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12:10 PM ET, August 8, 2012

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New York Times:
Polls See Sharp Divide in 3 Swing States  —  For all of the Democratic attacks painting Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch elitist who will help the rich at the expense of the middle class, he is maintaining the traditional — and sizable — Republican advantage among a politically vital constituency …
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Quinnipiac University:
Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado White House Races Close, Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News Swing State Poll Finds  —  Watch Video: Assistant Director Tim Malloy discusses poll results  —  Clip Information and Download:  —  FLV File -For Website (1920x1080/225MB) Original .MP4 File -For Broadcast (1920x1080/289MB)
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism  —  (Reuters) - Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the future but voters do not seem to be holding it against Democratic President Barack Obama, who slightly expanded his lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney this month, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll says.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney confuses ‘Sikh’ with ‘sheik’  —  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Mitt Romney mistakenly confused the words “Sikh” and “sheik” at a fundraiser here Tuesday night when he offered his condolences to the victims of last weekend's shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
Scott Walker / CNN:
Tea party candidate to receive prime RNC speaking slot
Discussion: Politico and americanthinker.com
CNN:
Romney holds biggest fund-raiser in Iowa history
Discussion: New York Magazine
Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:
Alleged Wisconsin Gunman Wade Michael Page's Ex-Girlfriend Arrested  —  Police say they have arrested the former girlfriend of Wade Michael Page, the man who allegedly shot and killed six people in a Sikh temple, after authorities say they found a gun in her Milwaukee home.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Why the Reaction Is Different When the Terrorist Is White  —  Atrocities like the attack on the Sikh congregation in Wisconsin introduce terrifying dissonance into America's post-9/11 mindset.  —  Members of the Sikh congregation mourn their dead.  / Reuters
Discussion: The Awl, Guardian, Wired and New York Times
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
New Poll Puts Mitt Romney In The Deep End (The Note)  —  By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter)  —  NOTABLES:  — BEARING IT ALL: THE POLITICAL STRIPTEASE OF CHOOSING A VEEP.  The vice presidential search is more than a guessing game or a waiting game …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Politicker and The Raw Story
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Republicans in Missouri pick Todd Akin to face Sen. Claire McCaskill in November  —  Republicans on Tuesday pinned their hopes of winning back a Senate seat in Missouri — and perhaps control of the chamber — on Todd Akin, picking the conservative congressman to take on endangered Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November.
New York Post:
Jewish gal shows up IOC with a gold salute to Munich 11  —  It wasn't a gloved-fist salute from the medal stand, but Jewish-American gymnast Aly Raisman made quite a statement yesterday by winning a gold medal and invoking the memory of the Israeli athletes killed 40 years ago in Munich.
Reuters:
Paul Ryan veep prospects split GOP  —  As Mitt Romney's vice presidential selection nears and buzz about Rep. Paul Ryan's prospects builds, a split is emerging among Republicans about whether the choice of the House Budget chairman and architect of the party's controversial tax and spending plan …
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Paul Ryan set to take vacation amid VP fervor
The 1600 Report:
Ad linking Romney to death of the wife of a laid off steelworker not accurate  —  CNN White House Correspondent Brianna Keilar  —  A new attack ad by a Super PAC backing President Obama appears to blame Mitt Romney for a woman's death from cancer after his company, Bain Capital …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs won't condemn ad linking Romney to woman's death
Discussion: Politico and nation.foxnews.com
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Bill Clinton slams Romney ‘misleading’ welfare ad  —  Bill Clinton, after steering clear of the flap over Mitt Romney using him in an ad in which he accused President Obama of trying to “gut” the 1996 welfare reform act, responds tonight with a statement rapping the Republican:
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
The scandal behind Romney's new attack ad
Greg Holyk / ABCNEWS:
Romney's Popularity Stays Low, Obama's is Better, but with Challenges  —  Mitt Romney is laboring under the lowest personal popularity ratings for a presumptive presidential nominee in midsummer election-year polls back to 1984.  But Barack Obama has his own challenges in the latest ABC News …
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Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's poll numbers at standstill, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds
Discussion: Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Papa John's Founder Warns That Obamacare Will Lead to Imperceptably Small Increase in Pizza Prices … - Pat Robertson's Slam of Atheists for the Sikh Shootings Is Actually a Sign of Progress - Why Do Olympic Track Cyclists Have Such Weird Wheels on Their Bikes?
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
America's Sluggish Recovery
Discussion: Brad DeLong and Jared Bernstein
Dylan Byers / Politico:
The best Newsweek cover yet  —  Tina Brown's shock-and-awe approach to Newsweek covers is so familiar now it hardly warrants mention.  But the strategy is predicated upon ginning up false controversy and feigned outrage to call attention to the struggling print edition …
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Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Bachmann and Reid: A Troubling Double Standard  —  Conservatives often complain of two sets of standards in politics: one for Democrats and another for Republicans.  Sometime that double standard is imaginary.  Often, it's quite real.  Consider the events of the last three weeks:
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
The End of the 99ers: Extended Benefits Tier for Unemployment Expires  —  The 99ers are no more.  There are still plenty of people who have been out of work for 99 weeks or more, to be sure.  But the 99 weeks of unemployment secured by one tier of extended benefits have ended.
Discussion: Off the Charts Blog
Reuters:
Exclusive: Regulators irate at NY action against Standard Chartered  —  (Reuters) - The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve were blindsided and angered by New York's banking regulator's decision to launch an explosive attack on Standard Chartered Plc over $250 billion …
Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:
NYPD Battles Twitter for Identity of User Promising Violence ‘Just Like in Aurora’  —  The New York Police Department has demanded that Twitter release the name of a user who threatened an attack “just like in Aurora” on the Broadway theater where Mike Tyson's one-man show is playing.
Discussion: BBC, Gawker and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Allan Turner / Houston Chronicle:
Texas executes man despite concerns over IQ  —  Marvin Wilson, the two-time armed robber who fatally beat and shot a Beaumont police informer he thought responsible for his arrest on a drug charge, was executed Tuesday at the state's Huntsville death house.  —  Wilson's case …
 
 
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