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8:35 AM ET, August 27, 2012

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Josh Rojas / Bay News 9:
Deputies: RNC protestor arrested with machete strapped to his leg  —  TAMPA —  A Republican National Convention protestor was arrested while he allegedly carried a machete strapped to his leg, according to deputies.  —  According to Hillsborough County Sheriff's officials, Jason T. Wilson …
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Bobby Jindal / CNN:
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.
WeatherBELL Analytics / Forbes:
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?).
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Organizers: Tampa schedule at Isaac's mercy  —  Organizers of the Republican National Convention vowed to press on with a full roster of events in Tampa starting Tuesday morning, despite the continuing menace of Tropical Storm Isaac as it moves up the Florida seaboard and toward the Gulf Coast.
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and Ballot Box
James Hohmann / Politico:
Celebration, defiance at Paul rally
Discussion: CNN and Capitol Alert
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
U.S. Military Presence at Republican Convention, Code Pink Comes Dressed as Pink Vaginas
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Storm Poses Risks for Republican Convention Planners
Tampa Bay Times:
RNC cancels first day in Tampa due to Tropical Storm Isaac
Molly Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner raises $4M over August recess
Discussion: Politico
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
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 …
Politico:
Mitt Romney outlines his governing plan to POLITICO  —  POWELL, Ohio — Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this week: “I am who I am.”
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
CHART: How Ending The High End Bush Tax Cuts Saves Nearly $1 Trillion  —  President Obama has promised to end the Bush tax cuts on income in excess of $250,000 when they expire at the end of the year, with his aides saying that he is “100 percent committed” to preventing another extension.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Republicans Worry About Keeping Factions Reined In  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney arrives here this week to accept his nomination from the increasingly disparate coalition of factions known as the Republican Party, confronting the challenge of unifying them behind him and — should he win …
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
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.
Washington Post:
Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions  —  A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Romney at 47 percent among registered voters and Obama at 46 percent — barely changed from the deadlocked contest in early July.  —  The findings continue a months-long pattern …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Susan Page / USA Today:
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
TMZ.com:
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.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Mediaite and Gothamist
David Jackson / USA Today:
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.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The PJ Tatler
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
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.
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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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Alex Leary / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Florida GOP chairman on Crist's Obama endorsement: A ‘repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician’
Discussion: Naked Politics
 
 
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Votes From Expatriates Could Play Crucial Role in Election
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Times Agrees to Sell About to Diller's IAC
Discussion: AllThingsD, DealBook, Politico and Mashable!
New York Times:
No Crime, No Punishment  —  When the Justice Department recently closed …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Credit Slips
Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus On Romney's Birther Joke: Can't We Have ‘Levity’ In Politics?
Discussion: The Raw Story and Dave Winer
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
At RNC, Michael Steele is man who doesn't exist
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Romney defends Swiss bank account
Discussion: American Power and bustardblog
 Earlier Items: 
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Gritty N.J. city of Camden to scrap police department amid budget woes
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
O'Malley dismisses GOP as a ‘party of exclusion’
William Lee / Chicago Tribune:
1 dead, 16 wounded in shootings across the city
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Romney Touts Romneycare: I'm The Guy That Got ‘Health Care For All The Women And Men In My State’
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
NEWS FLASH  —  ALLEN WEST: OBAMA IS ‘SERVING UP A CRAP SANDWICH WITH A SMILE’ |
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Los Angeles Times:
Despite working-class image, Ryan comes from family of wealth
Politico:
Obama, Romney camps see eye to eye on shape of race