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10:35 AM ET, August 4, 2012

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Zombie / The PJ Tatler:
Chick-fil-A Kiss-In, Hollywood: The Pictures  —  Ringo of Ringo's Pictures is at the Chick-fil-A in Hollywood this evening, documenting the “kiss-in” called for by gay marriage supporters to protest statements by Chick-fil-A's owners.  —  But you know about that already.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: Gays Protesting Chick-fil-A Are Just Seeking Attention  —  Herman Cain, the onetime GOP presidential frontrunner, weighed into the Chick-fil-A controversy during an appearance on Fox News on Friday and insisted that gay people are protesting the company's opposition to equality for attention.
Mike Opelka / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: THEBLAZE INTERVIEWS THE GUY FIRED FOR BERATING A CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEE (UPDATED WITH QUOTES)  —  Editor's note: Additional quotes from Adam Smith have been added below the video.  —  Should someone be fired from their job and threatened with violence, torture, even death because they have an opinion different than yours?
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Romney: Chick-Fil-A, Huma Abedin ‘not ... part of my campaign’
Mike Allen / Politico:
David Plouffe: Dems have momentum going into recess  —  David Plouffe, White House senior adviser, sent a fiery memo to House and Senate Democrats late Friday urging them to use the August recess to echo President Barack Obama's message to middle-class families that “he is on their side …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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CNN:
Cantor accuses Obama, Democrats of supporting a ‘tax hike’  —  (CNN) - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor hit President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Saturday for supporting a “tax hike” in the ongoing dispute over who should benefit from an extension of Bush-era tax breaks.
Discussion: Politico
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama heralds jobs gains in July report, but admits there's ‘more work to do’
Discussion: The Hill
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Tenn. Democratic Party disavows its own US Senate nominee  —  The Tennessee Democratic Party disavowed its own U.S. Senate nominee Friday, announcing that he is “associated with a known hate group” — in this case, a conservative advocacy organization.  —  Mark Clayton won Tuesday's Democratic primary …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Buying up all the free speech they can find  —  This story in Mother Jones about the small handful of gazillionares who are trying to buy the election is astonishing.  I honestly don't know how anyone can call this democracy anymore.  —  Click over to read the story, but here are the accompanying charts.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
RNC sends DNC 'you didn't bake this' Obama birthday cake  —  The Republican National Committee sent a birthday cake to the Democratic National Committee on Friday.  The cake reads, “you didn't bake this” over a picture of President Obama.  Icing text reads, “Happy birthday, Mr. President.”
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Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake
Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill and iOwnTheWorld.com
The Looking Spoon Blog:
Liberal Supervillains  —  A while back I posted some match-ups for conservative women and superheroines (see them here) with the promise to follow up with liberal super villains.  The premise is simple (and in this case, easy to make), match up a liberal to a villain in pop culture.
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Cass Sunstein to Leave Top Regulatory Post  —  WASHINGTON — Cass R. Sunstein, who wielded enormous power as the White House overseer of federal regulation, came to Washington to test his theories of human behavior and economic efficiency in the laboratory of the federal government.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Carbonite CEO admits dropping Limbaugh hurt growth more than expected  —  Carbonite famously dropped Rush Limbaugh on a Saturday Night at the height of the Sandra Fluke controversy.  Carbonite became the poster child for the Rush boycott movement organized by Media Matters …
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC  —  Dem Lawmakers Want Answers About Romney's Enormous IRA  —  Leading House Democrats want to turn Mitt Romney's enormous IRA into more than just a political problem.  —  Romney's most recent financial disclosure form revealed that his tax-deferred individual retirement account holds upwards …
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Sam Youngman / Reuters:   Romney says paid “a lot of taxes” every year
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
FNC Contrib Explains Difference Between ‘Conservative,’ ‘Leftist’ Protesters: Liberals ‘Maim’ And ‘Rape’  —  On Friday, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade spoke with Fox News contributor Steven Crowder about differences in demonstrations, specifically concerning the nation-wide Chick-fil-A and Occupy Wall Street protests.
Discussion: The Raw Story
 
 
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Aug. 3: A Good Week for Obama in Forecast
Discussion: Daily Kos and Business Insider
Ruchir Sharma / The Atlantic Online:
Comeback Nation: Why the U.S. Economy Is Much Stronger Than You Think
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Right to privacy predates the Constitution, comes from God
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Heeding critics, Mitt sharpens pitch for long run
Harvey Rice / Houston Chronicle:
Judge guts vote registration law
Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT and ThinkProgress
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
New SuperPAC, FightBigotry.com, Smears President Obama For ‘Racism Against White Folks’
John F. Burns / New York Times:
After Warnings of an Olympic Crush, Businesses Suffer in a Deserted London
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BuzzFeed:
Can Obama's “Chemical Warfare” Keep The White Vote Down?
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