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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney team sharpens attack on Obama's foreign policy — Advisers to Mitt Romney on Thursday defended his sharp criticism of President Obama and said that the deadly protests sweeping the Middle East would not have happened if the Republican nominee were president.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates — Mitt Romney said in an interview that his campaign will “come into focus” with the debates and that he's preparing for President Barack Obama to “say things that aren't true” during the three upcoming face-offs next month.
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Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
Romney on Iran: Share Same ‘Red Line’ As Obama
Romney on Iran: Share Same ‘Red Line’ As Obama
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The American Conservative, Election 2012 and Israel Matzav
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Adviser: Libya Attack Never Would Have Happened Under Romney
Romney Adviser: Libya Attack Never Would Have Happened Under Romney
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney And The Art Of The Double-Down (The Note)
Mitt Romney And The Art Of The Double-Down (The Note)
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Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Revealed: inside story of US envoy's assassination — Exclusive: America ‘was warned of embassy attack but did nothing’ — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES
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Mike Allen / Politico:
U.S. rebuts British report on LIbya — The Obama administration is flatly denying a blaring British newspaper report that the U.S. diplomats in Libya were killed as a result of a “continuing security breach,” and that “credible information” about possible attacks had been ignored.
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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 PJ Tatler, Daily Mail and Guardian
Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
Bloody hand prints, stolen documents and shocking security failings: Harrowing pictures inside crumbling U.S. consulate in Benghazi after attacks that left ambassador and three others dead — Dramatic images of bloody hand prints and crumbling buildings capture horror of Tuesday's attack …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Non-Denial Denial From the Obama Administration
A Non-Denial Denial From the Obama Administration
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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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New York Times:
Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests
Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests
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Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Obama runs riot with facts on ‘ally’ Egypt
Examiner Editorial: Obama runs riot with facts on ‘ally’ Egypt
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
White House clarifies Obama's statement that Egypt is not an ‘ally’
White House clarifies Obama's statement that Egypt is not an ‘ally’
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Sky News:
Tunis Protesters Attack US Embassy — Protesters descend on the US embassy in Tunis — Protesters have entered the US embassy in the Tunisian capital Tunis in the latest violence sparked by an anti-Muslim film. — A large fire could be seen burning inside the compound.
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Protesters scale U.S. embassy walls in Tunisia
Protesters scale U.S. embassy walls in Tunisia
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Protesters take down U.S. flag at embassy in Tunis
Protesters take down U.S. flag at embassy in Tunis
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Khalid Abdelaziz / Reuters:
Sudan protesters set fire to German embassy
Sudan protesters set fire to German embassy
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Talking Points Memo:
Kansas Goes Birther: State Board Considers Removing Obama From Ballot — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, an informal advisor to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said on Thursday he and his fellow members of a state board were considering removing President Barack Obama from the Kansas ballot this November.
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Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kansas panel delays ballot decision on Obama
Kansas panel delays ballot decision on Obama
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Outside the Beltway and The Raw Story
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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Cliff Owen / ABCNEWS:
Secretary Clinton Delivers Powerful Religion Speech After Middle East Embassy Attacks
Secretary Clinton Delivers Powerful Religion Speech After Middle East Embassy Attacks
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Poll: Obama Holds Narrow Edge Over Romney — President Obama holds a narrow three-point advantage over Mitt Romney among Americans most likely to vote in November, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. — With their back-to-back political conventions behind …
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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.”
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Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
China commentary slams Romney's “foolish” China-bashing — (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attacks on China and promise to name the country a currency manipulator if elected are foolish and hypocritical, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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Weekly Standard and The Hinterland Gazette
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Liu Chang / Xinhua News Agency:
Romney's China-bashing talks useless to U.S. economy
Romney's China-bashing talks useless to U.S. economy
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Jackie Vega / KXAN-TV:
Threatening caller spurs UT evacuation — Caller claimed to be with al-Qaida, planted bombs — AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas is evacuating all of its buildings due to threats on campus after a caller claiming to be with al-Qaida said he placed bombs all over campus …
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ThinkProgress:
In Meetings With Anti-Pornography Group, Romney Campaign Promised To Prosecute Porn — WASHINGTON, DC — Mitt Romney's campaign told a leading anti-pornography group that the Republican nominee will pursue and prosecute pornography if elected president. — Three months ago …