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11:50 AM ET, August 25, 2012

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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
Why the next two weeks may be make-or-break for Romney-Ryan  —  Presidential election polling is tight, but consistently shows Obama ahead.  Romney needs a convention bounce ... or bust  —  We have reached the third and will quickly being heading into the fourth quarter of presidential contest.
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Rand Paul / CNN:
Obama, Sen. Paul battle in weekly addresses
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
Todd Akin gets online fundraising boost
Kate Nocera / Politico:
Todd Akin: I'm in it through November
Discussion: Reuters and Conservatives4Palin
New York Times:
Police Decision to Shoot in Midtown Left 9 Wounded  —  As the two officers confronted a gunman in front of the Empire State Building on a busy Friday morning, they had to make a snap decision: Do they open fire in the middle of Midtown?  —  From a distance of less than 10 feet, the officers …
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CBS News:
Romney says “birther” joke wasn't a swipe at Obama  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley on Friday, Mitt Romney played down the remarks he made about President Obama's origins, arguing that they amounted to a joke and not a “swipe” at the president.
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ThinkProgress:
7 Birthers Speaking At The Republican Convention
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's birther joke
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama spokeswoman: Romney joke latest in ‘pattern’ of ‘gutterball politics’
Fox News:
Christians victims of rising ‘hostility’ from gov't and secular groups, report says  —  Christians rally to show support of the Bald Knob Cross of Peace near Alto Pass, Ill. Atheists objected to the use of taxpayer money to pay for rehabbing the 11-foot cross.  (AP)
Discussion: Right Wing News
WVIR-TV:
UVA Declines Obama Campaign Request  —  A University of Virginia spokeswoman says President Barack Obama will not be at the university when he comes to Charlottesville on Wednesday.  In a statement released Friday, it was confirmed that the university declined the president's request to speak at UVA.
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Anti-Obama Movie Stuns Hollywood For #3; Other Newcomers & Holdovers Weak Friday; Only 'The Expendables 2′ Can Break $10M  —  FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM, 2ND UPDATE: Because of Friday's very weak box office, there won't be any clarity behind the Top 10 film rankings until Saturday morning.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden cancels Tampa trip due to storm  —  Vice President Joe Biden is postponing his trip to Tampa on Monday so local officials can devote their resources to Tropical Storm Isaac, the Obama Campaign announced Friday night.  —  Campaign officials said they were postponing Biden's visit to Tampa …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Gets Decisive Win in Patent Case  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nine jurors delivered a sweeping victory to Apple Inc. in a high-stakes court battle against Samsung Electronics Co., awarding the Silicon Valley giant $1.05 billion in damages and providing ammunition for more legal attacks on mobile-device rivals.
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Official: N.M. Governor ‘Dishonored’ Gen. Custer By Meeting With American Indians  —  A progressive group called on Republican National Committee leader Pat Rogers to step down on Friday after emails showed him telling New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's staff that meeting with a group of American Indians …
Daily Mail:
Report abuse  —  If he were a good president, that has done a lot of good for our country, you would think that he need not campaign at all !!!  Seriously !  A great president would just keep his nose to the grindstone and have one simple slogan for his re-election...." America …
Discussion: Hot Air, Rush Limbaugh and Althouse
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Hollywood bailing on President Obama and the Democratic National Convention  —  LOS ANGELES - President Obama recently praised Hollywood superstar George Clooney, calling him a “wonderful guy” and good friend.  But even in the wake of the headline-grabbing compliments …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Planned Parenthood's Action Fund planning revenge on Mitt Romney  —  Planned Parenthood's Action Fund plans to spend more than $3 million in Ohio and Virginia against Mitt Romney in the wake of his pledge to “get rid” of the women's health advocacy group.  —  The group is one of several …
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Unemployment woes hit hard for displaced workers, Labor Dept. study shows  —  Mark Lennihan/AP - In this Aug. 2, 2012 photo, ironworker Stephen MacGray cuts a steel brace at the World Trade Center construction site, in New York.  The economy has added an average of 151,000 jobs a month this year, roughly the same as last year's pace.
Discussion: Right Wing News
 
 
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Damian Thompson / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Radical Islam revives an ancient hatred
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
At Least 18 Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Ron Rosenbaum / Slate:
A New Slur  —  Calling people “Holocaust-obsessed” is the new holocaust denial.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
New York Post:
Romney on the rise  —  Hurricane permitting, the GOP convention …
Discussion: Hot Air
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
When Did the GOP Get So White: The Republicans' Loss of Diversity
Washington Post:
Florida election laws threaten the vote in a key swing state
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Prop 8 Opponents Urge Supreme Court To Pass On Appeal
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Radically Changes GOP Nominating Process After Ron Paul Takeovers
Laura D'Andrea Tyson / Economix:
Evidence vs. Ideology in the Medicare Debate
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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