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7:20 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.
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:
At Ron Paul rally, no Mitt Romney endorsement  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Ron Paul said nothing about Mitt Romney here on Sunday.  —  Four days before Romney accepts the Republican nod for president, the Texas congressman didn't even offer a grudging semi-endorsement of his ex-rival in the 2012 presidential race …
Discussion: Capitol Alert and CNN
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
U.S. Military Presence at Republican Convention, Code Pink Comes Dressed as Pink Vaginas  —  From the moment I arrived Tampa to attend the Republican National Convention, it was clear that I was now entering a police state-like setting that featured riot police, the county Sheriff's office …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Report: Ann Romney has Secret Service detail
Discussion: CNN
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 …
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
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?).
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: 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’
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.
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
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
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.
Discussion: AllThingsD, Politico and Mashable!
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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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
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
Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
Gritty N.J. city of Camden to scrap police department amid budget woes
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Riehl World News
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Romney cites Mass. law to defend stance on women's health issues
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Daily Pundit
 Earlier Items: 
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Op-Ed Columnist: Gullibility in Politics and in Film
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Dispatch Poll results: Tight races put undecided voters in control
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
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
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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