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12:40 PM ET, July 12, 2012

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The Boston Globe:
Mitt Romney stayed at Bain 3 years longer than he stated  —  Firm's 2002 filings identify him as CEO, though he said he left in 1999  —  Nine SEC filings submitted by four different business entities after February 1999 describe Romney as Bain boss.  —  Government documents filed …
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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Invested Millions in Chinese Firm That Profited on US Outsourcing  —  The GOP candidate decries China poaching US jobs.  But at Bain he held a large stake in a Chinese company that did just that.  —  Last month, Mitt Romney's campaign got into a dustup with the Washington Post …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
New Romney Ad Calls Obama Liar, Dishonest  —  A new television advertisement from the campaign of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacks President Barack Obama's campaign for spreading lies and dishonest attacks.  Watch the ad, titled “No Evidence,” here:
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Accuses Obama of Lying in New Outsourcing Ad  —  JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - In a new television ad released today, Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of lying and asks how voters can trust him to lead if he “doesn't tell the truth.”  —  The ad, titled “No Evidence,” is the campaigns clearest …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Mitt Romney's Wealth Costs Him With One in Five Voters  —  One in five independents say it makes them less likely to vote for him  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Three-quarters of registered voters say the fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is worth more than $200 million makes …
Discussion: Mediaite and Business Insider
Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
THE TRUTH HURTS  —  “For weeks, President Obama has been spreading falsehoods and distortions about Governor Romney's record of job creation - and now we know why.  President Obama's policies have encouraged American jobs to move overseas and he's sent taxpayer dollars to foreign-owned companies.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Romney On NAACP Booing: If They Want More Free Stuff From The Government Vote Obama  —  There has been a lot of speculation today about Mitt Romney's motivation for giving a speech to the annual NAACP Convention, and trashing Obamacare in the process.  Romney himself said he “expected” …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney the Race Baiter at the NAACP  —  With his incendiary speech to the NAACP, Mitt crossed an ugly line.  No longer simply spineless and disingenuous, he's now become a race-mongering pyromaniac.  Plus Mansfield Frazier on Romney's diversity problem.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:   Pelosi: Romney wanted to be booed by NAACP
Quinnipiac University:
American Voters Say Health Care Law Is A Tax Hike, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Most Want Arizona-Type Immigration Law In Their State  —  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a tax hike, American voters say 55 - 36 percent, but in a mixed message, voters agree 48 …
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BuzzFeed:
Meet The Republican Party's 23-Year Old James Cameron  —  Lucas Baiano is back in action “The thing about Lucas's videos: they make people march.”  What is this, this Les Mis ??  —  Source: ia.media-imdb.com  —  Source: youtube.com  —  Lucas Baiano, the video maker who drew attention …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Associated Press:
Qualities that doomed Pawlenty's presidential bid could make him an attractive running mate
Discussion: ABCNEWS and BuzzFeed
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Shrinking Majority  —  He won 9.5 million more votes than McCain.  That won't happen again.  —  Elections are about numbers, and right now the president's are bad.  To understand why, consider 2008 as a reference point.  That year, Barack Obama received 69,456,897 votes to John McCain's 59,934,814.
Discussion: Wake up America
Obama Isn't Working:
The Obama Campaign's Top Ten Lies & Exaggerations  —  “We knew when President Obama was elected he had no experience, but at least we thought he'd tell us the truth.  President Obama's campaign has spent millions of dollars on television spreading distortions and falsehoods about Governor Romney's record.
Discussion: Power Line
Raymond Ibrahim / Gatestone Institute:
Sodomy “For the Sake of Islam” … Not only did the original “underwear bomber” Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri hide explosives in his rectum to assassinate Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayef—they met in 2009 after the 22-year-old holy warrior “feigned repentance for his jihadi views” …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
New urgency for Team Obama  —  A new urgency has swept into President Obama's campaign as disappointing fundraising numbers have emerged alongside the shaky economy as a major threat to his prospects for reelection.  —  While the president's aides originally maintained they wouldn't be moving from …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Caroline Winter / Business Week:
How the Mormons Make Money  —  (Updated with magazine version.  Removes an earlier reference to a Twitter account that is not Thomas S. Monson's official account.)  —  Late last March the Mormon Church completed an ambitious project: a megamall.  Built for roughly $2 billion …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Bonnie Kavoussi / The Huffington Post:
Paul Krugman Slams New York Times Colleague, CNBC: ‘One Zombie Idea After Another’ … FOLLOW:  —  Paul Krugman, Video, Krugman, Krugman Cnbc, Paul Krugman Cnbc, Paul Krugman Cnbc Zombie Ideas, Paul Krugman Criticizes Cnbc, Paul Krugman Joe Kernen Cnbc, Paul Krugman New York Times …
Discussion: Paul Krugman and Mediaite
Elie Mystal / Above the Law:
Accountant Claims Wrongful Termination Essentially Because Her Job Was Too Hard  —  This has been one hell of a day for ridiculous lawsuits.  We've already dealt with Octomoms turned strippers and thick girls who want to go to law school.  Now we've got an office worker who claims …
Jesse Jackson Jr / nbcchicago.com:
NBC News Report: Jesse Jackson Jr Is Found  —  Jackson Jr.'s staff says he's being treated for a mood disorder, not substance abuse  —  The Jesse Jackson Jr. camp Wednesday night released only the barest of details of the congressman's purported illness.  —  “The congressman …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Club for Growth launches $1.5M ad buy against Dewhurst in Texas  —  The deep-pocketed, fiscally conservative Club for Growth is launching a $1.5 million statewide ad buy against Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R).  —  It's an additional sign of the group's commitment to helping former Texas …
Discussion: Politico and National Review
ABCNEWS:
Team USA To Be Decked Out in Uniforms Made in China  —  They are the pride of America — Team U.S.A. — and for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in London, they'll be proudly wearing red, white and blue, from beret to blazer.  —  The classic American style — shown in an image above …
 
 
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Unfazed By Boos, Attacks Obama For “Crushing People” With Taxes
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Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
The Mystery of John Roberts
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
Manufactured quotes  —  News organizations fail to disclose …
Washington Post:
Mayor Vincent C. Gray knew of campaign finance violations in January, sources say
Discussion: DCist
Annie Linskey / Baltimore Sun:
Same-sex marriage petition certified
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Fasten Your Seat Belts: Polarization, Weak Economy Forecast Very Close Election
Scott Walker / Washington Post:
Obamacare is an unhealthy prescription
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Heather Kelly / CNN:
Facebook fuses emotion into its tagging, cyberbullying updates
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GOP welcomes Boehner-Cantor detente
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NOM to Kirk Cameron: You're Hired!
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NRA draws red line on UN arms treaty
Boston Globe:
Brown, Warren offer different ideas on deficit
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Business Insider
Mark Porubcansky / World Now:
U.S. moving submersibles to Persian Gulf to oppose Iran
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The SUV Did It!  —  Scott wrote here about the appalling case …