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12:10 PM ET, August 19, 2012

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Ryan should ‘thank’ Obama for strengthening Medicare  —  Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs defended the administration's record on Medicare from GOP attacks on Sunday, saying that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) should “thank President Obama” for strengthening the program.
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: Stephanie Cutter and Kevin Madden  —  Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney campaign senior adviser Kevin Madden face off on the latest battles in the 2012 presidential campaign, Sunday on “This Week.”  —  Mitt Romney and his new running mate Rep. Paul Ryan hit …
Discussion: CNN and The Political Carnival
CNN:
Ryan stands by $716 billion Medicare criticism
Boston Globe:
Biden should apologize for “back in chains” remark  —  When Vice President Joe Biden warned a Virginia rally of hundreds of African Americans that Republican efforts to loosen bank regulations meant “They're going to put y'all back in chains,” Stephanie Cutter, Team Obama's deputy campaign manager …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gibbs: Biden remark no more racial than Boehner saying ‘unshackle Wall Street’  —  Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday defended Joe Biden, saying a recent comment that GOP economic policies would put people “back in chains” was not racially motivated and claiming it was no different …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe asks Biden for ‘chains’ apology
Rasmussen Reports:
Better Qualified To Serve As President? 42% Say Ryan, 40% Biden
Discussion: Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
Obama camp - We are intentionally limiting crowd size at rallies  —  The presumptive GOP presidential and vice presidential nominees Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are attracting thousands of supporters to their campaign rallies since Mr. Romney named Mr. Ryan to the bottom of the ticket.
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Ohio GOP Election Board Member: Our Voting Process Shouldn't Accommodate Black Voters  —  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's recent decision to prohibit early voting on nights and weekends in all districts has many concerned about the effect on voter turnout in the state, particularly among low-income and minority communities.
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Voting in Ohio |  Fight over poll hours isn't just political  —  One of Deidre Reese's most precious childhood memories is going to the polls with her family.  —  “It was a hard-fought-for right,” she says.  “There was a time that we certainly could not do that.”
Discussion: Plunderbund and ThinkProgress
Ta-Nehisi Coates / New York Times:
Obama's (Perceived) Transformation  —  EARLIER this month, Ann Coulter took to the airwaves of the Fox News network to denounce the dastardly machinations, large mendacity and mad villainy currently employed by the American president.  Barack Obama was “a liar,” Coulter said, a …
Joe Lawler / Metromix Des Moines:
Hank Williams Jr. brings country hits and political jabs to the fair  —  Are you ready for some political commentary?  —  Country legend Hank Williams Jr. played to a crowd of nearly 8,500 at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Friday night.  —  You may recall, criticism of President Barack Obama …
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Romney Adviser Says GOP Would Extend Medicare's Solvency By Raising The Eligibility Age  —  Earlier this week, Mitt Romney pledged to restore Obamacare's savings in the Medicare program — a move that would move up the insolvency date of the program's trust fund from 2024 to 2016.
Discussion: Brad DeLong
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Grover Norquist: George H.W. Bush ‘Lied’ to the American People  —  Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist dismissed recent criticism of his tax pledge from former President George H.W. Bush, saying the 41st president had “lied” to the American people by raising taxes while in office.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Teachers on the Defensive  —  RANDI WEINGARTEN, the powerful president of the American Federation of Teachers, took a rare vacation last week, but tweeting knows no holidays, nor does frustration with what can sometimes seem like constant assaults on the men and women at the nation's blackboards.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Vox Popoli
 
 
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Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
8 more ‘militants’ killed in pair of drone strikes in North Waziristan
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Delegation penalties to remain unchanged at Republican convention
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Times of India:
11-year-old girl arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy
New York Times:
U.S. Says Iraqis Are Helping Iran Skirt Sanctions
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With a Full Quiver, Senator Schumer Is Quick to Release Cupid's Arrows
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Why doom has not materialized  —  Sometimes the news is that something was not newsworthy.
Discussion: AEIdeas and Cold Fury
 

 
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