10 things you need to know today: September 18, 2012

A secret video embarrasses Romney, more anti-Japan protests erupt in China, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

An anti-Japanese protester in Shenzhen, China throws a gas cannister as hundreds of people demonstrate over the disputed Diaoyu Islands.

1. MITT: 47 PERCENT OF AMERICANS DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT

Mitt Romney is coming under fire over a secret video recording in which the Republican declared at a small fundraiser that 47 percent of voters are "dependent on the government," and see themselves as "victims." "My job is not to worry about those people," he is heard saying at the event for a small group of wealthy contributors earlier this year. The White House hopeful said Monday night that his remarks were "not elegantly stated" and were "off the cuff." But he also doubled down on the views he expressed in the video, insisting that "the president's approach is attractive to people who are not paying taxes." [Bloomberg]

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