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8:25 PM ET, August 27, 2012

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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Hurricane Center is ‘Obama’  —  Rush Limbaugh, while repeatedly insisting he is “not alleging a conspiracy,” suggested Monday that the National Hurricane Center's forecast models for Tropical Storm Isaac were altered to help President Barack Obama and “cast a pall” over the Republican National Convention.
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Glen Johnson / Boston Globe:
While Romney campaign talks of forging ahead, Isaac may prompt convention cancellation  —  TAMPA - There is a distinct possibility that the 2012 Republican National Convention will be cancelled.  —  The decision may come not so much because the Tampa-St. Petersburg area will suffer a direct hit from Isaac …
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Rush Limbaugh Suggests Obama Manipulated Hurricane Predictions To Get GOP To Cancel Convention  —  Even President Obama's biggest fans don't think he can make it rain — but Rush Limbaugh does.  —  On his radio show this afternoon, Limbaugh suggested that President Obama might …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Republican Talking Points  —  Here are the official Republican talking points, being circulated to surrogates speaking on behalf of the party here:  —  Surrogate Message Points:  —  2012 Republican National Convention - A Better Future  —  Top Line Message Points:
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
RNC's 1st Day Lasts Just Seconds
Discussion: Reuters, Politico and CNN
Rush Limbaugh:
Tracking the Hurricane with the Media
Discussion: Business Insider
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama signs state of emergency as Isaac barrels toward Louisiana
Discussion: Politico
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Floridians would vote for Obama-Biden
Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN and Politico
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for August 27, 2012
Keegan Gibson / PoliticsPA:
Smith Makes Abortion Gaffe (Listen to Audio)  —  Harrisburg — Republican Tom Smith spoke at the Pennsylvania press club luncheon Monday afternoon The defining moment occurred a few moments after the formal program when, asked about abortion amid a group of reporters, Smith seemed to suggest …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Pennsylvania GOP Senate Candidate: Getting Pregnant From Rape Is ‘Similar’ To Having A Baby Out Of Wedlock  —  In the aftermath of Rep. Todd Akin's (R-MO) offensive and medically inaccurate comments that “legitimate rape” doesn't often lead to pregnancy, Republicans have been scrambling to distance themselves from Akin.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
RNC swag bag has Romney book with unaltered health care section … TAMPA — All credentialed media checking into the Republican National Convention are being given a swag bag featuring brochures and items from various sponsors such as sunglasses and a pocket fan.
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Paul Ryan / The Daily Beast:
What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?!  —  It's not just Akin.  By pushing some of the most invasive state policies in modern history, the men of the GOP are driving their party off a cliff.  —  Blame it on the “idea cloud”—that cumulus cartoon bubble that dumps the same idea on diverse populations at once.
CBS News:
Romney: My views on abortion rights are clear  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, Mitt Romney said his views on abortion rights are more lenient than those put forward in the Republican party platform.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Romney book distributed at GOP convention contains pro-healthcare reform content
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
We all know the world revolves around The Greatest President in the History of Everything.  So it makes sense that all the other celestial bodies were placed in the sky to shine down upon him.  —  This is not a Photoshop.  This was actually posted on Obama's official Tumblr page:
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Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot … LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) — Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
Prosecutors: U.S. Soldiers Plotted to Kill President Obama  —  Update (3:45 p.m.): Local NBC affiliate WSAV 3 has video footage of the alleged militia members being handcuffed and charged in connection with the killing of Michael Roark and his girlfriend Tiffany York.
Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Chris Matthews Calls Out GOP: You Are Playing The ‘Race Card’  —  Political observers have noted for a while that Mitt Romney's claim that President Obama gutted the work requirement in the 1996 welfare reform law is false.  But few in the mainstream media have have gone so far as to accuse Republicans of playing the ‘race card.’
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BuzzFeed:
Trial Judge Orders Prop 8 Case Closed  —  Judge James Ware issues an order under which same-sex couples should be allowed to marry immediately in California.  Supporters of the initiative could ask the Supreme Court to stop weddings.  —  The trial court judge in California who has taken …
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Jim Ragsdale / Hot Dish Politics:
Supporters of proposed constitutional amendments win both Supreme Court cases
Discussion: Power Line and Joe. My. God.
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Elizabeth Warren Aide Knocks Around Republican Cameraman  —  An aide to Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, appears to have knocked the video camera of a Republican tracker after an event this weekend in Martha's Vineyard.  Watch the video below:
Paul Slansky / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan Said Something That Should Force Him Off the Ticket, But You Probably Didn't Hear About It … Elections 2012 , Abortion , Elections 2012 , Paul Ryan , Video , Todd Akin , Method Of Conception , Paul Ryan Abortion , Paul Ryan Rape , Rape , Todd Akin Legitimate Rape , Todd Akin Rape , Politics News
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Why South Carolina Wants To Ban Student IDs At The Polls But Is Just Fine With Military IDs  —  WASHINGTON — Neither a student ID nor a military ID will prove someone is a resident of South Carolina, but the attorney general there said on Monday that one of those forms of identification …
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Voter ID: South Carolina Says Law Will Keep Whites From Voting, Too
Discussion: Associated Press
Kim Parker / Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Yes, the Rich Are Different  —  As Republicans gather for their national convention in Tampa to nominate a presidential candidate known, in part, as a wealthy businessman, a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds that many Americans believe the rich are different than other people.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama gives one-on-one to Glamour  —  Yet another push in President Barack Obama's soft-media strategy, unearthed this morning by WWD's Erik Maza:
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Erik Maza / WWD:
Glamour Gets Time With President Obama
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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.”
Michelle Malkin:
Floor fight: Grass-roots activists battle attempt to rig GOP convention delegate rules Updated  —  Drew McKissick is a longtime conservative activist and blogger who is in attendance at the Republican National Convention's Rules Committee meetings.  He and others on the ground are sounding …
 
 
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Szu Ping Chan / Telegraph:
Unilever sees ‘return to poverty’ in Europe
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Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
Newt Gingrich: Happy to Teach ‘Newt U’ in Tampa
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Angela Couloumbis / Philly.com:
In poll, voters give Casey strong lead; not so for Corbett
Discussion: Politico
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Race and the 2012 election  —  Most of the issues dominating the 2012 election make sense.
Rob Portman / CNN:
TRENDING: First on CNN: Portman to play Obama in Romney debate prep
Discussion: Politico, USA Today and The Fix
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
GOP Draft Platform: ‘Homosexual Agenda’ Advanced By Obama Foreign Aid
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Rakates / CBS Baltimore:
17-Year-Old Student Shot At Perry Hall High School; Suspect In Custody; Parents Talk To WJZ About Facebook Threat
Discussion: Mashable!, DCist and Gawker
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Republican Platform Targets Porn
Ellen Barkin / Twitchy:
Actress Ellen Barkin retweets wish for Isaac to wash pro-lifers out to sea; blames Twitchy
Mark Schleifstein / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Isaac on track to hit New Orleans area, but as Category 1 hurricane
Discussion: A Blog For All, Poynter and Colorlines
Dean Baker / Guardian:
The Pacific free trade deal that's anything but free
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Washington Post:
Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions
 

 
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