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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.
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Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus On Romney's Birther Joke: Can't We Have ‘Levity’ In Politics? — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus dismissed the controversy over Mitt Romney's joke in his native state of Michigan on Friday, about how nobody has ever asked him for his birth certificate …
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The Raw Story and Dave Winer
Charlie Crist / Tampa Bay Times:
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Crist endorses Obama (Updated)
Crist endorses Obama (Updated)
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George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Bob McDonnell on Charlie Crist's Endorsement of President Obama: Just One Vote
Bob McDonnell on Charlie Crist's Endorsement of President Obama: Just One Vote
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CNN and Saint Petersblog
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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Politico, CNN, Associated Press, This Just In and The Hill
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.
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The PJ Tatler
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush: GOP ‘Needs To Change... Reach Out To A Much Broader Audience Than We Do Today’
Jeb Bush: GOP ‘Needs To Change... Reach Out To A Much Broader Audience Than We Do Today’
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The Gateway Pundit, Taylor Marsh and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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The Buzz Florida Politics Feed and Washington Examiner
Michael O'Brien / First Read:
Jeb Bush on White House run: 'I'm not there yet in my life'
Jeb Bush on White House run: 'I'm not there yet in my life'
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Saint Petersblog
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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The Raw Story, BuzzFeed, The Reaction, Saint Petersblog and Taylor Marsh
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James Hohmann / Politico:
At Ron Paul rally, no Mitt Romney endorsement
At Ron Paul rally, no Mitt Romney endorsement
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Capitol Alert and CNN
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?).
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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.
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.
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Little Green Footballs
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 …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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 …
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Washington Examiner
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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Little Green Footballs, Outside the Beltway and The Raw Story
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Masaccio / Firedoglake:
Todd Akin and the People He Represents
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
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 …
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Riehl World News and Daily Pundit
Media Decoder:
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.
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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 …
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American Power and bustardblog
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
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