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Charlie Crist / Tampa Bay Times:
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama — I've studied, admired and gotten to know a lot of leaders in my life. Across Florida, in Washington and around the country, I've watched the failure of those who favor extreme rhetoric over sensible compromise …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Crist endorses Obama (Updated) — His hug of President Obama got him in trouble during his senate run as a Republican, and now former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is making the most of it, endorsing the president in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed in which he excoriates his own former party …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The PJ Tatler
Alex Leary / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Florida GOP chairman on Crist's Obama endorsement: A ‘repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician’
Florida GOP chairman on Crist's Obama endorsement: A ‘repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician’
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Naked Politics
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
A conversation with Jeb Bush, Florida's most respected Republican
A conversation with Jeb Bush, Florida's most respected Republican
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First Read and Washington Examiner
CNN:
CNN Poll: Which candidate cares more about you? — Tampa (CNN) - A new national survey illustrates the challenge Mitt Romney faces at the Republican convention as the GOP presidential challenger gets re-introduced to the American public. — While a CNN/ORC International poll indicates …
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The Hinterland Gazette
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Brendan Sasso / Blog Summaries:
Romney says Obama gave up on economy, has ‘admitted defeat’
Romney says Obama gave up on economy, has ‘admitted defeat’
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americanthinker.com and Weasel Zippers
Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
MITT ROMNEY'S AUDIO REMARKS ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
MITT ROMNEY'S AUDIO REMARKS ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
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Washington Post and Politico
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
RNC chairman: Convention will go ‘full steam ahead on Tuesday’
RNC chairman: Convention will go ‘full steam ahead on Tuesday’
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CNN
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Romney Touts Romneycare: I'm The Guy That Got ‘Health Care For All The Women And Men In My State’ — Just two weeks after a Romney spokesperson faced a barrage of conservative criticism for highlighting the success of the governor's Massachusetts health care law, Romney himself bragged …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Business Insider
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Romney cites Mass. law to defend stance on women's health issues
Romney cites Mass. law to defend stance on women's health issues
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Politico
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush: GOP ‘Needs To Change... Reach Out To A Much Broader Audience Than We Do Today’ — This morning on NBC, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush delivered a pointed critique of the modern Republican party. Bush acknowledged that that the GOP “needs to change” and “reach out to a much broader audience.”
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Taylor Marsh
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney pulls '08 clip for Medicare pushback — It's the weekend before a political convention in Florida and both presidential campaigns are escalating the air war over — what else? — Medicare. — After the Obama campaign released its second attack ad yesterday accusing Mitt Romney …
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NO QUARTER, CNN and Weekly Standard
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
NEWS FLASH — ALLEN WEST: OBAMA IS ‘SERVING UP A CRAP SANDWICH WITH A SMILE’ | During an appearance on Fox News on Saturday morning, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) accused Obama of serving up a “crap sandwich.” “Let's be very honest and let's put this in military vernacular …
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Crooks and Liars
Dylan Byers / Politico:
NYT's Abramson rebuts Brisbane charge — The executive editor of the New York Times is disputing an accusation of liberal bias made by her very own public editor, Arthur Brisbane. — In his final column for the Times, Brisbane wrote that his fellow staffers “share a kind of political …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
O'Malley dismisses GOP as a ‘party of exclusion’ — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said on Sunday the Republican presidential ticket will be sending “not-so-subtly coded messages” to white voters as the campaign continues. — “When you have a party that says coded things …
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CNN and Weasel Zippers
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Dispatch Poll results: Tight races put undecided voters in control — 10 percent up for grabs in presidential race; Senate struggle has 12 percent of wiggle room — The closest Dispatch Poll in modern history shows the races for president and U.S. Senate in a dead heat in battleground Ohio.
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Ballot Box
Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Paul: I don't fully endorse Romney — In an interview with the New York Times, Ron Paul details the ask from GOP officials in return for a convention speaking slot, and explains why he declined. … Paul's refusal to play ball stands in contrast to his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul …
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John Harwood / New York Times:
Election 2012: Ron Paul Passing Torch to a Libertarian Legion
Election 2012: Ron Paul Passing Torch to a Libertarian Legion
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Taylor Marsh
Los Angeles Times:
Despite working-class image, Ryan comes from family of wealth — Paul Ryan was born into one of the most prominent families in Janesville, Wis., and his rise to political power and financial stability was boosted by family money and connections. — Paul Ryan, speaking in Ohio …
New York Times:
Romney Adopts Harder Message for Last Stretch — TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney is heading into his nominating convention with his advisers convinced he needs a more combative footing against President Obama in order to appeal to white, working-class voters and to persuade them that he is the best answer to their economic frustrations.
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Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Romney defends Swiss bank account — Mitt Romney defended his foreign investments in an interview aired Sunday, noting that his personal finances have followed all U.S. laws and he got no special tax savings from a Swiss bank account. — “Well, first of all, there was no reduction …
Brendan Sasso / Blog Summaries:
Obama: Neil Armstrong ‘among the greatest of American heroes’ — President Obama on Saturday mourned the passing of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. — Armstrong died on Saturday at the age of 82. — Obama praised Armstrong “as among the greatest of American heroes …
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Associated Press and The Spectacle Blog
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John Noble Wilford / New York Times:
Neil Armstrong | 1930-2012: Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82
Neil Armstrong | 1930-2012: Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82