New GOP convention schedule released  —  (CNN) - Republican officials on Sunday released a new schedule for this week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, one day after announcing the gathering would be postponed by a day due to weather conditions related to Tropical Storm Isaac.

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 …

Jeb Bush to Obama: Stop blaming my brother  —  TAMPA — Jeb Bush says it's time for President Obama to stop blaming his brother for the nation's problems.  —  “I mean, look, the guy (Obama) was dealt a difficult hand, no question about it,” Bush said on NBC's Meet The Press.  “But he's had three years.

Mitt Romney Event — Drops $500k on Journey Concert  —  MITT ROMNEY EVENT  —  Drops $500k on Journey Concert  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  ANY WAY YOU WANT IT ... is exactly what the band Journey said when they were offered $500,000 to play a campaign event for Mitt Romney ... and they accepted, TMZ has learned.

Tropical Storm Isaac Should Rival Hurricane Katrina  —  By Michael Barak, Joseph Bastardi and Alan Lammey  —  On August 24th, we warned on Forbes that Tropical Storm Isaac could pose a threat to energy markets and even rival Hurricane Katrina in its destructive power (Could Tropical Storm Isaac Turn Into Another Katrina?).

Mitt Romney Reaped Huge Tax Benefits Based On ‘Active’ Role At Bain Capital … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Taxes , Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Private Equity, ROMNEy TAXES, Tax Return, Bain, Bain Capital, Loopholes, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney 2012 …

Trump plays up birth certificate issue in Fla.  —  Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Sarasota, Fla., Donald Trump said Mitt Romney's birth certificate quip in Michigan last week may have been a lighthearted joke, but that the issue of President Obama's birth certificate is far from settled.

Top GOP Operative: Republicans ‘Will Run A Write-In’ To Defeat Todd Akin  —  Republicans are desperate for Todd Akin to drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his controversial comments about legitimate rape.  Nearly every top Republican, including Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, have publicly called for him to quit.

Interview: Romney blasts Obama for a ‘vituperative’ campaign  —  POWELL, Ohio - Mitt Romney calls campaign attacks by President Obama and his allies “vituperative” and “vicious” and “absurd” and “sad.”  Also: Effective.  —  “I do think that the president's campaign of personal vilification …

Times Agrees to Sell About to Diller's IAC  —  The New York Times Company has agreed to sell the About Group, which includes the About.com network of topic sites, to Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp for about $300 million in cash, the company said on Sunday.

Gritty N.J. city of Camden to scrap police department amid budget woes  —  Crime-ridden Camden, New Jersey - often referred to as the most dangerous city in the United States—is getting rid of its police department.  —  In the latest example of a cash-strapped municipality taking drastic measures …

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 …

Romney cites Mass. law to defend stance on women's health issues  —  Mitt Romney rebuffed Democratic suggestions that the GOP ticket was weak on women's health issues by touting his Massachusetts healthcare reforms, in an interview with Fox News.  —  In an interview taped last week and aired …

Florida GOP chairman on Crist's Obama endorsement: A ‘repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician’  —  Republican Party of Florida Chairman Lenny Curry offered a swift rebuke to Charlie Crist, whose endorsement of Barack Obama hit the opinion page of tampabay.com at midnight.