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In a letter sent to Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, this morning his counterpart on the Obama campaign, Jim Messina promised to let up on their criticism of Mr. Romney for not releasing more of his tax returns if he releases five years worth of returns. Mr. Messina said this offer should address any “fears” on Mr. Romney’s part that “that the more he offers, the more our campaign will demand that he provide.”

Lefties are chuckling over Mitt Romney's inadvertent introduction of Paul Ryan as "the next President of the United States," only to laughingly and self-deprecatingly correct himself moments later. The great Barack Obama would never make such a silly mistake -- especially at such an important moment -- right? Here's Obama introducing his Vice Presidential selection for the first time in 2008:

Former steel worker Joe Soptic, who was prominently featured in President Obama's new anti-Romney ad, is actually a familiar face on the anti-Bain beat. In January, Soptic complained to Democracy Now, a liberal non-profit TV station, that when the steel company he worked fo "In my case in my department, they actually offered to buy our jobs out from underneath us," Soptic said.r was bought out, they tried to buy him out. Why is Soptic upset? Primarily, its because his pension was cut. In this interview, Soptic clarified that his 401k was not affected but he lost $400 a month...

Europe's debt crisis and slowing global growth held the biggest U.S. public pension fund to a disappointing 1 percent gain in the last 12 months, well below its return target and its hefty 20.9 percent gain the year before.

U.S. veterans looking for jobs have a new employment opportunity -- in Canada, working on that country’s section of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Maybe Roberts will contravene the sordid history of "stealth nominees" and be the Scalia or Thomas that Bush promised us when he was asking for our votes. Or maybe he won't. The Supreme Court shouldn't be a game of Russian roulette.

The girl stated it could go down by 50 cents by election for Obama. Not 1 word on World Recession causing to drop in Oil Prices. Not 1 word gas futures went up 10% Friday.

U.S. consumer spending was flat in May for the first time in five months as Americans eased off on vehicle purchases amid tepid wage growth, but subsiding inflation pressures should keep demand supported. The Commerce Department said on Friday April's consumer spending was revised down to show only a 0.1 percent rise instead of the previously reported 0.3 percent gain.

Rewind to 2009. The fight over ObamaCare is raging, and a few news outlets report that something looks ethically rotten in the White House. An outside group funded by industry is paying the former firm of senior presidential adviser David Axelrod to run ads in favor of the bill. That firm, AKPD Message and Media, still owes Mr. Axelrod money and employs his son.

Good Morning America opens with Oil Prices. Gas prices below 3.00 a Gallon. No Bad news on the reason why the economy is crashing 3.00 only in South Carolina and Virginia ( skipped New York and California.

The markets have been awaiting this day since Moody’s put under review for a downgrade the credit ratings for 17 large global banks back in February, including five of the biggest U.S. financial firms by assets. The downgrades are expected to raise borrowing costs and crimp some lucrative trading businesses at the banks, including at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Obama figured if he crashed the economy this summer he could lower prices at the pump. He can still blame the economy on Bush this way.

Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region contracted for a second month in a row in June as new orders tumbled, a survey showed on Thursday. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its business activity index dropped to minus 16.6 from minus 5.8 in May, far below economists' expectations for a reading of zero, according to a Reuters poll.

The renowned Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg is turning to new funding options as officials acknowledge their traditional source, theTampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organization. The nonprofit Poynter Institute is recruiting new philanthropy experts, launching a massive fund-raising drive and exploring land sales as financial support from the St. Petersburg-based newspaper is "no longer viable."

County elections supervisors raised red flags, and then federal authorities weighed in Thursday to demand the state of Florida halt its ongoing push to remove thousands of voters from the rolls. The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter contending Florida's efforts to identify people who are not U.S. citizens violates federal voting laws.

U.S. economic growth was a bit slower than initially thought in the first quarter as businesses restocked shelves at a moderate pace and government spending declined sharply.

New details are emerging about the beating and robbery of a soldier as Tampa police continue to search two more suspects. Officers on Friday arrested two suspects -- Robinson High School student Geroshe Lewis, 18; and Lerome Howard, 18 – but they're not being cooperative. "We are basically nowhere with the other two without the public's help," said District 1 shift commander Lt. Mary O'Connor. "Their cooperation is what we would call 'limited.'"

New details are emerging about the beating and robbery of a soldier as Tampa police continue to search two more suspects. Officers on Friday arrested two suspects -- Robinson High School student Geroshe Lewis, 18; and Lerome Howard, 18 – but they're not being cooperative. "We are basically nowhere with the other two without the public's help," said District 1 shift commander Lt. Mary O'Connor. "Their cooperation is what we would call 'limited.'"

Today:Sunday Night: Chance of Light Rain/Snow Mix above 2500 ft, N 10-20 mph, Low: 37-Asheville, 40-Upstate Monday: Early A.M. Rain/Snow Mix above 2500 ft, Turning mostly Sunny, Very windy N-20-30 mph, High: 55-Asheville, 63-Upstate

Lets get Sarah ratings higher than Perky Katie today.