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2:25 PM ET, September 12, 2012

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BuzzFeed:
Foreign Policy Hands Voice Disbelief At Romney Cairo Statement  —  “Bungle... utter disaster...not ready for prime time... not presidential... Lehman moment.”  And that's just the Republicans.  —  Image by Jim Young / Reuters  —  Mitt Romney's sharply-worded attack on President Obama …
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New York Times:
Deadly Embassy Assault May Have Been Planned, U.S. Suspects  —  WASHINGTON —The Obama administration suspects that the fiery attack in Libya that killed the American ambassador and three other diplomats may have been planned rather than a spontaneous mob getting out of control, American officials said Wednesday.
Reuters:
U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.
Byron Tau / Politico:
White House disavows Cairo apology  —  The White House is disavowing a statement from its own Cairo embassy that apologized for anti-Muslim activity in the United States.  —  “The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government …
CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Romney camp tries to manage fallout from Libya response  —  De Pere, Wisconsin (CNN) - Facing criticism for its aggressive and politically-charged response to Tuesday's violent attacks on the American embassies in Egypt and Libya, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
When You Learn They're Not Ready  —  Some moments show you when a candidate is ready or not to become President of the United States.  I suspect last night will become one of those moments for Mitt Romney.  The verdict will not be positive.  —  As I noted last night …
First Read:
First Thoughts: Over the top  —  Romney issues over-the-top attack on embassy attacks... And his statement looks worse and worse as new information comes out, including the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya... Romney camp stands by its attack saying embassy statement came after the u nrest began …
Daniel Foster / National Review:
Romney's Awkward Spot  —  The sanctity of ambassadors and other diplomats is in the proverbial article one, section one of international law, and your ability to do it is as good a proxy as there is for whether you are a real country or a barbarian rabble.  The murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens …
ABCNEWS:
Romney Defends Premature Libya Criticism  —  Families are in mourning, and the diplomatic corps is dealing with the tragedy of four Americans being killed in the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.  But with 55 days until the election, everything becomes grist for the political mill …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Dead Ambassador dragged through streets, MSM furious at Romney criticism of Obama  —  If there ever were a doubt, no matter how small, that the mainstream media is deeply in bed with the Obama campaign, the reaction to the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and several other Americans should put such doubt to rest.
CBS News:
Assault on U.S. consulate in Benghazi leaves 4 dead, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens  —  (CBS/AP) U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was among four Americans killed in an attack by Muslim protesters on the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi the previous evening, the U.S. government confirmed Wednesday.
Steve Kornacki / Salon:
Mitt's shameful Libya statement  —  This is what happens when one party spends four years convincing itself the president is something he isn't  —  That it's fundamentally dishonest hasn't stopped Mitt Romney from repeating his central critique of Barack Obama's foreign policy over and over …
Scott Wong / Politico:
Hill GOP leaves Romney out on limb on Libya  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill strongly condemned the attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Libya and Egypt that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.  —  But they're leaving GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney out on a limb …
Discussion: CNN
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
His True Colors  —  As noted, we have two simultaneous crises washing over Washington tonight from the Middle East.  First, the US-Israel blow up, which I discussed below.  Next, riots which escalated into full-scale attacks on US embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, triggered by another stunt …
Associated Press:
Filmmaker Sam Bacile in hiding after anti-Muslim film sparks violence in which American diplomat was killed  —  An Israeli filmmaker based in California went into hiding Tuesday after his movie attacking Islam's Prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Boing Boing
The Lede:
Obscure Film Mocking Muslim Prophet Sparks Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya  —  8:13 p.m. Angered by reports in the Egyptian media that members of the Coptic Christian diaspora in Washington had produced a crude film mocking the Muslim prophet, protesters climbed the walls …
Washington Post:
U.S. ambassador to Libya, 3 other Americans killed in Benghazi
Twitchy:
UPenn professor Anthea Butler calls for imprisonment of filmmaker Sam Bacile; Update: Butler locks her Twitter account
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
GOP leaders less critical than Mitt Romney in response to Libya attack
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romney Is Right  —  One can question the timing and tone …
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Daily Caller
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney condemns ‘disgraceful’ Obama response on Mideast violence (Updated)
Discussion: CNN
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Three Quick Points on the Libya Killings
Discussion: The Mahablog and The Caucus
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Here's a Timeline of the Confusing Statements on Libya and Egypt
Discussion: NationalJournal.com and BuzzFeed
Arelis R. Hernández / Orlando Sentinel:
Terry Jones: Florida pastor linked to bombing protests
Sam Dagher / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Missions Stormed in Libya, Egypt
Spencer Ackerman / Wired:
Marines Head to Libya After Mob Kills Ambassador
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Rachel Weiner / Election 2012:
Romney calls Obama administration response to Libya attacks ‘disgraceful’
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Mike Barnicle Suggests Prosecuting Pastor Terry Jones In American Ambassador's Death
Discussion: DCist and The Right Scoop
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Number of uninsured falls by 1.4 million  —  The number of people without health insurance tumbled by 1.4 million in 2011, from 50 million to 48.6 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday.  —  The Census Bureau said 15.7 percent of Americans lacked health insurance in 2011 — down from 16.3 percent in 2010.
Discussion: Politico
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Gary Johnson on ballot in 47 states  —  The Libertarian Party reports that Gary Johnson will be on the ballot in at least 47 states, plus the District of Columbia.  —  The party is involved in litigation to get him on the ballot in the three remaining states, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Michigan …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Outside the Beltway
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
RNC Already Politicizing Anti-American Rioting  —  Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus (@Reince) tweeted out the following before news of the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, but after the sustained attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities there and in Egypt: “Obama sympathizes with attackers in Egypt.
 
 
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