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9:55 AM ET, July 13, 2012

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Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's Own 2002 Testimony Undermines Bain Departure Claim … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Bain, Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Bain, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Bain Departure, Romney Bain Capital, Politics News
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
Why Mitt's story doesn't add up  —  What Romney said a decade ago makes a lot more sense than what he's saying now  —  When the Boston Globe reported yesterday that Mitt Romney continued to be listed as Bain Capital's president, CEO, chairman and sole shareholder on SEC documents long …
Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Bain barrage worries Republicans  —  On the facts, nothing terribly new was added to the Bain equation by the Boston Globe story charging that Mitt Romney controlled the company for three years longer than he previously claimed.  Several fact-checking organizations said the charges …
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
President Obama: Bain Capital is fair game
Discussion: Politicker and CNN
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Docs prove Romney didn't manage Bain funds
Drudge Report:
ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER  —  Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, ‘Meet The VP’ — just as Romney himself has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful, sources reveal.
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BuzzFeed:
Audio Exclusive: The Speech That Landed Condi On Romney's List  —  A call to “storm Washington D.C.” Speculation in Park City that “she wants to be Vice President.”  —  As the The Drudge Report-drives speculation that Condoleezza Rice is now a contender in the Republican veepstakes …
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Obama reflects on his biggest mistake as president  —  (CBS News) President Obama's biggest mistake during his first term, he told CBS News in an exclusive interview, has been putting policy over storytelling.  —  Mr. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama sat down Thursday with “CBS This Morning” …
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CBS News:
Obama: Romney not necessarily qualified to think about “economy as a whole”  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) President Barack Obama questioned presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's economic credentials, saying that while his tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital doesn't …
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
I'm paraphrasing, but only slightly: … Well... no.  —  The Democrats' fallback position, again and again, is: “Well, people would agree with our policies if we could just make them understand our policies.”  The truth is exactly the opposite, of course.  People do understand their policies, which is why they disagree with them.
Discussion: Power Line
Ace of Spades HQ:
Obama: I Regret Not Speaking Slower And Using Smaller Words. …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:   Obama On Biggest Mistake Of His Presidency To CBS: Policy Was Right, Salesmanship Was Lacking
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Young U.S. Voters' Turnout Intentions Lagging  —  Black turnout intentions look similar to 2008 on relative basis  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Fifty-eight percent of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will “definitely vote” this fall, well below the current national average of 78% …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Warning for Obama: Gallup finds young less excited about voting  —  A much lower percentage of young registered voters are enthusiastic about voting this fall than they were in 2008, according to a new Gallup poll.  —  The figures are a clear danger sign for the Obama campaign …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Washington Post:
D.C. officer investigated after comments about Michelle Obama alleged  —  A D.C. police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries was moved to administrative duty Wednesday after he allegedly was overheard making threatening comments toward Michelle Obama …
Washington Post:
Post-Stanford poll finds more Americans believe climate change is happening  —  Most Americans say they believe temperatures around the world are going up and that weather patterns have become more unstable in the past few years, according to a new poll from The Washington Post and Stanford University.
Discussion: Politico and ThinkProgress
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Obama weakens welfare reform (again): Here are some quick initial reactions to the administration's apparent surprising (and possibly illegal) attempt to grant waivers of the work requirements written, after great effort, into the 1996 welfare reform law.  I'm posting Thursday night; the story should break for real tomorrow (Friday).
Discussion: The Foundry
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acf.hhs.gov:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Information Memorandum
Discussion: National Review and The Foundry
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Rep. Jesse Jackson's political future in question  —  YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS - Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) walks up the steps of the U.S. Capitol in this photo from Dec. 2, 2011.  Jackson has not been seen in public since June 8.  —  Hours before Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination …
Baltimore Sun:
Gay marriage and family values  —  Our view: Episcopal blessing a sign of growing acceptance of same-sex unions  —  The Episcopal Church took a major step toward recognizing same-sex unions this week when delegates at its triennial General Convention in Indianapolis voted overwhelmingly …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Concerned as Syria Moves Chemical Stockpile  —  WASHINGTON—Syria has begun moving parts of its vast arsenal of chemical weapons out of storage facilities, U.S. officials said, in a development that has alarmed many in Washington.  —  The country's undeclared stockpiles of sarin nerve agent …
Discussion: Guardian, Reuters and Israel Matzav
Steve Mistler / Portland Press-Herald:
LePage: IRS headed toward killing people  —  During an interview with a Vermont reporter, LePage claims the IRS would be “headed in that direction” by rationing health care under the Affordable Care Act.  —  Gov. Paul LePage today attempted to clarify his recent comment comparing …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats moving ahead on campaign finance legislation without McCain  —  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will move ahead with his campaign finance legislation without Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the father of modern reform.  —  The Senate will vote Monday to advance a measure forcing …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
MI6 chief Sir John Sawers: ‘We foiled Iranian nuclear weapons bid’  —  MI6 agents have foiled Iran's attempts to obtain nuclear weapons but the Middle Eastern state will succeed in arming itself within the next two years, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service has warned.
Discussion: Guardian and Israel Matzav
Wall Street Journal:
Once a Social Media Star, Digg Sells for $500,000  —  Digg Inc., a social-media pioneer once valued at more than $160 million, is selling for the deeply discounted price of about $500,000, three people familiar with the matter said.  —  The buyer is New York technology development firm Betaworks …
 
 
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
ACLU alleges Michigan school district violated students' ‘right to learn to read’
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Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
In Latest Data on Economy, Experts See Signs of Pickup
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Son of liberal financier George Soros launches anti-super PAC super PAC
Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
Left-right climate group quietly weighing proposals for carbon tax
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New York Post:
What did Tim know?  —  The latest development in the Libor …
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
The $64,000 Question: How Much Has Debt Increased Per Taxpayer Under Obama?
The Atlantic Wire:
U.S. Declares the Largest Natural Disaster Area Ever Due to Drought
Discussion: Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
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Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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Los Angeles Times:
Rising costs push California cities to fiscal brink
Discussion: American Prospect and L.A. NOW
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Why Neither Candidate Can Move the Polls