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10:25 PM ET, July 11, 2012

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
NAACP Reacts To Mitt Romney: ‘Patronizing,’ ‘Totally Disconnected,’ ‘A Serious Misjudgment’  —  HOUSTON, Texas — Mitt Romney addressed the national convention of the NAACP Wednesday morning, the nation's largest civil rights organization.  He was cordially received by the audience …
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Mitt Romney's Successful Speech to the NAACP  —  As an attempt to persuade, Mitt Romney's speech to the NAACP this morning was an exercise in futility.  African Americans are loyal Democratic voters, and aren't particularly interested in an agenda of tax cuts for the rich and spending cuts for everyone else.
BuzzFeed:
Reaction Faces From The Crowd At Mitt Romney's NAACP Speech  —  This is every single photo available on AP or Getty (as of this writing) of the audience at the GOP hopeful's NAACP speech today.  —  Jack Moore  —  a few minutes ago  —  1 response
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Colorlines
BuzzFeed:
NAACP Leaders: Romney Can't Connect With Black Audiences  —  “It's such a big gap,” says Manning.  Romney's message, an aide says: “He's going to be president of the entire United States.  —  Image by Eric Kayne / Getty Images  —  HOUSTON, Texas — Black leaders here blamed Mitt Romney …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Romney to NAACP: Obama made it worse for you ‘in almost every way’  —  Mitt Romney will tell the NAACP on Wednesday that President Obama has made it worse for African-Americans “in almost every way.”  —  “If equal opportunity in America were an accomplished fact, then a chronically bad economy …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney booed at NAACP because white  —  Rush Limbaugh said Mitt Romney's speech Wednesday to the NAACP fell flat because it was “over these people's heads” and that the group booed the Republican candidate, who “sounded like Snow White with testicles,” simply because he's white.
BuzzFeed:
Joe Williams Sees Vindication In NAACP Boos  —  The former Politico reporter was ousted after saying Romney was only comfortable with “white folks.”  —  Source: talkingpointsmemo.com  —  HOUSTON, Texas — The Politico reporter who resigned amid controversy last month after claiming …
Rush Limbaugh:
Romney Addresses the NAALCP  —  RUSH: Romney showed up today at the NAALCP convention, and Snerdley came in here, “Oh, yeah, he did great.  He was great.”  And Karen Finney, this real locoweed commentator over at MSNBC, “Well, you gotta give Romney credit for showing up, for being willing to go.”
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney says he ‘expected’ negative response at NAACP speech  —  Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he “expected” the negative response to his address earlier in the morning at the NAACP convention in Houston, where he was booed after vowing to repeal President Obama's signature healthcare law.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney: I expected to be booed by the NAACP when I mentioned ObamaCare
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads by 6 in Wisconsin  —  Barack Obama's considerably weaker in Wisconsin than he was in 2008, but he still looks like the clear favorite to win the state again.  We find him with 50% to 44% for Mitt Romney.  —  Obama actually has under water approval numbers in the state.
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Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
Marquette Law School Poll finds tighter U.S. Senate race and GOP primary
Discussion: Washington Post
weaskamerica.com:
PA & NM  —  Our “Big 10″ series continues today …
Discussion: Ballot Box and GOP 12
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House votes 244-185 to repeal Obama healthcare reform law  —  The House voted again Wednesday to repeal the 2010 healthcare reform law, giving Republicans some revenge against the late June Supreme Court ruling that found the law to be constitutional.  —  Members approved the bill in a 244-185 vote …
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John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
House Obamacare Repeal: Thirty-Third Time's the Charm?
Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite and Hit & Run
nbcnewyork.com:
DNA from Sarah Fox Murder Scene Linked to Chain Used in Occupy Wall Street Protest  —  DNA evidence collected from the murder scene of Sarah Fox in 2004 has just been linked to DNA off a chain left behind by Occupy Wall Street protesters at a subway station in March
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New York Times:
DNA Match Tying Protest to 2004 Killing Is Doubted
Discussion: Hot Air, Runnin' Scared and Gawker
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
America's Falling Corruption Rankings … - Why Is Ralph Lauren Making America's Olympic Heroes Wear Hideous Frenchy Berets?  - Bloomberg Thinks Hot-Dog-Eating Contests Are Fun but Burgers and Soda Are Shameful - If Tom and Katie Share Custody of Suri, Will She Practice Scientology or Catholicism?
Discussion: Eschaton and New York Times
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Let's Not Launch A Draft To Save Money
Discussion: Hit & Run, Eschaton and New York Times
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Soros-Backed Super PAC Targets Allen West  —  Top national Democratic operative Charles Halloran has been retained by a new George Soros-backed super-PAC to target Congressman Allen West for defeat this November.  Halloran is a former aide to President Bill Clinton and is one of the most …
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Soros-Backed SuperPAC Targeting Allen West Confidential Memo Leaked
Liberty Street Economics:
The Puzzling Pre-FOMC Announcement Drift  —  For many years, economists have struggled to explain the “equity premium puzzle”—the fact that the average return on stocks is larger than what would be expected to compensate for their riskiness.  In this post, which draws on our recent …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
A Political Users Guide To The Trolls Of Twitter  —  They've come slouching out of the comments section and blogs to destroy the social web.  Some have jobs.  —  Graphic by Chris Ritter for BuzzFeed  —  The trolls have come to Twitter.  —  The social service, which has become …
Pastor Steven Andrew / USA Christian Ministries:
“God Wants Ron Paul to Be President” - Nebraska Republican Delegates Should Obey God  —  “God wants Ron Paul to be President.  Paul is the only Christian still running who beat Obama in polls, but will Christians and pastors obey God?” says Pastor Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Obama to Miami anchor: Hugo Chávez has not posed ‘serious’ national security threat  —  UPDATE: Read full story here.  —  Oscar Haza, a well known Miami Spanish-language broadcast journalist and anchor, scored an interview this week in Washington with President Barack Obama in which Obama …
Fox News:
UN arms treaty could put U.S. gun owners in foreign sights, say critics  —  A United Nations treaty on the trade of conventional arms could give enemies of the U.S. access to the records of American gun owners, say critics.  (AP)  —  UNITED NATIONS - A treaty being hammered out this month …
Associated Press:
Judge continues to block Mississippi abortion law  —  By By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - 29 minutes ago  —  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday decided to continue to block a state law that threatened to shut down Mississippi's only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for a woman to get the procedure in the state.
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
In 2009, Americans paid lowest tax rates in 30 years to federal government  —  Americans paid the lowest tax rates in 30 years to the federal government in 2009, in part because of tax cuts President Obama sought to combat the Great Recession, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday.
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
NYPD Spokesman Pwned in ProPublica's Comments  —  ProPublica's Justin Elliott published a piece Tuesday questioning the New York Police Department's claim to have foiled 14 serious terrorist plots since the 9/11 attacks—a claim that numerous media outlets have repeated without verifying.
Discussion: Truthdig, ProPublica and The Raw Story
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
6 charts that show the Welfare State run amok  —  The original purpose of Medicaid was to provide improved healthcare access for poor people, while not turning the safety net into a trap.  Under President Obama's Affordable Care Act, Medicaid will be greatly exapnded beyond what Congress originally intended.
Discussion: The Conservatory
Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Voters sick and tired of health care debate  —  Washington (CNN) — Thomas Dean is sick of all the congressional bickering over the health care law.  —  Sure, the small town doctor understands the law's technical nuances and what's at stake for the millions of people covered by President Barack Obama's biggest policy achievement.
Discussion: National Review
Carson Holloway / Public Discourse:
In Defense of John Roberts  —  Conservatives do not usually support Orwellian political tactics, but many of them are evidently willing to make an exception for John Roberts, judging from the “two minutes hate” to which the chief justice is being subjected in the wake of his decisive vote …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Pro-Tip, as They Say  —  There's been a lot of chatter over the last few days about whether super-wealthy candidates get a hard rap in US politics or whether Mitt Romney is being held to a higher or harder standard.  Romney is probably the wealthiest man ever to run for President, even in inflation adjusted dollars.
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Seeks To Stop Doctors From Talking About Abortion  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) effectively defunded his state's Planned Parenthood earlier this year by barring it and any other “abortion affiliates” from receiving funds under the Texas Women's Health Program (TWHP).
Discussion: Unfair Park and Taylor Marsh
 
 
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Geneva Sands / Ballot Box:
Pro-Obama super-PAC, SEIU to launch third round of Spanish-language ads
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John Richardson / Portland Press-Herald:
Press Herald Poll: 57 percent would back same-sex marriage
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