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Foreign Service spouse finds her blog no longer has a home on State Department Web site

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Jennifer Dinoia — breast cancer survivor, mother of three, Foreign Service spouse and blogger whose posts on family life earned her a coveted spot on the State Department blog roll — is no longer in good standing with her husband’s employer.
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Dennis Kucinich’s final stand; a lucrative foreign spat; and no arugula for Obama (read-this roundup)

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Here’s what the Loop is reading this morning:

Until we meet again — We were loathe to say goodbye to Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) when he lost his primary, since we were holding out hope that the UFO-spotting ventriloquist vegan would seek a seat in Washington state, if only because he makes Washington a more colorful place.
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GOP super PAC considering Jeremiah Wright attack on Obama

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

A new Republican super PAC is considering an ad campaign linking President Obama to his former pastor Jeremiah Wright, a line of attack the party rejected in 2008.

The New York Times got hold of a proposed campaign playbook commissioned by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, who has become increasingly involved in GOP politics.
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Mitt Romney’s schedule for Thursday

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Mitt Romney will spend another day criss-crossing Florida, trying to best the $40 million April fundraising total his campaign announced Thursday morning, while President Obama has no public events scheduled.
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Mitt Romney raised $40 million in April

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney raised more than $40 million in April for his campaign and the Republican National Committee, his campaign said early Thursday.
The total — $40.1 million — comes in just shy of the $43.6 million
President Obama’s campaign raised last month for itself and the Democratic National Committee.
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