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David Corn / Mother Jones:
SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters — When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America. — During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: I'll never convince Obama voters to take responsibility for their lives — The Huffington Post and Mother Jones both post audio of what may be a blockbuster moment: Mitt Romney telling a private fundraiser that 47 percent of the American people — the voters who can be counted on to vote for Obama …
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Video: Barack Obama Voters ‘Dependent On Government’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Video, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney China Factory Video, Mitt Romney Fundraiser, Mitt Romney Fundraiser Video, Romney Born In America Video …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Campaign Responds To Hidden Video: ‘Mitt Romney wants to help all Americans’ — Mitt Romney's campaign responded to the hidden camera footage of Romney at fundraiser claimg that Obama's voters are “are dependent upon government” and “believe that they are victims” posted online in a statement Monday evening.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Claims Obama Voters All Depend On Government Checks In Unearthed Video
Romney Claims Obama Voters All Depend On Government Checks In Unearthed Video
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The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic Online and New York Magazine
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Middle East Turmoil Closely Followed; Romney's Comments Viewed Negatively — OVERVIEW — About four-in-ten Americans (43%) have followed news about the attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East and the killing of an American ambassador very closely, making it by far the most closely followed foreign news story of the year.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
GOP Congressman Blows Up At CNN Host: 'I Don't Care What Fact Check Says,' Obama Apologizes For America! — During an appearance on CNN's Starting Point on Monday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) could not explain when President Obama “apologized” for the United States, despite repeatedly claiming that he went on an …
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Politico:
Mitt Romney abruptly shifts strategy — Mitt Romney, sensing an opening in the Middle East mess and catching flak from conservatives for giving too little detail about his policy plans, is rolling out a new and broader strategy to make the election a referendum on “status quo versus change …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Romney's ‘New’ Campaign Strategy Isn't Actually New
Romney's ‘New’ Campaign Strategy Isn't Actually New
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Business Week, Washington Monthly, Swampland and Financial Times
Max Read / Gawker:
13 Powerful Images of Muslim Rage — “MUSLIM RAGE,” screams Newsweek's new cover story about last week's violent anti-American protests. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the well-known anti-Islam activist, is here to tell “us” (The_West) how to “end it.” And it's true, isn't it? All Muslims are constantly raging about everything.
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Newsweek Publishes Islamophobic ‘Muslim Rage’ Cover In Response To Embassy Attacks
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Joe Scarborough On The Entire Muslim World: ‘They Hate Us Because Of Their Religion’
Joe Scarborough On The Entire Muslim World: ‘They Hate Us Because Of Their Religion’
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama ad touts trade suit against China — President Obama's campaign released a new television ad Monday touting the president's move to file a new trade enforcement suit against China. — In a filing with the World Trade Organization monday, the Obama Administration argued …
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Gretchen Carlson Appears To Get Pranked In Interview With ‘Former Obama Supporter’ — Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson had to contend with a truly awkward moment Monday morning as she attempted to get through an interview with Max Rice, a man described as a recent college grad …
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
Twentysomething Embarrasses Fox & Friends, Himself [Updated]
Twentysomething Embarrasses Fox & Friends, Himself [Updated]
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Pictures That Change Elections? — Remember this infamous photo of the Elian Gonzalez raid in April 2000? It may well have cost Al Gore the election because of its effect on Cuban voters in Florida: — Well, this equally infamous photo ought to cost Obama this election:
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
SOURCE: STATE DEPARTMENT IN TALKS TO TRANSFER ‘BLIND SHEIKH’ TO EGYPT; DOJ DENIES — The U.S. State Department is currently in negotiations with the Egyptian government for the transfer of custody of Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as “the Blind Sheikh,” for humanitarian and health reasons …
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Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Todd Akin's Wife Compares GOP Abandonment to Rape, Tyranny — Rep. Todd Akin's wife, Lulli Akin, says the Republican Party's attempts to push her husband out of the Missouri Senate race — over his false assertion that women who are raped rarely get pregnant — are like rape itself.
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William Spain / MarketWatch:
General Motors pushing U.S. to sell stake: report … CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The Treasury Department is resisting General Motors' push for the government to sell off its stake in the auto maker, The Wall Street Journal reports. Following a $50 billion bailout in 2009, the U.S. taxpayers now own almost 27% of the company.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Balks at GM Plan
U.S. Balks at GM Plan
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Paul Ryan Exclusive: Explains Why Romney Campaign Won't Reveal Tax Loopholes — Below is part of The Brody File exclusive interview with vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. The interview was done Friday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. — Mandatory Courtesy: CBN News/The Brody File
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Ryan stays mum on tax-plan details, says ticket will cement details with Congress
Ryan stays mum on tax-plan details, says ticket will cement details with Congress
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Reuters, Washington Monthly and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Strange Fragging of Stu Stevens — The big DC water-cooler item today is the classic Politico insider account of the “disarray” in the Romney campaign, penned by Allen and VandeHei. It's more or less a demolition of campaign majordomo Stu Stevens, who is blamed for a serial botching …
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Angela Delli Santi / Associated Press:
Christie's high stakes choice: Will he run for reelection? — He says he is not interested in taking a cabinet post. So, what is next? — TRENTON - Chris Christie spurned overtures from Republican big shots to launch a presidential campaign, then told New Jersey audiences he loves …
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Fighter jets in Democratic convention's military montage were Turkish, not American — The Democratic Party's national convention in Charlotte, N.C. may have doubled down on insulting the U.S. military community. — The Democratic National Committee has already apologized for using a photo …
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Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, Instapundit and iOwnTheWorld.com
ABCNEWS:
Viral Video Splices Obama 'You Didn't Build That' With M.C. Hammer — A new well-produced, mash-up Internet video marries President Obama's controversial “You didn't build that” statement with M.C. Hammer's “U Can't Touch This.” — The result, “U Didn't Build That by MC 'Bama,” …
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cbpp.org:
Misconceptions and Realities About Who Pays Taxes — Executive Summary — Close to half of U.S. households currently do not owe federal income tax. The Urban Institute-Brookings Tax Policy Center estimates that 46 percent of households will owe no federal income tax for 2011.
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