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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 …
Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
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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
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Poll: Obama Holds Narrow Edge Over Romney
Poll: Obama Holds Narrow Edge Over Romney
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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
Los Angeles Times:
Christian charity, ex-con linked to film on Islam — Joseph Nassralla Abdelmasih of Media for Christ in Duarte and Nakoula Basseley Nakoula of Cerritos emerge as forces behind ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ the film whose trailer has incited violence across the Arab world.
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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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Michelle Malkin, The Atlantic Online, Jihad Watch, Mashable!, Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs, more at Mediagazer »
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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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
US GOVERNMENT NOW ACTING AS CENSORSHIP ARM OF ISLAMISTS
US GOVERNMENT NOW ACTING AS CENSORSHIP ARM OF ISLAMISTS
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NewsBusters.org, L.A. NOW, The Jawa Report and Ed Driscoll
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’
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Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
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 »
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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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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New York Times:
Anti-American Protests Over Film Enter 4th Day
Anti-American Protests Over Film Enter 4th Day
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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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Reuters:
The GOP's foreign policy muddle — This week's political uproar over bloodshed in Libya and Egypt was a sharp reminder to Republicans: It's tough to be the opposition party when it comes to matters of national defense. — And for Republicans, the challenge is actually deeper than being out of power.
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The American Conservative and The Moderate Voice
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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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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Fox News:
Marines arrive in Yemen after embassy attack, protests spread
Marines arrive in Yemen after embassy attack, protests spread
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
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Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. — It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended.
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Jason Stein / JSOnline:
Judge throws out Walker's union bargaining law
Judge throws out Walker's union bargaining law
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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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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Confirmed: The Director of Innocence of Muslims Is a Schlocky Softcore Porn Director Named Alan Roberts — The anti-Islam film that's set off a firestorm in the Middle East was directed by a 65-year-old schlock director named Alan Roberts, we've confirmed. He's the creative vision behind …
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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BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA FLASHBACK: THE DAY I'M INAUGURATED MUSLIM HOSTILITY WILL EASE — Then-Senator Barack Obama makes the case for an Obama Presidency on November 21, 2007 by saying he is uniquely qualified to bring stability to America's relationships in the Muslim world because he lived in an Islamic country during …
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The PJ Tatler
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
How A Bunch Of Republicans Accidentally Voted To End Welfare-To-Work Requirements — There's little Republicans love more these days than falsely attacking President Obama for stripping work requirements out of welfare. — But in their zeal to slash and de-federalize safety net programs …
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Washington Monthly
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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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.”
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's a Good Bet — Mitt Romney could still win, thanks to the debates or outside events, but the president has the advantage. — Has the better campaign: President Obama — By this time next week, there should be enough national and state-level polling data to present a pretty clear picture …
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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.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Gary Bauer: Obama's Votes Come From Welfare Checks And Voter Fraud — Conservative pundit Gary Bauer, the former president of the Family Research Council, which puts on the Values Voter Summit each year, told the crowd at the 2012 conference Friday that it needs to turn out in great numbers …
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Washington Monthly
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 …