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10:40 AM ET, August 28, 2012

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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Real Romney  —  The purpose of the Republican convention is to introduce America to the real Mitt Romney.  Fortunately, I have spent hours researching this subject.  I can provide you with the definitive biography and a unique look into the Byronic soul of the Republican nominee:
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Priorities USA does the disappointment ad  —  Priorities USA Action is releasing a new commercial today spotlighting a woman who says she was “duped by Mitt Romney” - and not because of his work at Bain Capital.  —  Back up a minute.  One of the staples of Republican messaging this cycle …
Lois Romano / Reuters:
Ann Romney's RNC task: Humanize Mitt
Discussion: TheBlaze.com and Election 2012
CNN:
Dem super PAC moves away from Bain attacks
Discussion: Telegraph
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Mark Levin / Facebook:
Damn it, defeat this RINO power grab!  —  Conservatives of all stripes, especially Tea Party activists, this is an attempt to destroy your ability to influence the presidential and vice presidential nomination process in the Republican Party.  It is an attempt to eviscerate the input of state parties.
Discussion: Daily Pundit
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.
Jay Bookman:
U.S. troops at Ft. Stewart plotted to kill Obama?
Michelle Malkin:
Floor fight: Grass-roots activists battle attempt to rig GOP convention delegate rules Updated …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Priebus on Chris Matthews: ‘He Made the Case for Us.’  —  Shortly before our chat, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus held a brief press “gaggle” in the media center, and briefly talked about his exchange with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” this morning.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Newt to Chris Matthews: Your thinking can be pretty racist, you know
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
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 …
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Politico:
GOP fears ghost of Katrina at RNC 2012
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Hurricane Center is ‘Obama’
Rush Limbaugh:
Tracking the Hurricane with the Media
Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN and Business Insider
Colleen Nelson / Washington Wire:
Who Is Thursday's Mystery Convention Speaker?  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Republican convention planners appear to have a surprise planned for those tuning in Thursday night.  —  Buried deep in the convention schedule released Monday is a vague reference to a mystery speaker scheduled for the event's final evening.
Dan Gross / Philly.com:
Arlen Specter hospitalized with a serious illness, friends confirm  —  Arlen Specter has been hospitalized with a serious illness, confirm friends of the longtime U.S. Senator.  One asked that people keep him in thoughts and prayers.  —  Specter, 82, announced in 2005 that he had Hodgkin's disease for which he underwent chemotherapy.
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CNN:
Source: Former Sen. Arlen Specter battling for his life  —  (CNN) — Former longtime U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was battling for his life early Tuesday after he was recently diagnosed with a “serious form of cancer,” a source close to his office told CNN.  —  Specter, who has overcome numerous …
Quinnipiac University:
McMahon By A Nose In Close Connecticut Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Obama Tops Romney By 7 Points  —  Connecticut likely voters put Republican former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on the right side of a 49 - 46 percent too-close-to-call U.S. Senate race against Democratic U.S …
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Tim Mak / Politico:   Connecticut poll: Linda McMahon's narrow lead
Reuters:
GOP still fretting over Mitt's image  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney signaled in weekend interviews that he is brushing off advice that he attempt a public image makeover this week to make himself more likable and more connected to voters at the human level.  —  Some of the most experienced …
Discussion: CNN
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Reuters:
Mitt Romney RNC: GOP still frets about candidate's image
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Politico:
Who's on the inside track for a Romney Cabinet  —  Mitt Romney said his Cabinet and White House staff will be stacked with men and women from the business world, but his top advisers sketched out for POLITICO a team compromised of many familiar faces in Washington.
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Security at the RNC: George Orwell Meets a ‘Call of Duty’ Cityscape  —  At a defining civic event, the establishment is insulated by an army of police officers from protesters camping unseen on a far away corner.  —  Reuters  —  Deep inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum …
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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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Sarah Palin: Dems addicted to ‘hope-ium’  —  Sarah Palin on Monday said Democrats who “still have that addiction to the hope-ium” President Barack Obama peddled four years ago need to “open their eyes” and vote for Mitt Romney this November.  —  “Some of us had [Obama] pegged four years ago.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
New York Post:
Dead voters & a dying democracy?  —  Americans will fight and die for democracy, but when it comes to the actual business of elections, stuffed ballot boxes and cemetery voters are the subject of jokes more than outrage — though a democracy in which elections are decided by fraudulent votes created …
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Romney Seen Pulled 2 Ways Over Economy  —  WASHINGTON — When Mitt Romney declared during his unsuccessful campaign for the Senate in 1994 that the federal minimum wage should rise with inflation, a break with Republican doctrine, both Democrats and Republicans accused him of pandering to Massachusetts voters.
 
 
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lareviewofbooks.org:
The Mormon Chronicles: A Meditation in Four Parts by Judith Freeman
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Jeri Clausing / Associated Press:
Arizona Voters Pick GOP Nominee for US Senate
Discussion: CNN
Eryn Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Pediatricians' group shifts in favor of circumcision
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
GOP Casino Baron Sheldon Adelson Pledges $500,000 To Buy A Single House Seat
Discussion: Prairie Weather and BuzzFeed
Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Some absentee voters in Hialeah probe insist they did not hand their ballots to suspected brokers
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Federal judge says Ohio must count disputed votes
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Weasel Zippers
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: SEAL AD TO EXCORIATE OBAMA FOR BOWING TO FOREIGN LEADERS
Szu Ping Chan / Telegraph:
Unilever sees ‘return to poverty’ in Europe
Paul Slansky / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan Said Something That Should Force Him Off the Ticket, But You Probably Didn't Hear About It
 

 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider founder Henry Blodget says he is leaving BI's board, will remain an adviser and contribute occasional columns, and plans to write a novel

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers
 
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