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9:20 AM ET, August 23, 2012

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Are the Democrats Delusional On Abortion?  —  The Democrats apparently think they have hit the jackpot with Todd Akin's moment of stupidity, but I'm not so sure.  How, exactly, are they going to take advantage of Akin's blunder?  By talking ceaselessly about abortion.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and New York Times
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Team Obama breaks precedent to try to spoil Romney's convention  —  Bucking protocol, President Obama and the Democrats are planning a full-scale assault on Republicans next week during their convention.  —  Bucking protocol, President Obama and the Democrats are planning a full-scale assault …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
RNC: We have plan for Isaac
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
GOP takes tough platform approach
CNN:
Agencies warn of possible anarchist activity at conventions
Deroy Murdock / National Review:
Akin: Face the Wrath of the GOP Convention
Discussion: Mediaite and Conservatives4Palin
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:   New York Archbishop Will Give Closing Prayer at G.O.P. Meeting
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
myFOXlubbock.com:
Lubbock Co. Judge warns of potential danger if Obama is re-elected  —  Lubbock County Judge Tom Head and Commissioner Mark Heinrich went into great detail Monday night on FOX 34 News @ Nine about why it is necessary to raise the tax rate by 1.7 cents the next fiscal year.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Judge Suggests He Will Join ‘Civil Unrest, Civil Disobedience, Civil War Maybe’ If Obama Is Reelected
Nick R. Martin / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Judge Warns Of ‘Civil War, Maybe’ If Obama Wins
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:
County judge Head concerned with civil unrest if Obama re-elected
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Polls Say Medicare Is Key Issue in 3 Swing States  —  The Romney-Ryan proposal to reshape Medicare by giving future beneficiaries fixed amounts of money to buy health coverage is deeply unpopular in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to new polls that found that more likely voters …
WMUR:
Sheriff candidate says he wouldn't reject deadly force to stop abortions  —  Candidate says he believes elective, late-term abortions aren't lawful  —  Candidate's abortion comments draw criticism  —  A Republican candidate for Hillsborough County Sheriff said Wednesday …
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Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
MITT ROMNEY SETS GOAL OF NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2020  —  A crucial component of Mitt Romney's Plan for a Stronger Middle Class is a comprehensive energy strategy to achieve North American energy independence by 2020 and establish America as an energy superpower in the 21st century.
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Washington Post:
Mitt Romney says plan will achieve North American energy independence by 2020
Discussion: New York Times
Christopher Maloney / Twitchy:
‘O-I-H-O’: Barack Obama's Dan Quayle moment  —  President Barack Obama finally found the 57th state, and it's spelled O-I-H-O.  —  To be fair, Obama and his pals finally got it right here: … Some can't believe the President would be so stupid: … Great point!  Except, not really:
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Rachel Weiner / Twitchy:
Bias: WaPo ‘real reporters’ falsely claim Obama ‘O-I-H-O’ pic was photoshopped
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Michelle Obama: ‘Get to the Polls on November the 2’  —  Michelle Obama, speaking yesterday at a campaign event in Florida: … The presidential election this year is November 6.
George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Marco Rubio on how he learned he wasn't Romney's VP pick; kind words for Nelson, harsh ones for Akin  —  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio told a Forum Club of the Palm Beaches luncheon crowd today about the phone conversation he had with Mitt Romney the day before Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate.
Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
The Lost Decade of the Middle Class  —  Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier  —  CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW  —  As the 2012 presidential candidates prepare their closing arguments to America's middle class, they are courting a group that has endured a lost decade for economic well-being.
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Like a Boss  —  When it comes to being a rich guy, Mitt Romney should own it  —  What do women want?  The conventional biological wisdom is that men select mates for fertility, while women select for status — thus the commonness of younger women's pairing with well-established older men but the rarity of the converse.
Stephen Braun / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Energy loan watchdog an Obama donor  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran Wall Street executive who performed an independent review that exonerated the Obama administration's program of loans to energy companies contributed $52,500 to re-elect President Barack Obama in the months since completing …
Discussion: Hot Air
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers rip ATF double dip  —  Two key Republicans ripped the Obama administration on Wednesday for allowing an official involved in Operation Fast and Furious to draw a six-figure salary from JPMorgan even as he received a regular government paycheck.
Mark Oppenheimer / New York Times:
Dan Savage and Brian Brown Debate Gay Marriage Over the Dinner Table  —  THE ancient Greek symposium, which combined drinking with elevated discussion, was often held in a private house; at Parisian salons, conversation frequently took place in the bedroom.  Once upon a time …
Erika I. Ritchie / Orange County Register:
Rick Warren cancels Obama-Romney forum at Saddleback Church  —  LAKE FOREST - Rick Warren, Saddleback Church's pastor, announced Wednesday that a civil forum planned with President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the church has been canceled …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
Fear of a Black President  —  As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America's original sin, slavery.  But as our first black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely.  In having to be “twice as good” and “half as black,” …
First Read:
First Thoughts: Not your ordinary August poll  —  This isn't your ordinary August poll; it looks more like October... The poll's three macro-conclusions: 1) Obama has the advantage heading into the conventions, 2) he's still below 50%, 3) Romney has work to do repairing his image …
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Cindy Cooper / Twitchy:
Zing!  Romney on Obama: ‘Bless his heart’; Update: No, it's not racist … Oh, yes, he did.  He dropped the most awesome insult ever. … Swoon!  Romney's point is, of course, correct and needs repeating.  But the “bless his heart” is getting more play as of now; it was the delicious final touch on the pro-freedom message.
 
 
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Bill Clinton / CNN:
Clinton stars in new Obama ad
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Ties to Obama Aided in Access for Big Utility
Discussion: American Power
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Father's Age Is Linked to Risk of Autism and Schizophrenia
Discussion: Nature, Vox Popoli, Newsy and Guardian
Matt Higgins / CBS St. Louis:
Cops: Lesbian Fakes Attack In Which She Carved Anti-Gay Slurs Into Skin
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama: Team Romney coming on strong, playing dirty, time to ‘put them away’
Discussion: CatholicVote.org
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Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:
While a teacher, 11th District candidate Bentivolio's behavior was a problem, records show
Discussion: Roll Call and Politico
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Biden ‘like a sunny day’  —  NEW YORK - Vice President Biden's plans …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney says fact-checkers biased in criticism of campaign's welfare ads
Discussion: Des Moines Register and CNN
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Pa. Wants Voter ID Supreme Court Hearing Delayed
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Linda the Dolt / The Daily Dolt:
GOP Announces Convention Theme “We Built This” In Stadium Built With 62% Government Funds
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Tax Returns are Hurting Romney, Badly