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11:50 AM ET, September 14, 2012

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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.
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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 …
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 …
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:
Romney on Iran: Share Same ‘Red Line’ As Obama  —  Mitt Romney has skewered President Obama's Iran policy.  But in an exclusive interview, days after the Israeli Prime Minister criticized the U.S. for not putting “red lines before Iran,” Romney told me he would draw the same line in the sand 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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Mideast Turmoil Spreads
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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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.
Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Obama runs riot with facts on ‘ally’ Egypt
Discussion: Hot Air and Election 2012
Cliff Owen / ABCNEWS:
Secretary Clinton Delivers Powerful Religion Speech After Middle East Embassy Attacks
Discussion: Althouse
Politico:
Arab Spring: Tech as tinder
Discussion: CNN and ABCNEWS
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
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
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 …
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Mark Murray / First Read:
Polls: Obama holds the edge in Florida, Ohio and Virginia  —  President Barack Obama has opened up a five-point lead in the Sunshine State and the “right track” number is now more than 40 percent.  NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  —  After two political conventions and heading into the post-Labor Day sprint …
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.”
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 …
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  —  20 responses
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Married Voters Are Romney Voters  —  Marital status is strong predictor of voting behavior  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Married registered voters prefer Republican challenger Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama by 54% to 39%, according to Gallup data collected from June to August.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Reuters:
Russia's Vladimir Putin admits wildlife stunts are staged
Chicago Teachers Union:
As Chicago teachers strike enters fourth day, a new poll proves majority of parents and taxpayers …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kids Question Michelle Obama: Unsure Where President Is, and Where Obamas Will Move If President Loses
Discussion: The Jawa Report
David Montgomery / Argus Leader:
Mike Rounds to explore run for U.S. Senate
Discussion: The Fix
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck, Eliot Spitzer ‘Weigh In’ For Head-To-Head October Debate
Discussion: Mediaite
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Romney to receive intelligence briefings starting next week
Discussion: Ballot Box
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Primary Results Close for 2 G.O.P. Legislators Who Voted for Same-Sex Marriage
 Earlier Items: 
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
On The Road To Prison, Alabama's Ex-Governor Still Has A Few Things He Wants To Say
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: Mr. Romney, Trust Your Pants
Discussion: National Review and Betsy's Page
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The iPhone Stimulus  —  Are you, or is someone you know, a gadget freak?
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
McPartland / nation.foxnews.com:
Jimmy Carter Corrects Obama
Discussion: The Fix, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and Politico
New York Review of Books:
What Krugman & Stiglitz Can Tell Us
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
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
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place
 
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