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3:40 AM ET, August 3, 2012

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Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Romney: Harry Reid needs to ‘put up or shut up’ on my taxes  —  Mitt Romney on Thursday said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) needs to “put up or shut up” when it comes to charges the presumptive GOP nominee did not pay his taxes.  —  Romney also accused the White House of being behind the allegation.
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CNN:
First on CNN: Massive $77 million ad time buy for Obama  —  Washington (CNN) - The Obama campaign has taken the extraordinary step of booking $77 million in additional ad time starting Friday and running through Election Day, a Republican ad buying source told CNN.
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Jon Stewart tells Harry Reid to ‘shut up’ after ‘bullsh*t’ shot on Mitt Romney … Popular in Politics  —  Jon Stewart ridiculed Senate Majority leader Harry Reid last night for accusing Mitt Romney of not paying any taxes for 10 years.  —  “Here's a rule of thumb, if you have to follow …
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway:
Jon Stewart Is Right: Harry Reid Is A Really, Really Terrible Person  —  As if doubling down on his unsupported allegations against Mitt Romney weren't bad enough, Harry Reid has taken to repeating those allegations on the floor of the United States Senate:
Bill Clinton / CNN:
Clinton to headline event for pro-Obama super PAC
Discussion: Politico
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Cybersecurity Act fails Senate vote
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Cybersecurity Bill Is Blocked by G.O.P. Filibuster
Discussion: Booman Tribune, The Verge and ACLU
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Romney's Personal Image Remains Negative  —  Obama Leads Nationwide, But Closer Race in Swing States  —  OVERVIEW  —  By a 52% to 37% margin, more voters say they have an unfavorable than favorable view of Mitt Romney.  The poll, conducted prior to Romney's recent overseas trip …
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Pew: Obama has big lead; Romney favorability drops  —  New polling data out from Pew Research Center finds President Obama with a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney nationally: … The poll also finds that Romney's favorability has taken a hit this summer:
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Aug. 1: Obama Extends Electoral College Advantage
Mollie / GetReligion:
When hating on Chick-fil-A, try to hide it better (UPDATED)  —  The Facebook page of Mark Krzos is like many others.  He's married to a beautiful woman.  He really likes the band Ween.  He posted an awesome Wilco performance from Jimmy Fallon the other night.
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Tony Merevick / Chicago Phoenix:
The Civil Rights Agenda files complaints against Chick-fil-A
Discussion: Wizbang and The Gateway Pundit
Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA CAMPAIGN SUES TO RESTRICT MILITARY VOTING  —  Obama, like many Democrats, like to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of our armed forces.
Market Wire:
Vante of Tucson, AZ Regrets Actions of Former CFO  —  Employee Has Left the Company  —  TUCSON, AZ—(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) - The following is a statement from Vante:  —  Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
DCCC apologizes to Adelson for ‘Chinese prostitution’ comments  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued an apology to casino mogul and prominent Republican donor Sheldon Adelson on Thursday, after the billionaire threatened to sue the organization over comments insinuating …
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Anna Palmerand John Bresnahan / Reuters:
DCCC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson
Discussion: americanthinker.com
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Sam Jones / Guardian:
Ann Romney's horse fails to win dressage but avoids offending British  —  Rafalca, owned by Mrs Mitt Romney, was impeccably behaved and well received by Olympic equestrians in Greenwich  —  Short of mocking Shetland ponies over their lack of stature or laying into zebras for their failure …
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Jack Moore / BuzzFeed:
Watch Ann Romney's Horse “Dance” In The Olympics
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Dish and Taylor Marsh
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Economic forecasting model predicts Obama will lose in near-landslide  —  Political scientist Douglas Hibbs looks at two factors when forecasting presidential elections: a) per capita real disposable personal income over the incumbent president's term, and b) cumulative U.S. military fatalities in overseas conflicts.
Timothy Burke / Deadspin:
New York Yankees Facebook Page Announces Derek Jeter To Miss Rest Of Season Due To Sex Change [UPDATE: A Bunch Of Other Teams Hacked Too]  —  It's gone now, but it seems the Yankees' Facebook was hacked just now as it posted this breaking news about Derek Jeter's upcoming sexual reassignment surgery.
Wall Street Journal:
The Life of the Party  —  What Bill Clinton could add to the Obama re-election effort.  —  From a friend watching the Olympics: “How about that Michael Phelps?  But let's remember he didn't win all those medals, someone else did.  After all, he and I swam in public pools, built by state employees using tax dollars.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Ad Blitz Isn't Working  —  Three months and $131 million in spending haven't moved the president's poll numbers.  —  'If you've got a business—you didn't build that.  Somebody else made that happen.  Despite President Obama's effort to walk back these remarks, the damage they've caused to him remains.
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Arab Spring?  Egyptian Media Deny and Glorify Holocaust  —  (CNSNews.com) - In the wake of the so-called Arab Spring in Egypt, which led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak and the election of a parliament dominated by Islamist parties, expressions of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Stephen Lacey / ThinkProgress:
In Oklahoma City, It's So Hot And Dry There's Mandatory Water Rationing  —  Oklahoma continues to get scorched by extreme heat and drought.  The entire state is now in extreme drought, and more than 70% of the state is in severe drought (or worse), up from 50% just a week ago.
Lebanon news:
Egypt demands release of Guantanamo inmate  —  Egypt has asked the United States to release an Egyptian imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.  —  Tareq al-Sawah was wounded and captured in Afghanistan after fighting US-led forces in the Tora Bora battle …
 
 
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Romney's Personal Image Remains Negative
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and Hot Air
Nidal al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
Hamas slams Palestinian visit to “alleged” Holocaust site
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney stumps with GOP governors, including VP candidates
UPI:
Romney vows 12 million new jobs
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Impolitic
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama wants Florida for a birthday present
Bridget Doyle / Chicago Tribune:
Cardinal wades into fray about Chick-fil-A
 Earlier Items: 
BBC:
Sex gang man jailed for 22 years
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Gail Collins / New York Times:
For God, Texas and Golf
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Michael Moore: 'I Wouldn't Say I Support' Obama
Discussion: Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and Reuters
Glenn Hubbard / Wall Street Journal:
The Romney Plan for Economic Recovery
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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