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1:15 PM ET, August 8, 2012

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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.
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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 …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs won't condemn ad linking Romney to woman's death
Discussion: Politico and nation.foxnews.com
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)
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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From left, Sen. Rob Portman, Rep. Paul Ryan & Former Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty
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Paul Ryan set to take vacation amid VP fervor
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
The scandal behind Romney's new attack ad
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
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 …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Republicans in Missouri pick Todd Akin to face 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.
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
Washington Post:
Romney's favorability ratings stall
Discussion: Ballot Box and Outside the Beltway
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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Sandra Fluke / The Huffington Post:
Why I'm Standing With President Obama Today … Elections 2012 , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Planned Parenthood , Barack Obama 2012 , Elections 2012 , Sandra Fluke , Women's Rights , Barack Obama Denver , Women's Health , Mitt Romney 2012 , Obama Reelection , Politics News
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.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Bryan Fischer: Children Of Same-Sex Couples Must Be Saved Through ‘Underground Railroad’ Kidnapping  —  The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer has sunk to a new, disturbing low with his anti-gay statements.  In two separate tweets last night, he called for an “Underground Railroad …
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:
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
How Romney's Pick of a Running Mate Could Sway the Outcome  —  We haven't had that much to say about Mitt Romney's choice of a vice-presidential nominee — mostly because it just isn't something that lends itself to rigorous analysis.  —  But let's focus on the part of the problem where our tools …
Discussion: Swampland and Booman Tribune
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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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
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Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Missouri Passes Right-to-Pray Amendment, Re-stating Freedoms
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Chicago Tribune:
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Stephen Gray / PinkNews.co.uk:
Team gold for Britain's only openly gay Olympian Carl Hester
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Scott Walker / CNN:
Tea party candidate to receive prime RNC speaking slot
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

April Rubin / Axios:
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