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9:30 AM ET, August 8, 2012

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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
The scandal behind Romney's new attack ad  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has presented the political world with an important test.  I'm eager to see whether we pass or fail.  —  First, a little background.  Some Republican governors this year asked the Obama administration …
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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:
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 …
Sam Youngman / Reuters:
Romney opens attack on Obama over welfare law
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Romney Claims Waivers He Used To Support Will ‘Gut Welfare Reform’
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)
Virginia / CNN:
New state polls: Voters divided in race for White House  —  (CNN) - Need more proof that the race for the White House remains tight?  —  Then check out a new survey in three crucial swing states.  — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker  — Check out the CNN Electoral Map …
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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Raphael Brion / Eater National:
Food Media: Newsweek's Gratuitous Food Porn Cover Looks Familiar  —  This week's issue of Newsweek has a very suggestive cover (blowjobs, okay?) for the “101 Best Places to Eat in the World” feature piece.  Dylan Byers over at Politico called it “the best Newsweek cover yet” (albeit sarcastically).
BuzzFeed:   Newsweek's Cover Is...A Bit Much Not inside: Does Phallic Imagery sell more mags?
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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Tomer Ovadia / Politico:
Rove: Veep pick ‘as early as Friday’
Discussion: Hot Air
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Wanted: A Running Mate Who Will Fight Back, With Passion!
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Woman mentioned in Priorities ad died in '06
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.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Fox News analyst: Sikh temple massacre ‘not domestic terrorism’
CNN:
Romney holds biggest fund-raiser in Iowa history
Discussion: New York Magazine
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Judge Napolitano: Gov't Wrong Not To Label Ft. Hood ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Like Sikh Temple Shooting
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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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Scalia Denies Stay, Texas Executes Mentally Retarded Man
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 …
Discussion: The Maddow Blog and Mother Jones
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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
David Ng / Los Angeles Times:
Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68: Sudden, brief illness halted busy life  —  As recently as July 21, Marvin Hamlisch had conducted a Pasadena Pops concert with Michael Feinstein.  As an emcee, he shared jokes, traded patter, was in his element.  —  Marvin Hamlisch' dies in Los Angeles after a brief illness, aged 68.
Chicago Tribune:
Jesse Jackson Jr. gets visit from parents at Mayo Clinic … WASHINGTON — The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Tuesday that he and his wife visited their son Jesse Jr. this week at the Mayo Clinic, where they offered “positive reinforcement” and did not discuss politics.
Discussion: Politico and Influence Alley
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.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Associated Press
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 …
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
A Wall Street Trader Received This Rainbow-Colored Cover Letter  —  It's a slow news day, so seeing this is a huge thrill...  A financial industry tipster was kind enough to send us this e-mail from an aspiring trader.  —  If you read from the bottom up, you'll note that Carl asks prospective …
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Stephen Gray / PinkNews.co.uk:
Team gold for Britain's only openly gay Olympian Carl Hester  —  The only openly gay Olympian in Team GB has helped his equestrian team secure gold at the London Olympics.  —  Carl Hester rode Uthopia in the dressage's Grand Prix Special at Greenwich Park.
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Allen West Offended Everyone When He Ordered Chick-Fil-A For Entire Congressional Black Caucus  —  Rep. Allen West reportedly offended the entire Congressional Black Caucus when he delivered a selection of Chick-fil-A chicken and biscuits to the members' weekly meeting.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Allen West Sends Chick-Fil-A To Black Caucus Meeting And Offends Everyone, Says Dem Rep
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wonkette and theGrio
 
 
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New York Times:
More Fraud Settlements for Companies, but Rarely Individuals
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Scott Walker / CNN:
Tea party candidate to receive prime RNC speaking slot
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Wired:
NCIS Targets Danger Room in Silliest Leak Investigation Ever
Economist:
The sports of yesteryear  —  The list of discontinued Olympic …
John Stanton BuzzFeed / BuzzFeed:
New Violence Prompts Criticism Of Anti-Muslim Lawmakers
The Official Google Blog:
The self-driving car logs more miles on new wheels
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Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ed Lee drops stop-frisk plan amid uproar
Discussion: Capital New York and Feministing
Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren backs off demand that Scott Brown release more tax returns
Jamie Reno / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Brigham Young's Great-Great-Granddaughter on Mormonism and Mitt Romney
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
There He Goes Again: Brian Ross Highlights Shooter's Neo-Nazi Links as ‘Right-Wing’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Andrew Adam Newman / New York Times:
A Surprise in a Hot Dog Cart
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