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The Draperizing of Mitt Romney — The Draperizing of Mitt Romney is under way. — He may not drink or cheat, and he lacks the fictional ad-maker's charisma, but Democrats, despite the potential perils of such a strategy, remain determined to paint Romney as a throwback to the “Mad Men” …
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Taylor Marsh, Media Decoder and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Hilary Rosen flap a “win in every regard” for GOP, says Nicolle Wallace — Until Thursday, it had been a pretty good week for the Obama campaign. — In the newly-declared battle to frame the general election, the president seemed to be winning. His “Buffett Rule” proposal …
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Slate, Gawker and The Gateway Pundit
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Obama's Troubled Reelection Strategy — Karl Rove had a spot-on column in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. He wrote, in part: … Exactly. If I had to offer a brief summary of Obama's campaign strategy this year, it would be this: — Clearly, this is not an ideal strategy, for any candidate.
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The flap over Hillary Rosen's comments disparaging stay-at-home-moms like Ann Romney has gotten a lot of play. I've been on the record (okay, on Twitter) mocking the feigned Republican outrage. Something about it just didn't sit well with me. — This, of course, puts me at odds with the Republican …
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RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Politico, Michelle Malkin and Scared Monkeys
Matt Stoller / naked capitalism:
Does the 2012 Presidential Election Matter?
Does the 2012 Presidential Election Matter?
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New York Times, Discourse.net and Firedoglake
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NOW Prez: Ann Romney Lacks ‘Life Experience’ And ‘Imagination’
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Hot Air, americanthinker.com and GILL REPORT
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Battle of All Mothers — Hilary Rosen and the misogynistic …
The Battle of All Mothers — Hilary Rosen and the misogynistic …
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Mail Online, Vox Popoli, Don Surber, Newsy, Salon and Campaign 2012
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Joe Biden: ‘War on women is real’
Joe Biden: ‘War on women is real’
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Weasel Zippers, Shakesville, CNN, The Daily Caller and Jammie Wearing Fools
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
This Is What A Twitter Firestorm Looks Like
This Is What A Twitter Firestorm Looks Like
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BuzzFeed:
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows
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Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney
Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker taken to hospital after rescuing woman from house fire — NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker was taken to a hospital tonight for treatment of smoke inhalation he suffered trying to rescue his next-door neighbors from their burning house.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Race into home fire was a “come to Jesus moment” — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker called it his “come to Jesus moment” when he ran into a burning building to save a neighbor's life. — Booker arrived home last night to discover …
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Failed North Korean Launch a Setback for Kim Jong-un — SEOUL, South Korea — For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, who completed the last step in his hurried ascension to power in Pyongyang on Friday, his government's failure to put a satellite into orbit is a $1 billion humiliation.
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Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
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North Korean Launch Fails
North Korean Launch Fails
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Jay Carney / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2011 Tax Returns — Today, the President released his 2011 federal income and gift tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $789,674. About half of the first family's income …
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Harvard Prof. Alan Dershowitz: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit ‘Irresponsible And Unethical’ — Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz appeared on MSNBC's Hardball where fill-in host Michel Smerconish asked him his opinions of the arrest warrant issued and carried out for alleged Trayvon Martin murderer, George Zimmerman.
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Fox News Poll: 56% Say Obama Tried to Intimidate Court on Health Care — A majority of American voters think President Obama's recent comments about the Supreme Court were an attempt to intimidate the justices as they decide the constitutionality of one his biggest accomplishments — the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
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Don Surber and Weasel Zippers
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Al Sharpton Equates Trayvon Martin Case With Jesus' Crucifixion — (CNSNews.com) - “Inequities” in the criminal justice system go back to the time of Jesus, and protests stemming from the Trayvon Martin case - some of them led by the Rev. Al Sharpton — were intended to right some of those wrongs, Sharpton said.
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protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Hammered for ‘Jetting Around,’ Taking Vacations While Americans Suffer — President Obama, during an interview with St. Louis's KMOV, was hammered for “jetting around, [taking] different vacations and so forth, sometimes ... under the color of state business.”
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GILL REPORT, americanthinker.com, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
Melody Guyton Butts / Durham Herald-Sun:
Ailes lectures young journalists — CHAPEL HILL - Fox News chief Roger Ailes offered more than a few words of advice Thursday in a room filled mostly with young journalists, starting with a recommendation that elicited at least a few eye rolls: “I think you ought to change your major.”
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Obama Campaign Claims Romney Would “Outlaw Abortion” — It's a stretch, based on a single remark in 2007, and accompanied by the false claim that Romney wants to shut down Planned Parenthood. A silver bullet against the Republican — or Obama over-reaching to alarm female voters?
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Vermont governor Peter Shumlin chased by 4 bears in backyard — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says he was chased and nearly caught by four bears that were raiding his birdfeeders. — Shumlin says he was in bed in his rented Montpelier home late Wednesday night when he heard …
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Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona's Extreme New Abortion Law — Life now starts earlier in Arizona: In practice, the state has banned abortions after about 18 weeks. — Despite its name, critics derided the Women's Health and Safety Act that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law today as cruel …
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Alia Beard Rau / Arizona Republic:
Brewer signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks
Brewer signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks
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