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4:25 AM ET, September 19, 2012

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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser  —  Mitt Romney wanted the full tape.  Here it is.  —  On Monday and Tuesday Mother Jones published exclusive video that captured Mitt Romney speaking to donors at a May 17 fundraiser, which was held at the home of private equity mogul Mark Leder.
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Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
A Mood of Gloom Afflicts the Romney Campaign  —  SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney's traveling press secretary walked to the back of the candidate's plane midflight on Tuesday and teasingly asked a pair of journalists in an exit row if they were “willing and able to assist in case of an emergency.”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Sen. Brown denounces Romney comments  —  Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) came out in opposition to Mitt Romney's controversial remarks on the “47 percent.”  —  Brown, who has been distancing himself from elements of the Republican Party, joins GOP Senate candidate in Connecticut Linda McMahon in coming out against the statements.
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Romney struggles to steady campaign after secret videos  —  (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney struggled on Tuesday to steady his reeling White House campaign after a secretly recorded video showed him dismissing President Barack Obama's supporters as victims who are too dependent on government.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
47 Skidoo  —  Uh-oh, Romney's lost the election again.  —  “What is 47?” asks the FAQ page at the website of the 47 Society.  Answer: “In short, 47 appears to be the quintessential random number of the universe.  In other words, when a number appears randomly, more often than not, that number is 47.”
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Romney's Arrogant and Stupid Remarks
Mark Murray / First Read:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads Romney nationally by 5 points  —  Fueled by increased optimism about the economy and nation's direction, President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 5 points among likely voters and now sees his job-approval rating reaching the 50 percent threshold for the first time since March …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Massachusetts Miscellany  —PPP's newest Massachusetts poll …
Discussion: Politico and Weekly Standard
James Taranto / Peggy Noonan's Blog:
Time for an Intervention  —  What should Mitt Romney do now?  He should peer deep into the abyss.  He should look straight into the heart of darkness where lies a Republican defeat in a year the Republican presidential candidate almost couldn't lose.  He should imagine what it will mean for the country …
Discussion: alicublog and Brad DeLong
Talking Points Memo:
Mary Matalin: Thanks To Romney, We Can Single Out ‘Parasites’  —  Conservative commentator Mary Matalin hailed Mitt Romney's “47 percent” line on CNN as good news for Republicans.  —  “There are makers and takers, there are producers and there are parasites,” she said.
Rosalind Rossi / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago Public Schools teachers' strike over  —  The Chicago teachers' strike is over.  —  The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted Tuesday to end its strike after seven days, meaning classes will be in session Wednesday for 350,000 Chicago Public Schools students.
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Bryan Caplan / EconLog:
Will False Belief in the SIVH Destroy Romney's Candidacy?  —  Many people believe that voters' positions are determined by their objective self-interest.  I call this the SIVH - the Self-Interested Voter Hypothesis.  A massive body of evidence shows that the SIVH is just plain wrong.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
FiveThirtyEight Forecast: G.O.P. Senate Hopes Slipping  —  Democrats are now favored to retain control of the Senate when the new Congress convenes in January, according to the FiveThirtyEight forecast, breaking a summer stalemate during which control of the chamber appeared about equally likely to go either way.
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
NEWSPAPER AD REVENUES COLLAPSE TO 1950 LEVELS  —  There are three important things to keep in mind when looking at this gorgeous graph: … Sometimes it doesn't feel like we're winning, because the corrupt media still has the power to create its own reality - to create the illusion …
Discussion: Power Line and Nice Deb
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner / Energy & Environment:
EPA's four-gallon minimum mandate  —  The latest mandate handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is so ridiculous, even I was shocked.  The EPA has now mandated how much gasoline you must buy at certain gas stations.  Say hello to the Obama Administration's four gallon minimum.
Discussion: Mother Jones and National Review
David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
Abbas Proposes Canceling Oslo Accords  —  Over the weekend, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas proposed cancelling the Oslo Accords.  —  Palestinian Authority head, Mahmoud Abbas, proposed cancelling the Oslo Accords with Israel at a weekend meeting of the PA leadership …
Discussion: Israpundit and The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: 'There's More Than Enough Blame to Spread Around'  —  In a sit down interview with late night host David Letterman that will be aired later this evening, President Barack Obama continued a trend of blaming others for the problems this country faces.  —  “There's more than enough blame …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Reporters haven't asked about Sebelius breaking law in W.H. briefings
Olivier Knox / Reuters:
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Jim McElhatton / Washington Times:
Feds ignore rules and use stimulus cash to buy Chinese solar panels
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Puts Voter ID Law In Jeopardy
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