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Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
Full Transcript: George Stephanopoulos and Mitt Romney — The following is a full transcript of my interview with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Governor, thank you for doing this. — MITT ROMNEY: Thank you, George. — STEPHANOPOULOS: Boy …
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Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE - Romney on Debates: Obama Will 'Say Things That Aren't True' — With the first presidential debate less than three weeks away, Mitt Romney is spending lots of time getting ready behind closed doors. In his first comments on that debate prep, he told me that Sen. Rob Portman …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Romney owes an apology — To a certain extent, no one should be surprised by Mitt Romney's decision to seize on — actually, make that exploit — the attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Egypt and Libya as ammunition in the presidential campaign. — After all, the Republican presidential nominee wrote …
Jillian Rayfield / Salon:
Romney defines “middle income” as $200,000-$250,000 and less
Romney defines “middle income” as $200,000-$250,000 and less
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American Prospect, The Agonist and Balloon Juice
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama campaign pushes back on Romney over China
Obama campaign pushes back on Romney over China
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Politico and Ballot Box
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney Condemns Anti-Muslim Film, Echoing White House Position
Mitt Romney Condemns Anti-Muslim Film, Echoing White House Position
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PoliticusUSA, The Maddow Blog and New York Magazine
John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
A Map of Muslim Protests Around the World — If you can't keep track of all the Muslim protests erupting across the globe, you're not alone. The uproar over a 14-minute anti-Islam YouTube video has sparked furious protests from Somalia to Egypt to Sudan to Tunisia to Libya to Bangladesh to Indonesia to Pakistan.
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The Atlantic Online, American Power, BBC, Independent Journal Review, emptywheel, Via Meadia and The Daily Caller
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David Gordon Smith / Spiegel Online:
'Obama's Middle East Policy Is in Ruins' — US embassies in the Muslim world were on high alert Friday following days of violent protests against an anti-Islam film. Germany, too, closed several embassies in fear of attacks. Some German commentators argue that the violence shows that Obama's Middle East policies have failed.
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American Power, UrbanGrounds, Atlas Shrugs and Shot in the Dark
Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
The Muslim Protests: Two Myths Down, Three to Go — Here is the narrative that pretty much everyone was buying into 36 hours ago: Crude anti-Islam film made by Israeli-American and funded by Jews leads to Muslim protests that boil over, causing four American deaths in Libya.
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Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, Hit & Run, Unqualified Offerings, The Arabist, The Daily Dish and Towleroad News #gay
The Numbers / ABCNEWS:
THOUSAND — Campaign sources say they had expected between 2,000 and 4,000 volunteers to dial into the video conference from around the country, but ended up with 6,000 . Most of them were “team leaders” in the Obama organization, tasked with organizing volunteers and building the organization, an official said.
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Mediaite and nation.foxnews.com
Dawn C. Chmielewski / Los Angeles Times:
‘Innocence of Muslims’: Administration asks YouTube to review video — Bangladeshi Muslims burn a U.S. flag in protest against the movie “Innocence of Muslims” in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday. — Administration officials have asked YouTube to review a controversial video that many blame …
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The Atlantic Online, Mashable!, Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch, more at Mediagazer »
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David Nakamura / Election 2012:
White House asked YouTube to review anti-Muslim film
White House asked YouTube to review anti-Muslim film
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Tablet Magazine
Jesse Walker / Hit & Run:
The Obama Administration Pressures YouTube to Remove Video
The Obama Administration Pressures YouTube to Remove Video
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Los Angeles Times, more at Mediagazer »
Chicago Tribune:
Tentative deal reached with striking Chicago teachers — ‘If the delegates so vote, we will suspend the strike’ … Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and classes could resume for 350,000 students on Monday, according to school and union officials.
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Firedoglake, Christian Science Monitor, Daily Kos, The Glittering Eye and CBS Chicago
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New York Times:
In Chicago, Outline for a Deal on Teacher's Contract
In Chicago, Outline for a Deal on Teacher's Contract
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Economic Policy Institute and Los Angeles Times
David Brooks / New York Times:
Après Rahm, Le Déluge — Modern nations …
Après Rahm, Le Déluge — Modern nations …
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Esquire, Weekly Standard and No More Mister Nice Blog
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Bryan Fischer: Today's GOP Will Be ‘Dead’ If Romney Loses — A Barack Obama win in November will lead to a meltdown within the Republican Party, said Bryan Fischer, an influential official at the American Family Association. And he isn't too optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances.
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The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh and Hullabaloo
Jackie Vega / KXAN-TV:
University of Texas classes canceled — All other activities will resume at 5 p.m. Friday — AUSTIN (KXAN) - Classes at the University of Texas are canceled for Friday following a bomb threat from a caller claiming to be with al-Qaida who said he placed bombs all over campus.
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Campus alerts, This Just In, BBC, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Independent Journal Review, Newsy, The Stranger …, www2.wspa.com and Jihad Watch
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Bomb threats clear Texas, N. Dakota State campuses
Bomb threats clear Texas, N. Dakota State campuses
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KXAN-TV, National Review, The PJ Tatler, Atlas Shrugs and The Jawa Report
Amy Lavalley / Chicago Sun Times:
Threat made to Valparaiso University campus
Threat made to Valparaiso University campus
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newsfeed.time.com, The Gateway Pundit and Independent Journal Review
ABCNEWS:
Jennifer Granholm, DNC Firebrand, ‘Cute’ on '78 ‘Dating Game’ — Here's Jennifer Granholm like you've never seen her. The former Michigan governor and current liberal talkshow host, who gave the single most-fiery speech at the Democratic convention, was a contestant on “The Dating Game” in 1978.
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Hotline On Call
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Matt Blake / Daily Mail:
Black flag of Islam flies over U.S. embassy in Tunisia as America is targeted by angry mobs across the globe in day of chaos — 10,000 Muslims stage a noisy protest in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, burning and trampling American flags while chanting anti-US slogans
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Riehl World News, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Tarek Amara / Reuters:
Three dead as protesters attack U.S. embassy in Tunisia
Three dead as protesters attack U.S. embassy in Tunisia
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New York Magazine
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Stephanie Cutter Uses Communist Propaganda Outlet to Hit Romney (Updated: DNC Too) — This morning, President Obama's deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, tweeted: … China's Xinhua is the state's Communist propaganda outlet. — “Xinhua is subordinate to the State Council and reports …
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Washington Monthly, The PJ Tatler, Pat Dollard, Hot Air, FP Passport and Ed Driscoll
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Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
China commentary slams Romney's “foolish” China-bashing
China commentary slams Romney's “foolish” China-bashing
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Xinhua News Agency, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Moderate Voice, Politico, Hot Air and The Hinterland Gazette
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’ — The man behind the anti-Islamic film that sparked violent unrest in the Middle East could be sent back to jail for violating his probation by distributing the movie. — Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has convictions …
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Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Bloody Hand Prints at Consulate Reveal Americans Were Dragged From Building Before Their Death — The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi came in two waves on the night of 9-11. — Four Americans were murdered in a coordinated attack by reportedly 400 Islamists. — It was a highly coordinated attack.
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The Independent, The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys, The PJ Tatler, Guardian and National Review
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Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Samuel's prez ad: Wake the f@#k up! — They picked the perfect actor for a political ad loaded with f-bombs. — Samuel L. Jackson will film a provocative spot supporting President Obama's re-election bid as early as tomorrow — telling voters to “Wake the f—k up, Vote for Obama.”
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
At Least Three Republican Electoral College Candidates May Refuse To Vote For Mitt Romney — One of the most basic tasks the two political parties must perform every four years is identifying 538 people loyal to their nominee, who will cast the only votes that truly matter in the presidential election …
ThinkProgress:
Group At Conservative Conference Urge Women To ‘Go Home And Put Some Clothes On’ — WASHINGTON, DC — Literature being handed out at the Values Voter Summit on Friday attacks women for being “immodest” and extolled them to “go home and put some clothes on!”
CNBC:
US Credit Rating Cut by Egan-Jones ... Again — Ratings firm Egan-Jones cut its credit rating on the U.S. government to “AA-” from “AA,” citing its opinion that quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve would hurt the U.S. economy and the country's credit quality.
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Power Line, Pat Dollard and American Spectator
Caroline Glick:
US-commanded MFO in Sinai under attack — dead reported in compound — Israel media - Channel 2 - just reported that the US-commanded Multi-National Force Observors headquarters in the Sinai is under assault. Salafists laid seige to the building this afternoon and some 50 armed men stormed it.
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protein wisdom and The Jawa Report