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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Cheat Sheet - How Dubya Screwed Romney

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Today: Clinton Rejects Russian Peace Plan , Putin’s God Squad , Obama Unleashes New Medicare Study
Cheat Sheet: Morning

September 09, 2012
BAGGAGE

If it weren’t for the ugly legacy of George W. Bush, Romney would be winning this race. Peter Beinart on why the GOP can't overcome its tarnished brand.

SYRIA

Hillary Clinton gave big thumbs-down to a new Russian proposal to the United Nations for sanctions against Syria, saying the plan was “without teeth.” Russia had wanted to resurrect a U.N. Security Council resolution from June that would have orchestrated a ceasefire and a political handover by Bashar al-Assad. As violence continued in the country, Clinton said that Assad would ignore the resolution. “There is no point to passing a resolution with no teeth,” Clinton said, “because we’ve seen time and time again that Assad will ignore it and keep attacking his own people.”

RETURN

After years of repression under Communist rule, the Orthodox Church is back at the heart of Russian politics. Peter Pomerantsev on the holy warriors helping Putin.

CAMPAIGN 2012

As President Obama defies bad job numbers this week to widen his lead over the Republican ticket by as much as 4 points, he prepared to cite a new Medicare study Sunday that slams Mitt Romney’s health-care plan for seniors. According to the study, elderly Americans in 2023 would have to hand over as much as $60,000 more over their retirement for health-care coverage under Romney’s plan for Medicare. It is anticipated that Obama will cite the study, which was conducted by a Harvard academic and veteran of the Clinton and Obama White Houses, as he campaigns for a second day in Florida.

EVIDENCE

After a former Los Angeles deputy district attorney accused deceased O.J. Simpson defense attorney Johnnie Cochran of “manipulating” one of the murder case’s famous gloves, a member of Simpson’s defense team struck back Saturday. Attorney Shawn Holley said in a statement that the allegations made by former deputy D.A. Christopher Darden were “false, malicious, and slanderous.” “Almost 20 years later, it seems Mr. Darden is still trying to exculpate himself from one of the biggest blunders in the history of jurisprudence,” Holley said. A civil jury found Simpson liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1997.


VIOLENCE
39 Killed in Iraq Attacks
Across the country Sunday.
RIGHTS
States Fight Feds on Gay Marriage
Before appeals court.
COMING FOR YOU
Debt Collectors Hunt Student Loans
As millions struggle to make payments.
HEROES
9/11 Memorial Costs Delay Opening
Mayor, governor squabble over price tag.
HOLY WRIT
Elvis’s Bible Sold at Auction
Was Christmas gift to the King.
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