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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Romney owes an apology  —  To a certain extent, no one should be surprised by Mitt Romney's decision to seize on — actually, make that exploit — the attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Egypt and Libya as ammunition in the presidential campaign.  —  After all, the Republican presidential nominee wrote …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney team sharpens attack on Obama's foreign policy  —  Advisers to Mitt Romney on Thursday defended his sharp criticism of President Obama and said that the deadly protests sweeping the Middle East would not have happened if the Republican nominee were president.
Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE - Romney on Debates: Obama Will 'Say Things That Aren't True'  —  With the first presidential debate less than three weeks away, Mitt Romney is spending lots of time getting ready behind closed doors.  In his first comments on that debate prep, he told me that Sen. Rob Portman …
Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
Full Transcript: George Stephanopoulos and Mitt Romney  —  The following is a full transcript of my interview with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.  —  GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Governor, thank you for doing this.  —  MITT ROMNEY: Thank you, George.  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: Boy …
Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
Romney on Iran: Share Same ‘Red Line’ As Obama
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney And The Art Of The Double-Down (The Note)
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Revealed: inside story of US envoy's assassination  —  Exclusive: America ‘was warned of embassy attack but did nothing’  —  NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.  PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Bloody Hand Prints at Consulate Reveal Americans Were Dragged From Building Before Their Death  —  The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi came in two waves on the night of 9-11.  —  Four Americans were murdered in a coordinated attack by reportedly 400 Islamists.  —  It was a highly coordinated attack.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Daily Mail and Guardian
Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
Bloody hand prints, stolen documents and shocking security failings: Harrowing pictures inside crumbling U.S. consulate in Benghazi after attacks that left ambassador and three others dead  — Dramatic images of bloody hand prints and crumbling buildings capture horror of Tuesday's attack …
Sky News:
Tunis Protesters Attack US Embassy  —  Protesters descend on the US embassy in Tunis  —  Protesters have entered the US embassy in the Tunisian capital Tunis in the latest violence sparked by an anti-Muslim film.  —  A large fire could be seen burning inside the compound.
Discussion: Reuters and Hot Air
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Protesters scale U.S. embassy walls in Tunisia
Khalid Abdelaziz / Reuters:
Sudan protesters set fire to German embassy
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Gordon Smith / Spiegel Online:
'Obama's Middle East Policy Is in Ruins'  —  US embassies in the Muslim world were on high alert Friday following days of violent protests against an anti-Islam film.  Germany, too, closed several embassies in fear of attacks.  Some German commentators argue that the violence shows that Obama's Middle East policies have failed.
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Cliff Owen / ABCNEWS:
Secretary Clinton Delivers Powerful Religion Speech After Middle East Embassy Attacks
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Althouse
Politico:
Arab Spring: Tech as tinder
Discussion: CNN and ABCNEWS
Talking Points Memo:
Kansas Goes Birther: State Board Considers Removing Obama From Ballot  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, an informal advisor to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said on Thursday he and his fellow members of a state board were considering removing President Barack Obama from the Kansas ballot this November.
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Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kansas panel delays ballot decision on Obama
Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
The Muslim Protests: Two Myths Down, Three to Go  —  Here is the narrative that pretty much everyone was buying into 36 hours ago: Crude anti-Islam film made by Israeli-American and funded by Jews leads to Muslim protests that boil over, causing four American deaths in Libya.
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Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Obama runs riot with facts on ‘ally’ Egypt
Discussion: Hot Air and Election 2012
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Samuel's prez ad: Wake the f@#k up!  —  They picked the perfect actor for a political ad loaded with f-bombs.  —  Samuel L. Jackson will film a provocative spot supporting President Obama's re-election bid as early as tomorrow — telling voters to “Wake the f—k up, Vote for Obama.”
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Poll: Obama Holds Narrow Edge Over Romney  —  President Obama holds a narrow three-point advantage over Mitt Romney among Americans most likely to vote in November, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.  —  With their back-to-back political conventions behind …
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
China commentary slams Romney's “foolish” China-bashing  —  (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attacks on China and promise to name the country a currency manipulator if elected are foolish and hypocritical, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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Liu Chang / Xinhua News Agency:
Romney's China-bashing talks useless to U.S. economy
Discussion: Politico
Jackie Vega / KXAN-TV:
Threatening caller spurs UT evacuation  —  Caller claimed to be with al-Qaida, planted bombs  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas is evacuating all of its buildings due to threats on campus after a caller claiming to be with al-Qaida said he placed bombs all over campus …
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck, Eliot Spitzer ‘Weigh In’ For Head-To-Head October Debate  —  Oh, how the mighty have fallen.  —  During an ostentatious, boxing-themed promotional event Thursday, the satellite television provider Dish announced that Glenn Beck and Eliot Spitzer will face off in a head-to-head debate …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
ThinkProgress:
In Meetings With Anti-Pornography Group, Romney Campaign Promised To Prosecute Porn  —  WASHINGTON, DC — Mitt Romney's campaign told a leading anti-pornography group that the Republican nominee will pursue and prosecute pornography if elected president.  —  Three months ago …
Larry Gordon / Associated Press:
UC to pay settlement in Davis pepper spray case  —  UC leaders agree to pay settlement to 21 UC Davis students and alumni who sued over campus officers' use of pepper spray during a November 2011 protest.  —  A UC Davis officer pepper-sprays Occupy protesters in November.
Brian Doherty / Hit & Run:
The Badgering of Bob Dylan, Or, Tell Us You Love Obama, Bob!  Please!  —  Rolling Stone features another of its many mega-cover story interviews with Bob Dylan—a character always valuable, or at least amusing, to listen to.  (The interview is not yet online, but appears in the Sept 27 issue …
Discussion: Althouse
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kids Question Michelle Obama: Unsure Where President Is, and Where Obamas Will Move If President Loses  —  First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by a Virginia YMCA yesterday where she met with elementary and middle school kids.  The kids had tough questions for the first lady …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
BuzzFeed:
Who Would Win In A Fistfight: Romney Or Obama?  —  Result from a Langer Research Associates poll of more than a thousand Americans.  It's lopsided (image via).  —  copyranter  —  an hour ago  —  21 responses
 
 
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
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Discussion: Politico
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
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Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: Mr. Romney, Trust Your Pants
Discussion: National Review and Betsy's Page
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
McPartland / nation.foxnews.com:
Jimmy Carter Corrects Obama
Discussion: The Fix, Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:
Teamsters leader compares GOP to Cambodian dictator
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Limbaugh: Al-Qaida “gave up Osama”
Discussion: Outside the Beltway