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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) speaks during an event with on the global economy with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius (L) at the Brookings Institution April 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. AF PHOTO/Mandel NGAN.
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The president has done enough right to win plaudits from the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks
It's a very passionate and compelling speech ... He said his points very, very well. It just happened to come from the Washington Post and a blog.
What this says — a lesson that the Obama team unfortunately failed to learn until very late in the game — is that the economic strategy that works best politically isn’t the strategy that finds approval with focus groups, let alone with the editorial page of the Washington Post .More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Thomas: The news media's religion deficit
connected to earthly policies and which ones, if any, he will attempt to implement should he become president.On her Washington Post blog, Jennifer Rubin says the media has a "Mormon Obsession": "In sum, the left's obsession with Romney's faith tells us more Read more »
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Goldberg: Mitt Romney's media handicap
Mitt Romney played it right when he was meek and contrite in response to the Washington Post 's front-page allegations that he bullied a kid half a century ago in high school.Romney no doubt feels embarrassed by the charges, even if most of us struggle to Read more »
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Romney counters bullying gay classmates
gay.The Republican presidential candidate issued the apology during a hastily arranged radio interview after The Washington Post reported Thursday that he had held down classmate John Lauber and cut off his bleached blond hair when they were students at a Read more »
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Who will Obama poke fun at during reporters' gala?
from the dinner go toward scholarships for aspiring journalists and awards for distinction in the profession.This year's award winners are ABC'S Jake Tapper, Scott Wilson of The Washington Post and reporting teams from Politico and The Associated Press. Read more »
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Wal-Mart faces big fines amid bribery charges
were launching an investigation into the matter and sent a letter to CEO Mike Duke asking for a meeting. And the Washington Post reported late Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice has been conducting a criminal probe of the allegations since December, Read more »
Around the web
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Carolyn Hax: Of brides and bridesmaids
Hax Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997 as a weekly feature for The Washington Post, accompanied by the work of “relationship cartoonist” Nick Galifianakis. She is the author of “Tell Me About It” (Miramax, 2001), and the host a live online discussion 3:11 AM from The Washington Post Read more »
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Mitt’s math
Greg Sargent The Washington Post Mitt Romney’s campaign again blasted President Obama for presiding over a "net" loss in jobs during his first term. This metric is bogus because it factors in the hundreds of thousands of jobs that the economy was hemorrhaging 3:01 AM from Salt Lake Tribune Read more »
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Irish voters strongly approve new European fiscal treaty
2, 2012 12:15 am Share with others: By Anthony Faiola / The Washington Post DUBLIN -- Europe's new fiscal treaty won a decisive and much-needed victory in Ireland in a closely watched referendum, a rare reprieve for the region's leaders from the string of 12:00 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read more »
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: National and state polls starting to align (but not completely)
−2 (27 pt. win in 2008; 25 pt. lead in poll) Ohio (Rasmussen): Obama −6 (4 pt. win in 2008; 2 pt. deficit in poll) Washington (Strategies 360): Obama −6 (17 pt. win in 2008; 11 pt. lead in poll) WEDNESDAY: Missouri (PPP): Obama +1 (0 pt. loss in 2008; 1 pt. 6/1/12 from Daily Kos Read more »
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Petraeus' first year at CIA bumpy at times
— David Ignatius is a columnist for The Washington Post. CIA Director David Petraeus spoke first at an April 19 memorial dinner for agency officers killed in action. He delivered well-scripted remarks and an evocation of the agencyÂs heroes. Then came Leon 6/1/12 from Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »
