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7:50 PM ET, August 29, 2012

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney gets bump from first full day at Republican convention  —  After a day of action at the Republican convention in Tampa, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking better to voters.  —  Romney's image has received a five-point bump after the convention's first day …
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Politico:
Chris Christie's flop at the GOP convention  —  TAMPA, Fla. — There is no mistaking what a successful keynote speech for Chris Christie would have looked and sounded like.  There would have been an electric reaction from the crowd in the convention hall.  It would have been followed by waves …
Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
The Case for Noblesse Oblige
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Snap poll: Romney's favorable rating rises five points overnight, Christie's speech most popular
Elizabeth Flock / US News:
Ann Coulter Upset Chris Christie Did Not Attack Obama
Discussion: Riehl World News
Bloomberg:
Romney and Christie's Hard Truth Problem
Discussion: CNN, Hit & Run and PennLive.com
First Read:
First Thoughts: Mixed messages
Discussion: Washington Monthly and CNN
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Yahoo News fires David Chalian  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Yahoo News has fired Washington bureau chief David Chalian after he was caught on a hot-mic during an online video broadcast today saying that Mitt Romney and his wife Ann had no problem with African Americans suffering as a result of Hurricane Isaac …
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Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
In ABC Webcast, Yahoo! News's Chalian Says Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party When Black People Drown’  —  During live coverage of the Republican National Convention here in Tampa, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief David Chalian provided the perfect example of the pervasive anti-Republican bias Mitt Romney faces …
CNN:
Two people removed from RNC after taunting black camera operator  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Two people were removed from the Republican National Convention Tuesday after they threw nuts at an African-American CNN camera operator and said, “This is how we feed animals.”
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
CNN should reveal details of nut-throwing incident  —  As you've surely heard by now, two GOP convention attendees were ejected from the festivities last night after throwing nuts at a black CNN camera-woman.  The words “this is how we feed animals” were uttered.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CNN's Exquisitely Awkward Spot  —  You've probably seen that last night a convention attendee was ejected from the hall for pelting a black CNN camerawomen with nuts and saying the words “this is how we feed animals.”  Follow up reports this morning say actually two people were ejected.
Matthew Mosk / ABCNEWS:
Romney Party Yacht Flies Cayman Islands Flag  —  The yacht where the elite donors of the Romney Victory Council are partying in Tampa bears the flag of the Cayman Islands.  Romney's use of offshore accounts for his investments has come under fire during the campaign.
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Rolling Stone:
Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital  —  How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs - and stuck others with the bill  —  The great criticism of Mitt Romney, from both sides of the aisle, has always been that he doesn't stand for anything.
Jack Hitt / Harper's:
A Troubling Chant on the Convention Floor  —  An unscripted moment happened late this afternoon that caused the assembled mainstream media to turn away in the hope that it would disappear.  As I was standing in line for a sandwich next to an Italian and a Puerto Rican correspondent, a controversy was unfolding on the floor.
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Federal Judge Will Permanently Remove Florida Voter Registration Restrictions  —  A federal judge said Wednesday he would permanently remove harsh restrictions on third-party voter registration groups that have handicapped registration efforts in Florida this year.
Discussion: The Raw Story and The Maddow Blog
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Erik Opsal / Brennan Center for Justice:
Florida Victory: Federal Court Removes New Restrictions on Voter Registration Groups
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Election Law Blog
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC abandons GOP convention during every speech by a minority  —  One of the left's favorite attacks on the Republican Party is that it is the party of old white people, devoid of diversity and probably racist.  —  If you were watching MSNBC's coverage of the Republican National Convention …
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Brendan Sasso / Ballot Box:
Mia Love tops Google searches after ‘rousing’ speech at GOP convention
Discussion: The Greenroom and National Review
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Obama's Reddit AMA: The Full Questions and Answers  —  The president answered questions on the popular social media site Wednesday afternoon.  Here's what he had to say.  —  The full thread from President Obama's Reddit “Ask Me Anything” thread is here, but if you just want the questions …
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Ann Romney Woos Hispanic Voters, Urging They Get Past ‘Their Biases’  —  Tampa, Fla. -Ann Romney's convention speech was directly aimed at wooing female voters, but at a lunch event Wednesday she changed her focus and pitched her husband to Hispanic voters, a voting bloc that is especially important …
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
The 10 oddest items in the GOP platform  —  Any party platform is necessarily a compromise between a number of different interest groups.  Inevitably, there are always some odd or puzzling policy planks that make it in.  Here are 10 of the more unexpected items from this year's Republican platform:
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Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
GOP Platform: Bring Back DADT, Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama has small lead in Nevada  —  PPP's newest Nevada poll finds Barack Obama holding on to a small lead in the state over Mitt Romney, 50-47.  Obama's advantage has been declining over the course of the year.  In late March we found him up 8 points, in early June it was down to 6 points, and now the advantage is at 3.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Ballot Box and Politico
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Myth of an Affirmative-Action President
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Rice heckled at convention event  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was twice interrupted on Wednesday by hecklers who were protesting her role in the Bush administration that began the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  —  The interruptions, which came hours …
Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Speculation swirls around GOP convention mystery guest  —  Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012: Mitt Romney hugs wife Ann after she delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention on n Tampa, Fla.AP  —  TAMPA, FLA. - Will Clint Eastwood make the Republicans' day?  —  Or maybe Sarah Palin?
Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Anchor: GOP Senator Likening Obama to Tiger Woods  —  MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell said Wednesday that a reference to President Obama's golfing in Sen. Mitch McConnell's upcoming RNC speech is an attempt to link the president to Tiger Woods and his “lifestyle”:
 
 
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Hillary Clinton to leave the hemisphere during Democratic convention
BuzzFeed:
Romney Checks The Foreign Policy Box In Indianapolis
Discussion: Daily Kos
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
LGBT Groups Break With Obama On Choice Of Cardinal
David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
After $100k ‘public relations’ payment from teachers union, Media Matters attacked Fox News
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
In modern GOP, the old South returns
Carl Franzen / Talking Points Memo:
NASA Finds Pair Of Planets Orbiting Two Stars
Discussion: NASA, Taylor Marsh and Wired
Naureen Khan / NationalJournal.com:
Jane Romney: My Brother Won't Ban Abortion
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Rick Santorum's dirty hands
Peter Wood / The Conversation:
Beware of Partisan Politics in the Classroom
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
Bloomberg:
California Defies Lower-Tax Texas In Creating More Jobs
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Erin Burnett Moved to Tears by Romney Appearance
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mediaite
Joshua Green / Washington Monthly:
Why Aren't Conservatives Funny?  —  An academic's doomed attempt …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
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