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1:35 PM ET, September 20, 2012

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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Pawlenty to take over as Financial Services Roundtable CEO  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will take over one of K Street's most prestigious jobs as CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable.  —  The group announced Thursday morning that the former GOP candidate for president …
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First Read:
Romney: ‘This is a campaign about the 100 percent’  —  Updated at 8:02 a.m. ET: MIAMI — Mitt Romney said his campaign is about “100 percent” of Americans as his campaign continued to work to contain the fallout from controversial comments he made at a private fundraiser in May.
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Washington Examiner:
The Obama you don't know  —  Few if any of his predecessors took the oath of office with higher public hopes for his success than President Obama on Jan. 20, 2009.  —  Millions of Americans hailed his election as an end to partisanship, a renewal of the spirit of compromise and a reinvigoration …
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Report Blows HUGE Hole In Obama's Fake Biography  —  The Washington Examiner has investigated the narrative given to us by Barack Obama and the Democratic party and found it filled with lies.  The truth is the president had a privileged up-bringing, went to the best schools throughout his life.
Discussion: The Other McCain and The Rightnewz
CNN:
Source: Slain ambassador Stevens said he was on al Qaeda list  —  (CNN) — In the months leading up to his death, Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, worried about constant security threats in Benghazi and mentioned that his name was on an al Qaeda hit list, a source familiar with his thinking told CNN.
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Fox News:
Al Qaeda, ex-Gitmo detainee involved in consulate attack, intelligence sources say
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Voter ID and Voter “Virtue”  —  If you want a sense of what motivates the politicans and activists who push for voter identification laws, look no further than this quote from Pennsylvania State Representative Darryl Metcalfe: … As always, it's worth noting the extent to which the “47%” …
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Philly.com:
Metcalfe says ‘lazy’ people don't deserve to vote
Discussion: The Maddow Blog
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:   Sponsor Of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Defends Romney, Says ‘Lazy’ People Also Shouldn't Vote
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
CAPTION THIS: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wrote Something On Her Hand, Too.  What is this, middle school?  —  UPDATE: Meanwhile, on the just-plain-creepy side: Actress Jessica Alba asks voters to pledge allegiance to Obama.  I understand that actors are generally none-too-bright, and none-too-educated, but still. . . .
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Reuters:
Romney rescue plan: More Mitt  —  BOSTON - More Mitt.  —  After taking a beating for comments he privately wishes he never made and from conservative critics he wishes he could muzzle, Mitt Romney and his campaign are settling on a rescue plan to show more of him - in ads, speeches and campaign appearances.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney intensifies campaign schedule with Ohio bus tour
Discussion: Politico
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
UMass/Herald poll: Scott Brown in slight lead vs. Warren  —  U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has moved into a narrow lead over rival Elizabeth Warren while his standing among Massachusetts voters has improved despite a year-long Democratic assault, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.
Associated Press:
Pakistan: new television ads with US Embassy seal condemn anti-Islam film and feature Obama  —  ISLAMABAD — Marked by the U.S. Embassy seal, advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video appeared on Pakistani television on Thursday in an apparent attempt to undercut anger against the United States, where the film was produced.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
Guess who's trashing Obama campaign signs in Austin, Texas?  —  Texas may be a red state but the capital of Austin is Obama country.  It's thus not unusual to see myriad Obama campaign signs in nice neighborhoods — displayed on one manicured front lawn after another.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and KXAN-TV
William D. Cohan / Business Week:
Rethinking Robert Rubin  —  Bill Clinton has a favorite Robert Rubin story.  It's 1999, and the Cabinet has gathered to discuss the business of the American people.  Except no one can focus because the impeachment crisis is raging, and even the most veteran Washington power players are, for lack of a better term, freaking out.
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Sheila Bair / Fortune:
Sheila Bair and the bailout bank titans
Discussion: AEIdeas
Vincent Miller / America Magazine:
Secret Ryan Transcript: Social Security and Medicare are the Target  —  This isn't from a secret video, it's from the untranscribed portion of Ryan's 2005 speech at the Atlas Society's “Celebration of Ayn Rand.”  It fits well with the Romney video because it makes clear that middle class entitlements …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Obama's Lead Looks Stronger in Polls That Include Cellphones  —  As I observed on Tuesday, and as The New Republic's Nate Cohn also found, Barack Obama seems to have received a much clearer bounce in some types of polls than others.  —  Although there are exceptions on either side …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Romney's Video-Debunking Claim Is...Debunked  —  This is getting ridiculous.  —  After Mother Jones posted video of Mitt Romney sharing remarks with millionaire donors that he would never express to voters—noting that nearly half of the American electorate are moochers and that Romney …
Gallup:
Democratic Enthusiasm Swells in the Swing States, Nationally  —  Overall, 59% of swing-state voters now highly enthusiastic, up from 46% in June  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Voters in the 12 states USA Today and Gallup consider the key swing states that could decide the 2012 presidential election …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
No One Left to Race Bait  —  Dave Weigel points out the difference between the covert racism of a young cagey Pat Buchanan in the days of the Southern strategy, and overt racism of the pariah Pat Buchanan banished to Fox News (emphasis added): … Calling the first black president a …
Discussion: Business Insider and Brad DeLong
United States Department of Labor:
Skip to page content  —  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis  —  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION  —  Program Contact:  —  TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL  —  Media Contact: (202) 693-4676  —  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT  —  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Ryan assures House Republicans: ‘We are going to win this thing’  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan delivered a pep talk to his House colleagues on Thursday, telling them not to be distracted by the daily polls and controversies of the campaign.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Lowkell / Blue Virginia:
Photos: Symbolic Lynching of “Nobama” at Bull Run Park This Weekend  —  I debated whether to even post this garbage, as I find it utterly revolting/sickening/disturbing/ etc.  So, my thinking at first was, why give it any publicity at all?  On the other hand, this is something that really happened …
Discussion: BOR, Taylor Marsh and Gawker
Washington Post:
Seven of nation's 10 most affluent counties are in Washington region  —  Ron Edmonds/AP - The Washington D.C. area, including suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, are benefiting from a healthy job market in 2012, much of it linked to the federal government.  Demand for homes is consistently strong …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Outside the Beltway
 
 
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Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:
The Fallacy of Redistribution  —  The recently discovered tape …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Issa: White House pursuing an ‘enemies list’ in Washington
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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