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2:30 PM ET, August 24, 2012

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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.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Hullabaloo
Ben Howe / aglanon's blog:
Obama Campaign Requested Birther Jokes
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
Discussion: Firedoglake
Twitchy:
Romney: ‘No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate’; Update: Team Obama feigns outrage
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's birther joke
BuzzFeed:   Crowd Loves Mitt Romney's Birth Certificate Joke
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.
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.
Fox News:
2 dead, 9 injured in shooting near Empire State Building in Manhattan, police say
New York Times:
Several Shot, One Fatally, Outside Empire State Building
Associated Press:
Gunman Kills 1 at Empire State Building, 9 Wounded
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 …
New York Post:
Trash-talking veep's Tampa tantrum
Discussion: Instapundit and Riehl World News
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Second day of Republican convention to feature Ron Paul tribute
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Rush Limbaugh Claims Hurricane Is an Obama Conspiracy to Cancel GOP Convention
Discussion: Wonkette and The Reaction
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ryan denies Romney campaign avoiding policy specifics as Election Day nears
Discussion: 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
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 …
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.
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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PARADE Magazine:
PARADE Exclusive: A Conversation With the Romneys
Discussion: Politico, The Raw Story and ABCNEWS
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 …
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.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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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.
Discussion: Hit & Run, BuzzFeed and The Jawa Report
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New York Times:
Norway Killer Is Ruled Sane and Given 21 Years in Prison
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 …
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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Obama has millions of fake Twitter followers
Chicago Tribune:
Police search for gunmen who shot eight people on South Side
Emily Friedman / Yahoo! News:
Mitt Romney Says Big Business ‘Doing Fine’ After Criticizing Obama for Similar Remarks
Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Power Line
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Paul Ryan: Chick-fil-A equals ‘free speech’
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NOM's Brian Brown: Anti-Gay Christians Are The Powerless Victims, Not The Gay Community
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