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  1. Obama/ Mitt neck and neck.Is any way to determine if race betting has been harmed by political horse race news.
  2. The Hill: Poll: Obama and Romney neck and neck. Sounds like body builder Neck measurement contest
  3. After Bill's kind words for Mitt's work at Bain, Bain will double down on donations to both ruling parties. Big Money owns both ponies
  4. The Hill: Bill Clinton says Romney qualified to run, defends Bain work. Expect new deposit in Bill's account for services rendered.
  5. The Hill. Mitt Romney's campaign has launched a push to humanize their candidate The Etch-a-Sketch begins its work.
  6. Bush returns to the White House for portrait unveiling. Like the myth of the vampire, there was nothing there only Cheney's dark shadow
  7. Obama President Obama, has nominated six of seven Fed governors. Now, he can't blame Fed if economy tanks once again.
  8. The New York Times: Some GOP foreign policy experts are tepid on Romney. Translation: He's a light weight.
  9. The Hill: Obama meeting with Bush won’t be awkward, says Carney. Bush to Obama-Thanks for continuing my policies.
  10. Former GOP Rep. Pete Hoekstra. New government office should decide who can legally run. Kind of like Guardian Council in Iran
  11. The Hill: Lawmakers consider extension of overseas surveillance powers. Anything planned for there, ends up here.
  12. The Hill: Senate Dems not with Warren on reinstating Glass-Steagall bank act. Because they are bought/sold by banks.
  13. The Hill: Team Obama to donors: Get off sidelines and send cash now. Team Obama and Romney both anxious to sell the store for cash
  14. Romney wins Texas primary, clinches Republican nomination. While quietly refusing to seat Ron Paul delegates who are not happy
  15. NYT. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan about C.I.A drone strikes saying “he didn’t realize his main job was to kill people,”
  16. NYT refers to a priest whose blessing has become indispensable to Mr. Obama. A priest can't bless wars which Christ condemns.
  17. NYT. Obama seeks "to apply the “just war” theories of Christian philosophers to a brutal modern conflict. Forget philosophers, think WWJD
  18. NYT. "Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will". International Law is dead, all that remains is the will of one man
  19. Sen. Chambliss of Georgia on targeting killings: "Their policy is to take out high-value targets, versus capturing high-value targets,"
  20. National security adviser,Donilon on Obama “He’s a president who is quite comfortable with the use of force on behalf of the United States.”