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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 …
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CNN, Taylor Marsh, Jammie Wearing Fools and Pirate's Cove
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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.
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Weekly Standard and New York Times
Katie Glueck / Politico:
RNC: We have plan for Isaac
RNC: We have plan for Isaac
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Riptide 2.0 and Towleroad News #gay
Deroy Murdock / National Review:
Akin: Face the Wrath of the GOP Convention
Akin: Face the Wrath of the GOP Convention
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Mediaite, Conservatives4Palin and The New Civil Rights Movement
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
GOP takes tough platform approach
GOP takes tough platform approach
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ThinkProgress, his vorpal sword, Campaign Stops and New York Times
Ann Coulter / Official:
MISSOURI: THE ‘SHOW ME ANOTHER G.O.P. CANDIDATE’ STATE
MISSOURI: THE ‘SHOW ME ANOTHER G.O.P. CANDIDATE’ STATE
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The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Barack Obama
Jon Swaine / Telegraph:
US election: Mitt Romney met Todd Akin doctor Jack Willke during 2012 campaign
US election: Mitt Romney met Todd Akin doctor Jack Willke during 2012 campaign
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New York Times, The Maddow Blog, ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Prairie Weather
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
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Instapundit, Politico, Ballot Box, The Lonely Conservative, American Power, CatholicVote.org, Althouse, Hot Air, ABCNEWS, American Vision, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
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First Read, Booman Tribune, ABCNEWS and Firedoglake
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 …
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CNN, Politico, ABCNEWS, Taegan Goddard's …, Election 2012, The Caucus, The Fix, USA Today, Prairie Weather and The BLT, more at Mediagazer »
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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
Texas Judge Suggests He Will Join ‘Civil Unrest, Civil Disobedience, Civil War Maybe’ If Obama Is Reelected
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US Politics, The Maddow Blog, Applesauce and nation.foxnews.com
Nick R. Martin / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Judge Warns Of ‘Civil War, Maybe’ If Obama Wins
Texas Judge Warns Of ‘Civil War, Maybe’ If Obama Wins
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Stinque and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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Ryan O'Connor / bedford-nh.patch.com:
Szabo Compares Abortions to Slavery, Condones Use of Deadly Force
Szabo Compares Abortions to Slavery, Condones Use of Deadly Force
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The Hinterland Gazette
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Video: Obama Says He's ‘Pro-Choice’ on Third-Trimester Abortions
Video: Obama Says He's ‘Pro-Choice’ on Third-Trimester Abortions
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Patterico's Pontifications, Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit, LifeNews.com and BuzzFeed
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.
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The Daily Caller
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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Scared Monkeys, Riehl World News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Rachel Weiner / Twitchy:
Bias: WaPo ‘real reporters’ falsely claim Obama ‘O-I-H-O’ pic was photoshopped
Bias: WaPo ‘real reporters’ falsely claim Obama ‘O-I-H-O’ pic was photoshopped
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NewsBusters.org blogs, National Review and American Power
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Team Romney calls out Obama for misspelling ‘Ohio’ at campaign stop
Team Romney calls out Obama for misspelling ‘Ohio’ at campaign stop
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Questions and Observations, Jammie Wearing Fools and The Ulsterman Report
Matt Higgins / CBS St. Louis:
Cops: Lesbian Fakes Attack In Which She Carved Anti-Gay Slurs Into Skin — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former University of Nebraska women's basketball star faked an attack in which she allegedly carved anti-gay slurs into her skin because she felt it would spark change, police said Tuesday.
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JONATHAN TURLEY
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Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:
Police Accuse Nebraska Woman of Faking Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Police Accuse Nebraska Woman of Faking Anti-Gay Hate Crime
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The Other McCain and Riehl World News
Washington Post:
Mitt Romney says plan will achieve North American energy independence by 2020 — LITTLE ROCK — Mitt Romney on Thursday will outline a plan that he projects would achieve North American energy independence by 2020 by opening new areas for offshore oil drilling, starting in Virginia and the Carolinas …
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New York Times and Election 2012
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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 …
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protein wisdom and Hot Air
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.
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The Agonist, The Demos Blog, Real Time Economics, BBC, Connecting.the.Dots, Economix, Business Insider and Newsy
CNN:
Agencies warn of possible anarchist activity at conventions — Washington (CNN) — Law enforcement officials are concerned about possible violence by anarchist extremists at the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions, according to an intelligence bulletin prepared by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
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Politico and The Buzz Florida Politics Feed
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Linda the Dolt / The Daily Dolt:
GOP Announces Convention Theme “We Built This” In Stadium Built With 62% Government Funds
GOP Announces Convention Theme “We Built This” In Stadium Built With 62% Government Funds
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Tampa Bay Times, The Atlantic Wire, americanthinker.com, Crooks and Liars, ThinkProgress, Truthdig, Mediaite, Wonkette, Gawker and Lynn Sweet
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
New York Archbishop Will Give Closing Prayer at G.O.P. Meeting
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,” …
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 …
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Towleroad News #gay, Advocate, The New Civil Rights Movement and Joe. My. God.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama: Team Romney coming on strong, playing dirty, time to ‘put them away’ — President Obama joined a group of former NBA stars at a fundraiser at New York's Lincoln Center Wednesday night. With Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and other basketball legends sitting nearby …
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The Lonely Conservative and CatholicVote.org
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice, Religion Dispatches and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Ties to Obama Aided in Access for Big Utility — WASHINGTON — Early in the Obama administration, a lobbyist for the Illinois-based energy producer Exelon Corporation proudly called it “the president's utility.” And it was not just because it delivers power to Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago.
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American Power and Washington Free Beacon
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.
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Reuters, ABCNEWS, The Hill and Washington Post
Bill Clinton / CNN:
Clinton stars in new Obama ad — (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton takes center stage in a new ad released by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Thursday. — The former president, who's been a top surrogate for Obama this year, largely praises Obama in the spot and attempted …
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Politico, Washington Wire and www2.timesdispatch.com
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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Daily Kos, BuzzFeed, Politico, Outside the Beltway, The Maddow Blog, The Moderate Voice and Guardian
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