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12:05 PM ET, July 13, 2012

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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 …
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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
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Mitt Romney did business in Massachusetts during Olympics  —  The Romney campaign repeatedly declined to say Thursday evening whether the Republican presidential candidate attended any meetings or had any contact with Bain Capital during the time he ran the Olympic Games.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Business Insider
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 …
BuzzFeed:
McDonnell Declares Bain Off Limits
Discussion: Daily Kos
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Obama Spokesman Tells Ed Schultz Campaign Will Not Apologize For Romney/Felony Remark
Fox News:
Presidential rivals trade charges of lying, Romney calls for apology over ‘felony’ remark
Discussion: protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
President Obama: Bain Capital is fair game
Discussion: Politicker and CNN
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.”  —  With The Drudge Report driving speculation that Condoleezza Rice is now a leading contender in the Republican veepstakes …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Palin says Rice's view on abortion shouldn't disqualify her as VP  —  Sarah Palin thinks Condoleezza Rice would make a “wonderful” vice president, and dismissed concerns that the former of Secretary of State might not be anti-abortion rights.  —  “I think that Condoleezza Rice …
Discussion: CNN and Riehl World View
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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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).
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Robert Rector / The Heritage Foundation:
Obama Guts Welfare Reform
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 youth less excited about voting
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
13 reasons why this is the worst Congress ever  —  This week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act.  On its own, such a vote would be unremarkable.  Republicans control the House, they oppose President Obama's health reform law, and so they voted to get rid of it.
Discussion: rubber hose
New York Post:
Long Island cop's mistress suing Nassau County over affair  —  She had an affair with a cop — and now she wants taxpayers to foot the bill.  —  The mistress of a married Nassau County cop — who enjoyed more than 100 nights with him while he was on duty — is threatening to sue the county …
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 …
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
Ktla-Ltv / ktla.com:
Downtown L.A. Erupts into Violence During Art Walk  —  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at LAPD officers as police and protesters squared off in downtown Los Angeles late Thursday night.  —  At least 20 arrests were made and four officers were injured.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Weasel Zippers
David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Our Elites Stink  —  Through most of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Protestant Establishment sat atop the American power structure.  A relatively small network of white Protestant men dominated the universities, the world of finance, the local country clubs and even high government service.
Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com:
The Plan  —  The Obama campaign's chief strategist on how the president will win.  —  David Axelrod is the senior strategist for President Obama's reelection bid, and his mustachioed mug is probably the most familiar face of the campaign.  After helping Obama win in 2008, Axelrod was a senior adviser in the White House.
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bill Clinton ‘perplexed’ Romney not releasing more tax returns  —  Former President Bill Clinton said Friday he is “perplexed” by Mitt Romney's decision to release just one year of his personal tax returns.  —  “It's typical, I think, we all release 10 or 11 years,” he told NBC's “Today” show.
Discussion: Politico
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Obama May Be Stronger Than His Approval Ratings  —  There is a small but reasonably persistent gap between President Obama's net approval ratings and his head-to-head polls against Mitt Romney.  Whereas Mr. Obama's approval ratings have been almost exactly breaking even for most of the past few months …
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
 
 
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Damon W. Root / Hit & Run:
Should the Supreme Court Defer to Congress and Uphold the Defense of Marriage Act?
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Sabrina Gladstone / CNSNews:
Americans Will Work More than 6 Months to Pay Cost of Gov't in 2012
Discussion: protein wisdom and Doug Ross
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Islamist ascendancy  —  Post-revolutionary Libya appears …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats moving ahead on campaign finance legislation without McCain
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
ACLU alleges Michigan school district violated students' ‘right to learn to read’
Baltimore Sun:
Gay marriage and family values
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Son of liberal financier George Soros launches anti-super PAC super PAC
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Rep. Jesse Jackson's political future in question
Discussion: Moe Lane
Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
Left-right climate group quietly weighing proposals for carbon tax
Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!:
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
I'm paraphrasing, but only slightly: … Well... no.
Discussion: Power Line
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
The $64,000 Question: How Much Has Debt Increased Per Taxpayer Under Obama?
Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
How safe is the GOP House majority?