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8:35 AM ET, September 15, 2012

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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Producer Of Anti-Islam Film Was Fed Snitch  —  L.A. man began cooperating with prosecutors after 2009 fraud bust  —  In remarks stressing that the U.S. government had “absolutely nothing to do with” the anti-Islam film that has touched off violence in the Middle East, Secretary …
Discussion: Wired, Doug Ross, BBC, Hit & Run and ABCNEWS
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Alleged ‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker taken in for interviewing by deputies  —  Just after midnight, authorities descended on the Cerritos home of the man believed to be the filmmaker behind the anti-Muslim movie that has sparked protests and rioting in the Arab world.
Los Angeles Times:
Christian charity, ex-con linked to film on Islam
Michelle Quinn / Reuters:
Google decides to leave video on YouTube  —  Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on YouTube despite a White House request that the company review it under its own policies, the company said Friday.  —  The White House confirmed Friday that it asked Google …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Gerry Shih / Reuters:
Google rejects White House request to pull Mohammad film clip  —  (Reuters) - Google Inc rejected a request by the White House on Friday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversial YouTube movie clip that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama: Slain diplomats represented ‘very best of our country’  —  President Obama hailed the work of four Americans killed in Libya this week, while promising a vigorous and unrelenting effort to bring their killers to justice.  —  In his weekly address released Saturday …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Byron Tau / Politico:
W.H. asks YouTube to ‘review’ film
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
State Department: Stop asking us about the Benghazi attack  —  The State Department told reporters Friday afternoon that it won't answer any more questions about the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans until the investigation into the incident is complete.
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Frank Gardner / BBC:
US consulate in Benghazi ‘did not have enough security’  —  The attackers used heavy weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, prompting suspicions that the strike was pre-planned  —  The US consulate in Benghazi, where the US ambassador to Libya died in an attack on Tuesday …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Remarks at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, Libya  —  Remarks  —  Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews, MD  —  SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Chaplain.  Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Secretary Panetta, Ambassador Rice …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Jason Stein / JSOnline:
Judge throws out Walker's union bargaining law  —  By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's law repealing most collective bargaining for local and school employees was struck down by a Dane County judge Friday, yet another dramatic twist in a year and a half saga …
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Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights  —  A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.  —  It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended.
ABCNEWS:
Is President Obama ‘Skipping’ Intelligence Briefings?  —  Conservative critics of President Obama are accusing him of “skipping” daily intelligence briefings throughout his first term and in the days leading up to this week's deadly attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya.
Fox News:
Marines arrive in Yemen after embassy attack, protests spread  —  U.S. Marines are on the ground in Yemen to deal with the aftermath of an attack on the U.S. Embassy in the capital city of Sanaa, as the Obama administration warns of sustained protests outside diplomatic posts across the Middle East and North Africa.
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CNN:
Clinton demands Arab Spring nations protect embassies, halt violence
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
Discussion: Cleveland Leader and American Glob
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Matthews: Romney's Decision To Run For President Showed ‘Arrogance,’ ‘Disdain’ For Obama  —  MSNBC host Chris Matthews said on his program that he thought Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was displaying a suspicious level of arrogance by thinking that he could run for president against Barack Obama.
Chicago Tribune:
Tentative deal reached with striking Chicago teachers  —  ‘If the delegates so vote, we will suspend the strike’ … Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and classes could resume for 350,000 students on Monday, according to school and union officials.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Après Rahm, Le Déluge  —  Modern nations …
New York Times:
In Chicago, Outline for a Deal on Teacher's Contract
Juan / Informed Comment:
Obama Plays Hardball and Egypt's Morsi Folds  —  The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi happened because the Libyan government is still weak, rebuilding after its revolution against Muammar Qaddafi.  But there was no doubt that the new government was a friend of the US ambassador who was killed …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Gary Bauer: Obama's Votes Come From Welfare Checks And Voter Fraud  —  Conservative pundit Gary Bauer, the former president of the Family Research Council, which puts on the Values Voter Summit each year, told the crowd at the 2012 conference Friday that it needs to turn out in great numbers …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
Reuters:
The GOP's foreign policy muddle  —  This week's political uproar over bloodshed in Libya and Egypt was a sharp reminder to Republicans: It's tough to be the opposition party when it comes to matters of national defense.  —  And for Republicans, the challenge is actually deeper than being out of power.
BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA FLASHBACK: THE DAY I'M INAUGURATED MUSLIM HOSTILITY WILL EASE  —  Then-Senator Barack Obama makes the case for an Obama Presidency on November 21, 2007 by saying he is uniquely qualified to bring stability to America's relationships in the Muslim world because he lived in an Islamic country during …
Discussion: Riehl World News and The PJ Tatler
New York Times:
Obama Erases Romney's Edge on Economy, Poll Finds  —  President Obama has taken away Mitt Romney's longstanding advantage as the candidate voters say is most likely to restore the economy and create jobs, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, which found a modest sense …
 
 
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Agence France Presse:
Afghans burn Obama effigy at film demo
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Sean Rainey / The Daily Caller:
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CNN:
Official: 2 U.S. Marines die in ‘sustained attack’ on Afghan base
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Obama's Great Islamist Delusion has come home to roost
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John Fund / National Review:
Gay-Marriage Backers Face Consequences in N.Y. Primaries
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Financially troubled parts of Europe consider taxing church properties
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
How A Bunch Of Republicans Accidentally Voted To End Welfare-To-Work Requirements
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
At Least Three Republican Electoral College Candidates May Refuse To Vote For Mitt Romney
ThinkProgress:
Group At Conservative Conference Urge Women To ‘Go Home And Put Some Clothes On’
Caroline Glick:
US-commanded MFO in Sinai under attack — dead reported in compound
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