@aterkel: Daily Beast says Romney asked VP candidates for 10 years of tax returns http://t.co/jOSYsPqa
aterkel September 13, 2012 at 09:34AM
@aterkel: Daily Beast says Romney asked VP candidates for 10 years of tax returns http://t.co/jOSYsPqa
mlcalderone September 13, 2012 at 09:23AM
@mlcalderone: Anna Wintour is Obama’s fourth biggest bundler this cycle. http://t.co/hzBeiQY1
Poll: Dems rise on fighting terror
For the first time since 2007, Americans rank Democrats even with Republicans on the issue.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81154.html
WHOA, DUDE, ARE WE INSIDE A COMPUTER RIGHT NOW?
It’s an idea that every college student with a gravity bong and The Matrix on DVD has thought of before, but [Rich Terrile] is a well-regarded scientist, the director of the Center for Evolutionary Computation and Automated Design at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and is currently writing an as-yet-untitled book about the subject.
via MetaFilter http://www.metafilter.com/119883/WHOA-DUDE-ARE-WE-INSIDE-A-COMPUTER-RIGHT-NOW
Romney, ’60 Minutes’ reschedule
Obama wasn’t the only candidate scheduled to sit down for an interview today.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/09/romneys-minutes-interview-rescheduled-135369.html
Amid Foreign Policy Crisis, Romney Picks a Big Fight
Mitt Romney has picked a big fight fraught with political risks amid an ongoing foreign policy crisis with heartbreaking and murderous consequences for the U.S. diplomatic corps.
And by the end of the day on Wednesday he walked straight into a forearm shiver from the commander-in-chief – one that may leave a mark and intensify scrutiny of Romney’s foreign policy qualifications.
“Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first, aim later,†President Obama told CBS in an interview conducted by correspondent Steve Kroft. “And as president one of the things I’ve learned is you can’t do that. It’s important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts.Â
via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/amid-foreign-policy-crisis-romney-picks-a-big-fight-20120912
Democrats Widen Enthusiasm Gap
Democrats are now significantly more engaged by the presidential race and view it more favorably than Republicans, according to a Pew survey published on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of Democrats find the campaign “interesting†compared with only half of Republicans, while 68 percent of Dems find it “informative,†compared with just under half of Republicans, according to survey, conducted over the weekend by the the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
The most dramatic divergence since June is in the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who find the campaign too negative. The proportion has fallen 12 points for Democrats, to 42 percent, while it has shot up 9 points for Republicans, to 63 percent.Â
via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/democrats-widen-enthusiasm-gap-20120912
Bob Dylan Responds to Plagiarism Accusation: ‘Wussies and Pussies Complain About That Stuff’
In a new interview, the legendary folk rocker brushes off critics who say he stole from various obscure poets.
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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bob-dylan-responds-plagiarism-accusation-369896
No Drama Spending Bill Glides Through Rules
In the latest sign that a stop-gap spending measure could sail through Congress before the end of next week, the House Rules Committee on Wednesday devoted less than 10 minutes to the legislation that would fund the government for the next six months.
A room usually fraught with tense exchanges and snide one-liners (doled out during the committee’s many late-night meetings) saw the top Republican and Democrat of the House Appropriations Committee speak briefly about their bill before being lauded by three Rules Committee members for their efforts. No leading questions, no terse remarks, just some pats on the back before the committee moved on to other business.
The bill’s $1.047 trillion annual rate represents an increase of about $8 billion over current spending levels. Conservatives, though, support the bill – in fact, they pushed for leadership to take it up now rather than risking the possibility that it could become tangled up in larger discussions about taxes and other spending if the measure were to be left for the post-election lame-duck session.
Republicans want to avoid allowing Democrats to use the threat of a government shutdown as leverage against them in the debate over the Bush-era tax cuts and sequestration. So conservatives agreed to a spending increase, despite having passed a fiscal year 2013 budget that would cap spending at $1.028 trillion.
Congressional leadership announced a deal at the end of July on the bill, which contains no policy riders and cannot be amended on the floor. The Senate is expected to vote on it next Thursday.
via Homepage http://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/09/no-drama-spending-bill-glides.php
Sulliview September 12, 2012 at 06:24PM
@Sulliview: Update: The Times Denies State Department Request to Remove Photo from Web Site http://t.co/pWAOULPo #nytimes #journalism #libya