, and the Egyptian media got ahold of some clips.  —  Right now, protesters in Cairo are gathered at the U.S. embassy compound …
Toby Harnden / Daily Mail:
How murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya plunges Obama's re-election campaign into crisis  —  The Obama administration is engulfed in a full-blown foreign policy crisis just two months before the presidential election with the two campaigns trading angry accusations over events in Libya, Egypt and Israel.
Discussion: Belmont Club and Algemeiner.com
Steve Kornacki / Salon:
Mitt's shameful Libya statement  —  This is what happens when one party spends four years convincing itself the president is something he isn't  —  That it's fundamentally dishonest hasn't stopped Mitt Romney from repeating his central critique of Barack Obama's foreign policy over and over …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
His True Colors  —  As noted, we have two simultaneous crises washing over Washington tonight from the Middle East.  First, the US-Israel blow up, which I discussed below.  Next, riots which escalated into full-scale attacks on US embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, triggered by another stunt …
Washington Post:
U.S. ambassador to Libya, 3 other Americans killed in Benghazi  —  U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed Tuesday in an assault on the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, the White House said.  —  In a statement issued …
The Lede:
Obscure Film Mocking Muslim Prophet Sparks Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya  —  8:13 p.m. Angered by reports in the Egyptian media that members of the Coptic Christian diaspora in Washington had produced a crude film mocking the Muslim prophet, protesters climbed the walls …
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 …
Discussion: FP Passport, US Politics, Daily Kos and CNN
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama condemns attack as Romney criticizes US response  —  Violence in the post-Arab Spring Middle East threatened to upset the presidential race Wednesday after the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other staffers were killed in an attack by an angry mob on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Discussion: The Hill, The Raw Story and Pat Dollard
Kevin Robillard / Reuters:
Chris Stevens, the ‘quintessential diplomat’  —  State Department veteran Christopher Stevens, the Arabic-speaking U.S. ambassador to Libya who died after a rocket attack on the car ferrying him away from the besieged American consulate in Benghazi, has been described as the “quintessential diplomat.”
Laura King / World Now:
Afghan leader rips film tied to Libya attack, raising fears of violence
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Scott Wong / Politico:
Hill GOP leaves Romney out on limb on Libya
Discussion: National Review
Sam Dagher / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Missions Stormed in Libya, Egypt
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Anti-U.S. attacks roil W.H. contest
Discussion: Hot Air
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney condemns ‘disgraceful’ Obama response on Mideast violence (Updated)
Discussion: CNN and New York Magazine
egypt.usembassy.gov:
U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement
Rachel Weiner / Election 2012:
Romney calls Obama administration response to Libya attacks ‘disgraceful’
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Romney Adviser Calls Foreign Policy A ‘Distraction’
Associated Press:
Libya leader apologizes for attack on US consulate
Discussion: Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Harvey Morris / IHT Rendezvous:
In Letter to Friends, Slain U.S. Ambassador Expressed Hope
Washington Post:
President Obama's statement on Benghazi attack
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Decision Upholding Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Relied On 1869 Case Warning Of ‘Rogues,’ ‘Strumpets,’ and ‘Wandering Arabs’  —  As the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review the constitutionality of the state's photo ID law, a University of Pittsburgh law professor flagged the flimsy …
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Jessica Dye / Reuters:   U.S. asks Supreme Court to consider two more gay marriage cases
Sam Fellman / Navy Times:
Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute to vets  —  On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a retired Navy four-star took the stage to pay tribute to veterans.  Behind him, on a giant screen, the image of four hulking warships reinforced his patriotic message.
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Three Quick Points on the Libya Killings  —  1) On the merits, this is outrageous and a tragedy.  One of the first principles of diplomacy is that nations have a duty to protect the representatives of foreign states sent there to do international business.  Today, American security forces …
 
 
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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