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Politico:
Inside the campaign: How Mitt Romney stumbled — Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney's top strategist, knew his candidate's convention speech needed a memorable mix of loft and grace if he was going to bound out of Tampa with an authentic chance to win the presidency.
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BuzzFeed, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, New York Magazine, Philly.com and The Raw Story
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Nancy Pelosi / CNN:
TRENDING: Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House
TRENDING: Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House
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Politico and Booman Tribune
ABCNEWS:
Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not premeditated, directly contradicting top Libyan officials who say the attack was planned in advance.
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CBS News, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, Doug Ross, The Fix, Outside the Beltway, Newsy, Atlas Shrugs, Power Line, Wake up America and Taylor Marsh
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ABCNEWS:
Ambassador Susan Rice: U.S. Not ‘Impotent’ in Muslim World — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told me this morning on “This Week” that the United States is not “impotent” in the face of violent anti-American protests sweeping the Muslim world.
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Fox News Insider, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette, The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
Donald Douglas / American Power:
Libya's Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf: Attack On U.S. Embassy Was ‘Planned — Definitely, It Was Planned by Foreigners...’
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Rice contradicts Libyan account, says attack was not premeditated
Rice contradicts Libyan account, says attack was not premeditated
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Betsy's Page, Scared Monkeys and Washington Examiner
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Libyan president: ‘No doubt’ attack ‘preplanned’
Libyan president: ‘No doubt’ attack ‘preplanned’
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The Lonely Conservative
Leila Fadel / NPR:
Consulate Attack Preplanned, Libya's President Says
Consulate Attack Preplanned, Libya's President Says
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Weasel Zippers, Weekly Standard and The Right Scoop
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Maureen Dowd meets anti-Semitism charge — New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd set the Jewish political community on fire today with a column about the Republican ticket's foreign policy proposals that, according to her critics, peddled anti-Semitic imagery.
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Swampland, Mother Jones and Gawker
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Happy New Year, Puppet Masters — This morning I came across a tweet from Blake Hounshell, the managing editor of Foreign Policy Magazine, that read, in its entirety: “Oy.” This “oy” was followed by a link to today's column by Maureen Dowd, in which she claims that “neocon” …
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Bloomberg
Associated Press:
WEIGHING OFFER, CHICAGO TEACHERS REMAIN ON STRIKE … CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel …
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Benjamin Netanyahu To NBC: Those Who Believe Iran Should Have Nukes ‘Set A New Standard For Human Stupidity’ — During his tour of several Sunday morning American talk shows, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC's Meet the Press that Iran is guided by fanaticism with no rationality …
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Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Netanyahu: People Are ‘Drawing Me Into The American Election’ — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied accusations from critics that he is trying to influence the U.S. presidential election, despite escalating his demands that the United States draw a “red line” …
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CNN, The Reality-Based Community and Associated Press
BREITBART.COM:
BREAKING: VIDEO PURPORTS TO SHOW US AMBASSADOR DRAGGED FROM BENGHAZI CONSULATE — YouTube user “Abdalgadar Fadi” has uploaded a video on the arabic language version of the video sharing site purporting to show US Ambassador Christopher Stevens dragged from the consulate in Benghazi.
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Power Line, Atlas Shrugs, Doug Ross, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The Gateway Pundit
Peter Schroeder / Ballot Box:
Poll: Warren opens up 6-point lead over Brown in Mass. Senate race — Elizabeth Warren has opened up a 6-point lead against Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) in their hotly contested senatorial race, according to a new poll. — The poll, from the Western New England University Polling Institute …
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Robert Rizzuto / Union-News:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren opens 6-point edge on Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
Poll: Elizabeth Warren opens 6-point edge on Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
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The Political Carnival, Taylor Marsh and Hullabaloo
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Obama crams for debates, works on being concise — (Reuters) - On long flights to swing states in the West and late nights at the White House after his children have gone to bed, President Barack Obama is cramming like a student for a test that could determine his political future. — The subject?
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New York Magazine and The Hill
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Decides: The Economy Isn't Enough — “It's not enough just to criticize,” says Ryan. Agrees an aide: “We have to bring more to the table.” — OLDSMAR, Fla. — Mitt Romney's campaign for president appears to have quietly abandoned its guiding assumption …
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New York Magazine, Hot Air and Riehl World News
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up 5 in Virginia — PPP's newest Virginia poll finds Barack Obama leading by 5 points, 51-46. Obama's lead is unchanged from a month ago when we found him leading 50-45 in the state. He may not be seeing a bump from the convention in the state at this point, but he was in a pretty good position to begin with.
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Taegan Goddard's …