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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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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:
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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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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Betsy's Page and Battleground Watch
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 …
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Jerusalem Post, The Week, Reuters, americanthinker.com, FP Passport, The Hinterland Gazette and The American Conservative
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 …
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JustOneMinute, BBC, The Maddow Blog, Mediaite and AEIdeas
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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Power Line and Althouse
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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ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog and Daily Kos
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.
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The Agonist, The Reaction and Connecting.the.Dots
Scott Wong / Politico:
Hill GOP leaves Romney out on limb on Libya — Republicans on Capitol Hill strongly condemned the attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Libya and Egypt that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. — But they're leaving GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney out on a limb …
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 …
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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 …
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Outside the Beltway and Taylor Marsh
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 …
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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.
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ABCNEWS, The Hill and Pat Dollard
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.
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Algemeiner.com and Belmont Club
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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CBS News:
Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens
Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens
Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
The Movie So Offensive That Egyptians Just Stormed the U.S. Embassy Over It
The Movie So Offensive That Egyptians Just Stormed the U.S. Embassy Over It
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Three Quick Points on the Libya Killings
Three Quick Points on the Libya Killings
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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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Washington Monthly
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya
Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya
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The Mittani:
RIP: VILE RAT
RIP: VILE RAT
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney condemns ‘disgraceful’ Obama response on Mideast violence (Updated)
Romney condemns ‘disgraceful’ Obama response on Mideast violence (Updated)
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Rachel Weiner / Election 2012:
Romney calls Obama administration response to Libya attacks ‘disgraceful’
Romney calls Obama administration response to Libya attacks ‘disgraceful’
Sam Dagher / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Missions Stormed in Libya, Egypt
U.S. Missions Stormed in Libya, Egypt
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama: Libya attack ‘outrageous and shocking’
Obama: Libya attack ‘outrageous and shocking’
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Zawahiri's Brother at Cairo Embassy Assault
Zawahiri's Brother at Cairo Embassy Assault
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Anger Over a Film Fuels Anti-American Attacks in Libya and Egypt
Anger Over a Film Fuels Anti-American Attacks in Libya and Egypt
Spencer Ackerman / Wired:
Marines Head to Libya After Mob Kills Ambassador
Marines Head to Libya After Mob Kills Ambassador
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Crooks and Liars
Arelis R. Hernández / Orlando Sentinel:
Terry Jones: Florida pastor linked to bombing protests
Terry Jones: Florida pastor linked to bombing protests
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Balances 9/11 Civility And Outraged Cairo Response
Romney Balances 9/11 Civility And Outraged Cairo Response
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Outside the Beltway, Brendan Nyhan, Taylor Marsh and Politico
Kevin Robillard / Reuters:
Chris Stevens, the ‘quintessential diplomat’
Chris Stevens, the ‘quintessential diplomat’
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Romney campaign links embassy attacks to Obama's failed Middle East policies
Romney campaign links embassy attacks to Obama's failed Middle East policies
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The Caucus, ABCNEWS, The Daily Dish, The New Civil Rights Movement and National Review
Twitchy:
US Embassy in Cairo quietly deletes its ‘we stand by our condemnation’ tweet; Update: More deleted tweets!
US Embassy in Cairo quietly deletes its ‘we stand by our condemnation’ tweet; Update: More deleted tweets!
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Number of uninsured falls by 1.4 million — The number of people without health insurance tumbled by 1.4 million in 2011, from 50 million to 48.6 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday. — The Census Bureau said 15.7 percent of Americans lacked health insurance in 2011 — down from 16.3 percent in 2010.
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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.
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