Double Down: Game Change 2012 (85 page)

Mother Jones,
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Mourdock, Richard,
453

Mubarak, Hosni,
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Murdoch, Rupert,
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Christie and,
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Murphy, Mike,
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–3,
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Stevens and,
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Murray, Shailagh,
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Myers, Beth,
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search for Romney running mate led by,
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NAACP,
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469

National Review,
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200
,
365

Nelson, Ben,
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Nesbitt, Marty,
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11
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433
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435
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Netanyahu, Benjamin “Bibi,”
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73

New Hampshire primary of 2008,
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107
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425
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460

New Hampshire primary of 2012:

Gingrich in,
221
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241
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Romney in,
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221
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245
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New Hampshire Union Leader,
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Newhouse, Neil,
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New START,
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Newsweek,
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Newton, Ted,
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New York
Daily News,
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New Yorker,
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New York Post,
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New York Times,
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Ricketts Plan document and,
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Romney’s “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” op-ed in,
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Nielsen, Mark,
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9/11 first responders,
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Nixon, Richard,
220

Romney and,
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No Apology
(Romney),
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Noonan, Peggy,
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Notre Dame,
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nuclear weapons,
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Nunn, Sam,
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Obama, Barack,
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–65,
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approval ratings of,
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The Audacity of Hope,
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on Bain firms’ outsourcing of jobs,
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Biden selected as running mate by,
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Biden’s relationship with,
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Bill Clinton and,
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bin Laden’s death and,
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birth certificate of,
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birtherism and,
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birtherism

books about,
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campaign meeting list leaked,
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campaign meeting list written and presented,
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campaign meetings of,
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Chicago house of,
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Christie and,
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Clooney and,
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Daniels as viewed by,
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Democratic National Convention speech of,
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Des Moines rally for,
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Dreams from My Father,
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election victory of,
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electoral career of,
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fiftieth birthday party of,
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fund-raising and,
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gay marriage issue and,
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Gingrich and,
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“guns or religion” remark of,
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health care plan of,
see
Affordable Care Act

Hillary Clinton’s relationship with,
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Hispanics and,
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–94,
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Huntsman and,
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–53,
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Hurricane Sandy and,
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immigration and,
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on job creation,
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Langone’s view of,
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Middle East and,
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midterm elections and,
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in New Hampshire primary of 2008,
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