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Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
A TURN OF THE PAGE FOR NEWSWEEK — After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format. — We are announcing this morning an important development at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Tagg Romney jokes about ‘swing’ at Obama — Mitt Romney's eldest son joked in a radio interview that he wanted to “take a swing” at President Barack Obama after Obama called his father a liar. — “Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the stage and take a swing at him,” Tagg said, laughing.
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
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GottaLaff / The Political Carnival:
AUDIO: Tagg Romney says he wanted to take a swing at President Obama
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Tagg Romney Says He Wants To ‘Take A Swing’ At Obama
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Team Romney won't rein in GOP nominee during third debate — Mitt Romney's campaign indicated Wednesday they have no plans to rein in the GOP nominee during the third and final presidential debate. — Romney's aggressive performance Tuesday night — directly challenging President Obama …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
CNN Explains — TMZ says it has obtained an email from CNN's Managing Editor, Mark Whitaker, to CNN personnel. The email sets out talking points in response to criticism of Candy Crowley's performance as a debate moderator last night. It is pretty funny; this is the complete email, according to TMZ:
Mike Elk / Working In These Times:
In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses To Tell Their Employees How to Vote — In a June 6, 2012 conference call posted on the anti-union National Federation of Independent Business's website, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney instructed employers to tell their employees how to vote in the upcoming election.
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell Their Employees How To Vote — Newly-discovered audio from a conference call in June captures Mitt Romney asking business owners to urge their employees to vote for him. — Romney, speaking on a call to the very conservative National Federation …
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Politico:
GOP's problems exposed in struggle for Senate — In 2010, when Republicans stumbled on what had been a clear path to winning control of the Senate, GOP operatives comforted themselves with a defiant vow: Just wait 'til next time. — Now, next time is here — and the GOP is in danger …
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New York Post:
Terrorist attempts to blow up Federal Reserve Bank — A Bangladeshi terrorist tried to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan this morning using a 1,000-pound bomb, according to a criminal complaint. — Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, of Jamaica, Queens …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Obama campaign turning grim on Florida, Virginia, North Carolina — and Colorado? — You need to read way, way, way down into this National Journal piece to find the key bit, but it's worth it. Says Jay Cost, “I've never seen anybody bury a lede like Major Garrett here.”
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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
The Four Ls and Four States: What's Next in the Obama-Romney Duel
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Bruce Springsteen / The Official Bruce …:
A Message From Bruce — Dear Friends: — The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I've been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes. — This presidential election is different than the last one because President Obama …
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Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
The 7-Eleven Presidency — In the wake of the Treasury Department's newly released summary of federal spending for 2012, it's now possible to detail just how profligate the Obama years have been. Here's the upshot: Under Obama, for every $7 we've had, we've spent nearly $11 (or, to be more exact, $10.95).
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Report: Family says former Sen. McGovern ‘no longer responsive’ — The family of former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.) said Wednesday that he was “no longer responsive” after being moved to hospice care earlier this week. — The family issued a statement through …
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Wall Street Journal:
Henninger: The Un-President — Barack Obama shows an unerring instinct for policy deniability. — Conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama “lost” in Denver because he lacked intensity. He brought his A-game to Hofstra this week. There's still a problem.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
At Last Night's Debate: Romney Told 31 Myths In 41 Minutes — But at his second encounter with Obama in New York, the GOP presidential candidate — who has run a post-truth campaign from day one — outdid himself and crammed 31 myths in 41 minutes: — 1) “I want to make sure we keep our Pell grant program growing.
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Brendan McDermid / Jerusalem Post:
Iran: How long can debt-laden US remain world power? — Ahmadinejad says US influence in world affairs waning due to massive debt and loss of legitimacy, adds West increasingly questioning legitimacy of “Zionist regime,” hints EU hurt more by sanctions than Iran.
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Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
Biden Sticks to ‘Binders’ Theme to Attack Romney — RENO, Nev. - Warming to the theme, Vice President Joe Biden mocked Mitt Romney over his remarks about recruiting female staff when he was governor of Massachusetts by reviewing what Mr. Romney described in the debate Tuesday as “binders full of women.”
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Islamic Inscriptions On Obama's Wedding Ring, And Other Things I Learned At A Romney Debate Watch Party — LAS VEGAS, Nevada — If I learned anything from watching last night's presidential debate in a room full of Mitt Romney supporters, it's that President Obama cannot speak English …
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Nour Malas / Wall Street Journal:
Syrian Rebels Get Missiles — Fears Rise That Portable Antiaircraft Weapons Could Wind Up With Terrorists — ANTAKYA, Turkey—Some Syrian rebel factions have obtained advanced portable antiaircraft weapons, according to rebels and regional officials, a development that could alter …
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Who wins under Mitt Romney's cap plan, in one chart — Despite its vagueness, Mitt Romney's proposal to cap itemized deductions is prompting some insightful analyses from reputable think tanks. On Tuesday, Third Way released a report estimating that a $25,000 cap on deductions …
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TaxVox and The Baseline Scenario
Justin Sink / The Hill:
First lady: President 'didn't point fingers, didn't place blame' — First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday that President Obama did not look to blame others for the challenges he faced as president, an apparent rebuke to Republican accusations that the White House continues to point …
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Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
Gallup:
Special Report: 3.4% of U.S. Adults Identify as LGBT — Inaugural Gallup findings based on more than 120,000 interviews — PRINCETON, NJ — The inaugural results of a new Gallup question — posed to more than 120,000 U.S. adults thus far — shows that 3.4% say “yes” when asked if they identify as lesbian …
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Steve Friess / Politico:
Horsford struggles vs. Tarkanian in Nev. — NORTH LAS VEGAS — By all accounts, Democrat Steven Horsford should be on a cakewalk to Washington in Nevada's new 4th Congressional District. — The district's demographics — 36,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans …
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Bloomberg Jumps Into '12 Races With New ‘Super PAC’ — Seeking to reshape a national political debate he finds frustratingly superficial, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York is plunging into the 2012 campaign in its final weeks, creating his own “super PAC” to direct millions of dollars …
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