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8:45 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 …
Ann Coulter / Official:
MISSOURI: THE ‘SHOW ME ANOTHER G.O.P. CANDIDATE’ STATE
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
GOP takes tough platform approach
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair
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
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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Jon Swaine / Telegraph:
US election: Mitt Romney met Todd Akin doctor Jack Willke during 2012 campaign  —  Mitt Romney met Jack Willke, the doctor credited with popularising Todd Akin's controversial views on rape and abortion, during the current election campaign and told him they agreed on “almost everything,” Dr Willke said.
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Deroy Murdock / National Review:
Akin: Face the Wrath of the GOP Convention
Discussion: Mediaite and Conservatives4Palin
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan stands by his anti-abortion record while running away from it
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
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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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:   New York Archbishop Will Give Closing Prayer at G.O.P. Meeting
Linda the Dolt / The Daily Dolt:
GOP Announces Convention Theme “We Built This” In Stadium Built With 62% Government Funds
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
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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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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.
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.
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,” …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CatholicVote.org
 
 
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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
Shankar Vedantam / NPR:
Are Independents Just Partisans In Disguise?
Stephen Braun / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Energy loan watchdog an Obama donor
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Father's Age Is Linked to Risk of Autism and Schizophrenia
Discussion: Nature, Vox Popoli, Newsy and Guardian
Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:
While a teacher, 11th District candidate Bentivolio's behavior was a problem, records show
Discussion: Roll Call and Politico
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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
David Skeel / Wall Street Journal:
A Nation Adrift From the Rule of Law
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Tax Returns are Hurting Romney, Badly
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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