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5:50 PM ET, July 23, 2012

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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney Told Olympians They Didn't Get There Alone  —  Our political Quote of the Day gives us one more strand in the heaping-plate-of-spaghetti-of- hyocrisy called American partisan politics, where the accuracy of an assertion is not what matters.
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Matthew Mosk / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Olympic Archive Still Off-Limits  —  More than a decade has passed since Mitt Romney presided over the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, but the archival records from those games that were donated to the University of Utah to provide an unprecedented level of transparency …
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Albright recalls Romney thanks for ‘keeping my mouth shut’ on Olympics uniforms  —  Madeleine Albright's circa 2008 book, “Memo to the President Elect,” offers this nugget about her own experience seeing the 2002 Olympics uniforms were made in Burma, which she says she brought to Mitt Romney's attention at the time.
First Read / msnbc.com:
Romney to Olympians: 'You didn't get here solely on your own'  —  Mitt Romney has criticized President Obama for his “you didn't build that line,” when it came to businesses.  The president was making an “it takes a village” argument, which the Romney campaign and conservatives have roundly panned.
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Romney To Olympians: 'You Didn't Get Here Solely On Your Own'
Discussion: Shakesville
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Majority of voters blame president for bad economy  —  Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington's fault, and more blame President Obama than anybody else, according to a new poll for The Hill.  —  It found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Romney preferred over Obama to handle the economy  —  WASHINGTON - Despite concerted Democratic attacks on his business record, Republican challenger Mitt Romney scores a significant advantage over President Obama when it comes to managing the economy, reducing the federal budget deficit …
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Obama must move beyond negative ads
Discussion: CNN
ESPN:
Penn State sanctions: $60M, bowl ban  —  The NCAA has hit Penn State with a $60 million sanction, a four-year football postseason ban and a vacation of all wins dating to 1998, the organization said Monday morning.  —  The career record of former head football coach Joe Paterno will reflect …
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Pete Thamel / New York Times:
N.C.A.A. Gives Penn State $60 Million Fine and Bowl Ban
Jason Sickles / Associated Press:
Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes appears dazed in court  —  CENTENNIAL, Colo.—James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado theater massacre, appeared in a Colorado courtroom on Monday, three days after one of the deadliest shooting sprees in modern American history.
Discussion: The Other McCain and CANNONFIRE
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Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Massacre suspect James Holmes' gun-range application drew red flag
Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Politics of Anything Goes  —  Barack Obama first captured the national spotlight with a speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston in which he called for an end to the politics of division.  The audience roared back its applause at the end of almost every line: … Americans, Obama declared, are
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
False Equivalency Watch
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Muppets Abandon Chick-fil-A Because Of Its Anti-Gay Policies  —  Gonzo doesn't have to worry about Camilla and his other chickens anymore, because the Muppets are officially going to be eating less chicken.  In a Facebook note posted Friday evening, The Jim Henson Company …
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BuzzFeed:
Mike Huckabee “Incensed” By Criticism Of Chick-Fil-A
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
President Obama Praises Self for Ending War in Iraq on Bloodiest Day of the Year in That Country  —  Is it bad timing or irrelevant?  —  President Obama's campaign today released a video praising the president for ending the war in Iraq.  It turns out that today has proven to be the deadliest day of the year in that country.
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Curtis M. Wong / The Huffington Post:
Tripp Palin Gay Slur: Bristol's Son Calls Aunt Willow A ‘Faggot’ On Reality Show … FOLLOW:  —  Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Video, Tripp Palin Faggot, Tripp Palin Gay Slur, Tripp Palin Homophobic Slur, Anti-Gay Slurs, Bristol Palin Life's a Tripp, Tripp Palin, Gay Voices News
Discussion: Mediaite
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
‘AMERICA IN DECLINE’: MITT ROMNEY GETS GRIM WARNING FROM AUSTRALIAN LEADER  —  The Australian foreign minister has privately warned Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney that foreign leaders see “America in decline.”  —  That's according to Romney, who says he met with Foreign Minister Bob Carr …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Scott Brown gets in on the Big Lie  —  Look, ma, I can lie about Obama's quote, too!  —  Obama's now infamous “didn't build that” speech is similar to Elizabeth Warren's viral remarks about how the rich didn't get rich on their own.  So it's not surprising that Senator Scott Brown …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
California Republicans Seek a Turnaround  —  LOS ANGELES — This would seem a moment of great opportunity for California Republicans.  The state has become a national symbol of fiscal turmoil and dysfunction, the Legislature is nearly as unpopular as Congress and Democrats control every branch of government.
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Former State Senator Claims Colorado Shooting Victims Lacked Courage To Stop Gunman  —  Though the alleged gunman at the theater shooting last Friday was armed to the teeth, able to fire off 60 rounds in a minute, and dressed fully in bulletproof gear, former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce thinks …
Wall Street Journal:
Gordon Crovitz: Who Really Invented the Internet?  —  Contrary to legend, it wasn't the federal government, and the Internet had nothing to do with maintaining communications during a war.  —  A telling moment in the presidential race came recently when Barack Obama said: “If you've got a business, you didn't build that.
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Energy-efficient CFL bulbs cause skin damage, say researchers  —  New research funded by the National Science Foundation has scientists warning consumers about the potentially harmful effects energy-saving CFL light bulbs can have on skin.  —  The warning comes based on a study conducted …
Discussion: AEIdeas and Vodkapundit
Dustin Ingalls / Public Policy Polling:
Iowa 2016 presidential preference poll  —  Hillary Clinton continues to have a dominant lead in Iowa Democrats' preferences for their 2016 presidential nominee almost three years before actual candidates will begin chowing down on cobs of corn.  The straw poll on the Republican side is much closer …
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
J.J. Gould / The Atlantic Online:
Disrupting the Infamy Game: How to Change the Coverage of Mass Shootings  —  “I think if I squint I can just about make out the face of a killer.  Isn't the news brilliant?”  —  Anyone remember a fourth-century-BC Greek named Herostratus?  He's the guy whose name history has recorded solely …
Michelle Knoll / KSTP-TV:
Survey USA Poll: Obama's Lead Cut in Half Since Last Poll  —  RESULTS OF SURVEY USA/KSTP Poll  —  In an election for President of the United States in Minnesota today, 07/20/12, three months till voting begins, Barack Obama captures the North Star State's 10 electoral votes …
Matthew Arco / Politicker NJ:
Christie says now is not the time to talk gun laws, let families mourn  —  TRENTON - In the immediate wake of the movie theatre massacre in Colorado that left 12 people dead and nearly 60 others injured, people should be thinking about mourning the loss of innocent lives, not “scoring political points” …
Discussion: Politico and The PJ Tatler
 
 
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
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Bill Keller / New York Times:
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Gar Alperovitz / New York Times:
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Julie Watson / Associated Press:
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Anthony Bartkewicz / NY Daily News:
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Rasmussen Reports:
72% Believe Small Business Owners Primarily Responsible for Their Own Success
Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air and Wake up America
Justin Sink / The Hill:
President Obama will visit Israel in second term, says campaign aide
Discussion: CNN
Elizabeth Traynor / Texas on the Potomac:
TexMessage: Louie Gohmert says his comments on Colorado shooting ‘grossly taken out of context’
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Monthly
Bloomberg:
Bungled Bank Bailout Leaves Behind Righteous Anger
Discussion: msnbc.com and Firedoglake
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Obama Tells Tall Tales About The Bush Years
Discussion: Hot Air and Wake up America
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