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David Jackson / USA Today:
Romney makes birth certificate joke — During an appearance in his native Michigan today, Mitt Romney said: “No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate — they know that this was the place we were born and raised.” — Some of President Obama's most intense critics continue …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Jokes: 'No One's Ever Asked To See My Birth Certificate' — At a campaign stop in his home state of Michigan Friday, Mitt Romney made a joke referencing the continued doubts about President Obama's birth certificate raised by Romney supporters like Donald Trump.
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Felicia Sonmez / Election 2012:
Mitt Romney: 'No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate'
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Accused Of Going Full Birther After Joke At Campaign Stop
Romney Accused Of Going Full Birther After Joke At Campaign Stop
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New York Post:
Gunman kills coworker and bystander at Empire State Building, wounds 7 others before cop shoots him — Today at the Empire State Building after four people were shot. — A disgruntled worker stalked a colleague down a Midtown street, shot him dead and then turned his weapon …
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Associated Press:
Several people shot outside Empire State Building — NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. A witness says the shooter was firing indiscriminately. — The shooting happened Friday morning at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.
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Skschust / CBS New York:
Kelly: Disgruntled Employee Kills One Before Being Shot Dead By Cops Near Empire State Building — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A disgruntled employee recently fired from his job shot and killed one of his co-workers before being shot and killed by police near the Empire State Building, authorities said Friday.
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Fox News:
2 dead, 9 injured in shooting near Empire State Building in Manhattan, police say
2 dead, 9 injured in shooting near Empire State Building in Manhattan, police say
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Romney May Be Nominated Early — TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney's quest to formally win the Republican Party's presidential nomination may come two days earlier. — Plans are underway for Mr. Romney to be nominated on Monday - not Wednesday as previously thought - because of a potential threat …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
No Ron Paul revolution at convention — TAMPA, Fla. — The Republican establishment has quelled the Ron Paul Revolution, at least for 2012. — Using a mix of charm and procedural hardball, Mitt Romney's campaign and his allies who control the Republican National Committee have ensured …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Second day of Republican convention to feature Ron Paul tribute
Second day of Republican convention to feature Ron Paul tribute
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Politico and Washington Post
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Rush Limbaugh Claims Hurricane Is an Obama Conspiracy to Cancel GOP Convention
Rush Limbaugh Claims Hurricane Is an Obama Conspiracy to Cancel GOP Convention
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ryan denies Romney campaign avoiding policy specifics as Election Day nears
Ryan denies Romney campaign avoiding policy specifics as Election Day nears
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CNN
The Right Scoop:
BRUTAL: Anderson Cooper obliterates DNC Chair over her lies about Romney's stance on abortion — This is a MUST WATCH! And it is brutal. In his “Keeping them Honest” segment tonight, Anderson Cooper completely exposed Debbie Wasserman Schultz over her lies about Romney's position on abortion.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Deconstructing A “Devastating” Interview — So Republicans—even the normally clear-eyed David Frum—are gloating today over an Anderson Cooper interview of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz that supposedly leaves her shivering in embarrassment and exposed as a liar.
Lance Armstrong:
Lance Armstong's Statement of August 23, 2012 — There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, “Enough is enough.” For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.
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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Charges
Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Charges
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Mitt Romney / Wall Street Journal:
What I Learned at Bain Capital — My business experience taught me how to help companies grow—and what to do when trouble arises. When you see a problem, run toward it before the problem gets worse. — The back-to-school season is here, and as parents take their children to shop for school supplies …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Still Wins on Likability; Romney, on the Economy — Obama gains on healthcare and taxes since July — PRINCETON, NJ — As the two-week period of back-to-back presidential nominating conventions gets underway next Monday, an Aug. 20-22 USA Today/Gallup poll underscores the strengths …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Cardinal sin: Bam blew off DNC blessing — WASHINGTON — President Obama turned down a chance to have Timothy Cardinal Dolan deliver a prayer at the Democratic National Convention after Dolan told Democrats he would be “grateful” to deliver a blessing in Charlotte.
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PARADE Magazine:
PARADE Exclusive: A Conversation With the Romneys — Editor's note: As part of PARADE's 2012 election coverage, the magazine will feature President Obama and the first lady in its Sept. 2 cover story. — It's probably the closest the Romneys have come to kicking back during this campaign summer …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Ryan's Biggest Mistake — A few years ago, President Obama established a debt commission that was led by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and had a group of eminences, including Representative Paul Ryan. — When that commission came up with its proposal, some conservative Republicans …
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Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish and The Reality-Based Community
Jeff Kearns / Bloomberg:
U.S. Incomes Fell More in Recovery Than Recession, Sentier Says — Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) — American incomes declined more in the three-year expansion that started in June 2009 than during the longest recession since the Great Depression, according an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Sentier Research LLC.
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Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Household income is below recession levels, report says
Household income is below recession levels, report says
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BBC:
Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court rules him sane — A Norwegian court has ruled that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane, sentencing him to 21 years in prison. — Breivik admitted killing 77 people and wounding more than 240 others when he bombed central Oslo and then opened fire at an island youth camp last year.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Galt, Gold and God — So far, most of the discussion of Paul Ryan, the presumptive Republican nominee for vice president, has focused on his budget proposals. But Mr. Ryan is a man of many ideas, which would ordinarily be a good thing. — In his case, however, most of those ideas appear …
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Oliver Wright / The Independent:
Barack Obama asks eurozone to keep Greece in until after election day — US officials are worried that if Greece exits the eurozone, it will damage President's election hopes — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.
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