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10:00 PM ET, August 15, 2012

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FBI probing shooting of guard at Family Research Council HQ — A security guard at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington, D.C., was shot in the arm by a gunman who sources said expressed disagreement with the conservative group's policy positions.

Washington Post:

Security guard shot at Family Research Council in downtown D.C. — A security guard at the Family Research Council was shot and wounded Wednesday morning after a scuffle in the lobby of the group's headquarters in downtown Washington, authorities said. — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier …

Discussion: nbcwashington.com, News Desk, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Daily Caller, The Hill, National Review, Wonkette, Washington Blade, Weasel Zippers, Alas, a Blog, New York Magazine and NOM Blog

GLAAD:

LGBT organizations release joint statement regarding the shooting at Family Research Council (FRC) — Joint statement regarding shooting at Family Research Council (FRC) from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations — We were saddened to hear news of the shooting …

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Fox News:

SOURCES: Gunman With Chick-Fil-A Bag Opens Fire At Conservatives — Hero guard shot thwarting attack at Family Research Council HQ — FoxNews.com — A security guard at the Family Research Council's headquarters in Washington, D.C. is being hailed as a hero after he stopped a gunman posing …

Discussion: Twitchy, Little Green Footballs, NewsBusters.org, Weasel Zippers, Guardian, The Daily Caller, Riehl World View and Towleroad News #gay

Erick Erickson / Twitchy:

Crosshairs: Left calls Family Research Council ‘hate group,’ reacts to shooting; Shooter yelled about FRC's ‘values’ … As Twitchy reported earlier, there was a shooting at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., this morning. … The Left screeches about new tone and civility …

Discussion: Addicting Info, National Review, The PJ Tatler and American Power

seattlepi.com:
Official: Suspect criticized group before shooting

Discussion: RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Marooned In Marin and Joe. My. God.

Associated Press:
Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard

Discussion: Power Line, RedState and The PJ Tatler

Politico:
Reports: FRC gunman had Chick-fil-A materials

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, FRC Blog, NewsBusters.org blogs, Towleroad News #gay, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, NOM Blog and Wake up America

WJLA-TV:
Family Research Council shooting leaves security guard wounded

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

The next frontier in the case against Paul Ryan — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have had some success in obscuring the health care debate by pointing out that Ryan's proposal does not change Medicare for people currently over 55 years old. This has allowed Republicans to blunt Dem attacks …

Discussion: New York Times, The New Republic, Applesauce, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos, Connecting.the.Dots and Balloon Juice

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Romney Sees No Immediate Bounce From Ryan V.P. Pick — Support at 46% before naming Ryan, 47% after — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney's standing in the presidential election campaign has not changed materially in the immediate days after his announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate.

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Boehner holds call to calm House GOP — Jolted by concerns over the wave of Medicare-themed Democratic attacks sparked by Paul Ryan's vice presidential nomination, House Speaker John Boehner held a Tuesday evening conference call aimed at soothing jittery Republican members, POLITICO has learned.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, The Hinterland Gazette and Riehl World View

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

When Cruelty Is Cute — I'd been wondering how long it would take Republicans to realize that Paul Ryan is their guy. — He's the cutest package that cruelty ever came in. He has a winning air of sad cheerfulness. He's affable, clean-cut and really cut, with the Irish altar-boy widow's peak …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, americanthinker.com and Prairie Weather

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

A Romney first: over 40% of youth vote back him … More Photos — Popular in Politics — For the first time since he began running for president, Republican Mitt Romney has the support of over 40 percent of America's youth vote, a troubling sign for President Obama who built his 2008 victory …

Discussion: Ballot Box, CNN, AEIdeas, Hot Air, Wake up America, The Gateway Pundit and Politico

Katherine Boyle / Washington Post:
Ryan and Romney: A contrast in sartorial styles

Discussion: New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Balloon Juice

Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
Why Moderates Should Like Paul Ryan

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Booman Tribune and TBogg

Politico:
Paul Ryan no help to Mitt Romney with Hispanics

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, New York Times, Ballot Box, The Monkey Cage, New York State Immigrant … and ABCNEWS

Danny Shea / The Huffington Post:
Bill Maher Talks Paul Ryan, Sarah Palin & Medical Marijuana On HuffPost Live (VIDEO)

Discussion: Mediaite, NewsBusters.org blogs, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Weasel Zippers, Hit & Run, The Raw Story, theGrio and SQUATLO RANT

Waymon Hudson / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan: Poster Boy of Today's Extreme GOP

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and JOSHUAPUNDIT

Joe Biden / CNN:

Former Obama campaign co-chair: Biden's remarks ‘racial viciousness’ — (CNN) - Artur Davis, the former four-term Democratic congressman from Alabama, said Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden was propagating “racial viciousness” when he said Mitt Romney's regulatory policies would “put y'all back in chains.”

Discussion: Politico, theGrio, ThinkProgress, Piers Morgan and Washington Free Beacon

Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:

President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark — Vice President Joe Biden may have sparked the latest war of words in the presidential campaign, but he'll get no talking-to from the boss on this one. Just a small sigh - and a vote of confidence.

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Mediaite, ABCNEWS and The Hill

Lisa Hirsch / ETonline.com:

President Obama Weighs in on Romney Attack — ET caught up with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the campaign trail in Dubuque, Iowa, where he commented on Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney accusing him of conducting a “campaign of division and anger and hate.”

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden: 'Folks, Where's it Written We Cannot Lead the World in the 20th Century in Making Automobiles?'

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, Washington Free Beacon, neo-neocon, Instapundit, The PJ Tatler and The Right Scoop

Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani on Joe Biden: 'He isn't bright'

Discussion: CNN, Infowars, The Moderate Voice, Shot in the Dark, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, PoliticusUSA and The Hinterland Gazette

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Joe Biden clarifies “in chains” remark

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Politico, Outside the Beltway, Suburban Guerrilla and We are respectable negroes

CNN:
Former Obama campaign co-chair to stump for Romney

Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, Riehl World View and GOP 12

Brooke Nevils / Rock Center with Brian Williams:

Ann Romney talks family, finances in exclusive interview: 'There's nothing we're hiding' — LLANGYNWD, Wales - About two hundred miles away from the Greenwich, England, arena where her purebred horse Rafalca competed in the London Olympics, Ann Romney stroked the nose of Magic, a Welsh pony.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Fix, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, Associated Press, TBogg, US Politics, The Maddow Blog, Daily Kos, The Hinterland Gazette, Politico and Prairie Weather

Tomer Ovadia / Politico:
Ann Romney: No more tax returns

Discussion: Angry Bear and The Hill

Paul Walsh / Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Fiery protester outside General Mills dies days later on family errand — A Twin Cities man who staged a fiery protest outside General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley last week died several days later while running an errand, his family's minister said Wednesday.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Raw Story and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Jjesselli / The Smoking Gun:
Fiery Gay Marriage Opponent Who Torched Cheerios, General Mills Lawn Dies

Discussion: Advocate, Box Turtle Bulletin and Steve Rothaus' Gay …

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

Arizona Governor Tries To Thwart Obama's Immigration Directive With Executive Order — Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) has signed an executive order that attempts to thwart President Obama's directive extending temporary work permits to more than a million undocumented immigrants.

KNXV:
Brewer bars IDs, benefits for DREAMers

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:

Pennsylvania voter ID law gets approval from state judge — A Pennsylvania judge Wednesday allowed a Republican-backed law requiring voters to show IDs to go into effect starting this Election Day, a setback for Democrats and civil rights groups who contend that such laws could deny many Americans the right to vote.

Discussion: The Daily Dish, The Agonist, Wonkette and Infowars

New York Times:
A Missed Chance to Reject Voting Barriers

Discussion: Balloon Juice and ABCNEWS

Associated Press:
Judge won't halt Pa. voter identification law

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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

Special ops group attacks Obama over bin Laden bragging, leaks — (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues …

Discussion: Guardian, Outside the Beltway, ABCNEWS, The Hinterland Gazette, New York Magazine, The Daily Dish, ThinkProgress, americanthinker.com, Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers, Althouse and The Agonist

Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Special ops group scolds White House: Stop the leaks and the bragging

Discussion: The Jawa Report, New York Times and The Other McCain

Lynn Beisner / Guardian:

I wish my mother had aborted me | Lynn Beisner — This is no 'I wish I'd never been born' howl of angst. I love my mother, and having an abortion would have given her a better life — If there is one thing that anti-choice activists do that makes me see red, it is when they parade …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The Agonist, Weasel Zippers, LifeNews.com, normblog and Shakesville