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11:00 PM ET, September 11, 2012

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Tamim Elyan / Reuters:
Egyptians angry at film scale U.S. embassy walls  —  (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad.
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egypt.usembassy.gov:
U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement  —  The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims - as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.  Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11 …
BBC:
American dies in Libya protests  —  Rallies were also held outside the US embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo  —  A US official has been killed and others wounded after militiamen stormed the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, security officials say.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Washington Post:
Protesters attack U.S. Embassy in Cairo, consulate in Libya
english.ahram.org.eg:
UPDATED: Mob sets fire to US consulate in Benghazi: witness
Discussion: Reuters and The Other McCain
Nina Shea / National Review:
U.S. Embassy Favors Religious Feelings over Free Speech, Attacked Anyway
Sam Dagher / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Missions Stormed in Libya, Egypt
BBC:
Egyptians protest at US embassy over ‘insulting’ film
Discussion: Hit & Run
Vanity Fair:
MSNBC's Hot Ticket  —  By Douglas Brinkley Photograph by Mark Seliger  —  Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, photographed at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in New York City.  —  Five years ago this month, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski began co-hosting MSNBC's savvy, caffeinated Morning Joe …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Scarborough: ‘I have no plans to run in 2016’
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
How Mitt Romney Is Losing The Debate Expectations Game  —  He's practicing hard, his aides say!  Obama's camp pretends to panic.  —  Romney with Senator Rob Portman, who is playing President Barack Obama in debate prep, earlier this month.  —  Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters
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Jim VandeHei / Reuters:
GOP to Mitt Romney: You're so vague  —  Leading conservatives are offering blunt advice to Mitt Romney: Quit ducking details, start engaging in a real and specific war of ideas with President Barack Obama — or lose.  —  Here's just a sampling of the past 24 hours:
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
New Obama campaign ad calls Romney ‘dangerous’ for women's health
Discussion: Politico
BuzzFeed:
Ann Romney Declines Invitation To Value Voters Summit  —  After program confusion, the campaign confirms she declined the invitation.  Avoiding a risk of turning the popular spouse into a divisive figure.  (Updated.)  —  Image by Evan Vucci / AP  —  ABOARD THE ROMNEY PLANE …
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Josh Glasstetter / rightwingwatch.org:
Ann Romney Booked for Gay-Bashing Conference?  —  Ann Romney, the person tasked with humanizing her husband Mitt, is apparently scheduled to address a conference that dehumanizes others.  I'm talking about the Values Voter Summit, which is hosted and sponsored by three Southern Poverty Law …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
LGBT Allies Discourage Lawmakers From Participating In Values Voters Conference
Discussion: Advocate
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Netanyahu To Obama: ‘Wait For What?  Wait Until When?’  —  WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making it clear that Israel will not wait to take out Iranian nuclear facilities.  —  In heated comments toward the United States, the Israeli prime minister …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama calls Netanyahu
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner ‘not confident’ that Congress, Obama will strike debt deal
Discussion: Politico and CNN
New York Times:
Israeli Leader Sharpens Call on U.S. to Set Limits on Iran
BuzzFeed:
Romney Has Given Two Version Of His 9/11 Experience  —  Romney's description of his 9/11 experience in a speech today differs in one detail from his recollection in his 2002 memoir.  A Romney spokesman did not respond to a BuzzFeed request of clarification of how Romney learned of the attacks.
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Bill Clinton's explanation tour begins  —  MIAMI - Professor Bill Clinton's explaining stuff tour began here with a sober dissertation on the 2012 election.  —  Speaking from notes but without a prepared text, Clinton delivered a 41-minute tour through President Barack Obama's track record …
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Bill Clinton / CNN:
Clinton calls young people to the polls in support of Obama
Discussion: Politico
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
How much do Chicago teachers make?  —  From left, students Labaron Scott, 10, Jalen Reed, 9, and Christian Robinson, 9, show support for Chicago teachers.  (Reuters)  —  Monday, I passed along the Chicago Public Schools' estimate of the mean teacher salary, which is $74,839.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Colorado Secretary of State Gives Up On Voter Purge  —  Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (R) has decided not to pursue a voter purge he initiated by sending letters asking almost 4,000 voters to prove their citizenship.  After 482 people responded with proof and almost 90 percent …
Brian Bakst / Associated Press:
GOP'S RYAN TO GO UP WITH TV ADS _ FOR HOUSE SEAT  —  HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan plans to begin airing ads in Wisconsin as he asks voters to elect him to an eighth House term that he hopes to never serve.  —  Contracts formalized Tuesday with at least …
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Janet Hook / Washington Wire:   Ryan Asks Wisconsin to Vote for Him, Twice
ABCNEWS:
Obama Chat with ‘Pimp with the Limp’ DJ Laz Airs on 9/11 Morn  —  President Obama was heard on the South Florida airwaves this 9/11 Anniversary morning in a 10-minute radio interview with Miami's “Pimp with the Limp” DJ Laz from 106.7 WRMA-FM.  —  “You're big time.
Discussion: Power Line, The Hill and Election 2012
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Margot Roosevelt / Reuters:
Southern whites troubled by Romney's wealth, religion  —  (Reuters) - Sheryl Harris, a voluble 52-year-old with a Virginia drawl, voted twice for George W. Bush.  Raised Baptist, she is convinced — despite all evidence to the contrary — that President Barack Obama, a practicing Christian, is Muslim.
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Florida Sheriff Jokes About Using His Political Opponents As Target Practice  —  By some accounts, Sheriff Larry Campbell has the run of Leon County, Florida — population 277,971.  One resident of the area told ThinkProgress that Campbell once got in a bar fight, had his buddies arrest …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Economic Confidence Surged 11 Points Last Week  —  Index rose during Democratic convention, stayed high after sobering labor report  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The U.S. Gallup Economic Confidence Index surged to -18 for the week ending Sept. 9, up 11 points from -29 the prior week.
 
 
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Sam Fellman / Navy Times:
Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute to vets
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: '2016 Obama's America' Filmmaker Reacts To President's Slam; Looking For Network …
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Buchanan lawyer reports Fla. lawmaker cleared by DOJ
Discussion: Politico
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
House Speaker Boehner says not confident about fiscal cliff
Discussion: Politico and Firedoglake
William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Long-awaited ‘Furious’ report places blame on ATF, Justice
Nate Cohn / The New Republic:
Why Romney's Money Advantage is No Game-Changer
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Biden recalls own loss while marking ‘bittersweet’ 9/11 anniversary