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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama campaign out with new ad on Mitt Romney's refusal to disclose tax returns.



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Pew Research Center Poll shows 2-1 favor Increasing taxes for those earning more than $250,000 - they feel it would be good for the economy and more fair.  You can read the full poll results here.

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Portman, Pawlenty, and Jindal Rumored to be Final Three in Romney VP Selection Process - not, a big surprise, with Ohio Senator Rob Portman remaining the favorite to be picked.  Reuters.com has more here.

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Romney Camp hires staffers for VP candidate - Randy Bumps has been hired as director of operations and Kevin Sheridan as communications director.  You can read more on both here.

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Senate Republicans Block Disclose Act, Democrats to try again today - the bill failed to get pass the Republican filibuster yesterday by a vote of 51-44.  The bill would require companies to disclose campaign spending above $10,000.  Democrats held a midnight vigil after the vote failed yesterday and plan to reintroduce it today.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Clinton Says Iran Proposals are "Non-Starters" - while in Israel, secretary of state Hillary Clinton said the proposals received thus far from Iran in regards to their nuclear program were non-starters and urged continued worldwide economic pressure against Iran.  CNN.com has more here.

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