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12:15 AM ET, September 15, 2012

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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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Juan / Informed Comment:
Obama Plays Hardball and Egypt's Morsi Folds  —  The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi happened because the Libyan government is still weak, rebuilding after its revolution against Muammar Qaddafi.  But there was no doubt that the new government was a friend of the US ambassador who was killed …
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to Nearly 20 Countries
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Romney owes an apology
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 …
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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.
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Producer Of Anti-Islam Film Was Fed Snitch
Discussion: Wired, Doug Ross, Hit & Run and ABCNEWS
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’
Michelle Quinn / Reuters:
Google decides to leave video on YouTube  —  Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on YouTube despite a White House request that the company review it under its own policies, the company said Friday.  —  The White House confirmed Friday that it asked Google …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Gerry Shih / Reuters:
Google rejects White House request to pull Mohammad film clip  —  (Reuters) - Google Inc rejected a request by the White House on Friday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversial YouTube movie clip that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.
Byron Tau / Politico:
W.H. asks YouTube to ‘review’ film
Jason Stein / JSOnline:
Judge throws out Walker's union bargaining law  —  By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's law repealing most collective bargaining for local and school employees was struck down by a Dane County judge Friday, yet another dramatic twist in a year and a half saga …
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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.
ABCNEWS:
Is President Obama ‘Skipping’ Intelligence Briefings?  —  Conservative critics of President Obama are accusing him of “skipping” daily intelligence briefings throughout his first term and in the days leading up to this week's deadly attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya.
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
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
Discussion: Cleveland Leader and American Glob
Frank Gardner / BBC:
US consulate in Benghazi ‘did not have enough security’  —  The attackers used heavy weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, prompting suspicions that the strike was pre-planned  —  The US consulate in Benghazi, where the US ambassador to Libya died in an attack on Tuesday …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
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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'
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Matthews: Romney's Decision To Run For President Showed ‘Arrogance,’ ‘Disdain’ For Obama  —  MSNBC host Chris Matthews said on his program that he thought Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was displaying a suspicious level of arrogance by thinking that he could run for president against Barack Obama.
Detroit Free Press:
Granholm gets a laugh out of 1978 video of her ‘Dating Game’ appearance  —  The buzz surrounding former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm about her enthusiastic speech to the Democratic National Convention may shift this week as a long-lost copy of her 1978 appearance on “The Dating Game” surfaced on YouTube.
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
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ABCNEWS:
Jennifer Granholm, DNC Firebrand, ‘Cute’ on '78 ‘Dating Game’
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and nation.foxnews.com
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 …
Discussion: Riehl World News and The PJ Tatler
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 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
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.
Sean Rainey / The Daily Caller:
Rep. Sherman: 12 million illegals ‘need documents’ to be able to unionize [VIDEO]  —  WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman said at a press conference on immigration outside the Capitol Friday afternoon that America needs immigration reform to help those here illegally while also allowing them unionize for better wages.
 
 
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CNN:
Official: 2 U.S. Marines die in ‘sustained attack’ on Afghan base
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Obama's Great Islamist Delusion has come home to roost
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John Fund / National Review:
Gay-Marriage Backers Face Consequences in N.Y. Primaries
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
How A Bunch Of Republicans Accidentally Voted To End Welfare-To-Work Requirements
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
At Least Three Republican Electoral College Candidates May Refuse To Vote For Mitt Romney
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David Brooks / New York Times:
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