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1:35 AM ET, August 29, 2012

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Over Loud Boos, Romney Supporters Pass New Rules  —  Delegates from Minnesota yell for a “no” vote at a point of order at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney's supporters passed new rules governing future primaries over the loud boos of Ron Paul supporters …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Ann Romney: ‘This Man Will Lift Up America!’  —  The Romney campaign released these excerpts of Ann Romney's speech, which she'll deliver tonight at the Republican convention in Tampa:  —  “Tonight I want to talk to you from my heart about our hearts.  —  “I want to talk not about what divides us …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Ann Romney: Mitt ‘will lift up America’  —  (CNN) - Ann Romney will describe her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as a problem solver who “has helped lift up others” in her Tuesday primetime speech at the Republican National Convention, according to excerpts released by the Romney campaign.
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS and Scared Monkeys
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Gov. Chris Christie: Romney Will Tell Voters ‘Hard Truths’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, famous for rarely mincing words, prescribed a dose of tough medicine tonight in his keynote speech at the Republican National Convention, telling party delegates and the nation that the solutions …
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Boehner: Romney favorability lagging because he's ‘shy’  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called Mitt Romney “shy” and “humble” on Monday, and said this might be affecting his favorability ratings because the American people don't know who he is.  —  “Listen, he's a very shy guy and a humble guy …
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
David Letterman Presents: ‘Ann And Mitt Romney Lies’
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:   Ron Paul To Cavuto: ‘I Have No Plans To Endorse’ Romney/Ryan Ticket
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney shares details of past miscarriage
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, Daily Kos and CNN
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Romney aides outline attack plan for after Republican convention
Kate Nocera / Politico:
Tim Scott: Paul Ryan brings House into Mitt Romney's fold
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Kyle Leighton / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Attendee Allegedly Threw Nuts At Black CNN Camerawoman, Said ‘This Is How We Feed Animals’  —  An attendee at the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Tuesday allegedly threw nuts at a black camerawoman working for CNN and said “This is how we feed animals” before being removed from the convention …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Republican National Convention: The one graph you need to see before watching  —  On the Republican convention stage tonight, you're going to see a really large clock.  But the clock isn't for keeping time.  The idea isn't to stop speakers from going over their allotted time, or the convention from running late.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA  —  Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti forwarded an advance copy of a Maureen Dowd column to a CIA spokesperson …
BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Bets On Welfare Attack  —  Their most powerful weapon, a top aide says.  “We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers,” says Newhouse.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  Mitt Romney's aides explained with unusual political bluntness today why they are spending heavily …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Fact checking for thee, but not for me
Alexander Burns / Politico:   About crashing the other guy's convention ...
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News: Federal District Court Denies Preclearance of Texas Redistricting Plans [Now updated with analysis]  —  You can read the opinion here (there was a partial dissent by Judge Griffith, who wrote most of the majority opinion as well).  From the introduction:
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Hotline On Call:
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:   Texas Redistricting Hit Minorities, Court Rules
1011now.com:
Grand Island Preschooler Asked to Change the Sign for His Name in School  —  Hunter Spanjer says his name with a certain special hand gesture, but at just three and a half years old, he may have to change it.  —  “He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy,” explained Hunter's father, Brian Spanjer.
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Coal miners lost pay when Mitt Romney visited their mine to promote coal jobs  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited an Ohio coal mine this month to promote jobs in the coal industry, workers who appeared with him at the rally lost pay because their mine was shut down.
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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
DNC PROCEEDS WITH 2-HOUR ISLAMIC ‘JUMAH’ PRAYERS (AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO'S INVITED)  —  The host committee for the Democratic National Convention is raising a number of eyebrows after choosing to proceed with featuring Islamic “Jumah” prayers for two hours on the Friday of its convention …
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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.
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BuzzFeed:
RNC Primetime Speaker Gave Extensive PowerPoint On How To Build Your Business With Government Money  —  Small business woman Sher Valenzuela, who is running for Lt. Governor in Delaware, is giving a primetime speech tonight at the “We Build It” themed day of the Republican convention.
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Flake wins GOP Senate nod in Arizona  —  Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Arizona, besting wealthy businessman Wil Cardon, who invested heavily in the race.  —  The Associated Press has called the race, which confirms an outcome long predicted by polls and political observers alike.
Discussion: CNN
Tarini Parti / Politico:
James O'Keefe not allowed to fly to Tampa  —  Conservative filmmaker and activist James O'Keefe won't be in Tampa, but the show he was supposed to headline will go on.  —  O'Keefe will still speak via Skype on “the role of the citizen journalist” and take audience questions …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Hooters Welcomes Joe Biden to Tampa  —  Vice President Joe Biden cancelled his scheduled trip to the Republican convention in Tampa because of the threat of bad weather, but that has not stopped a local Hooters restaurant (in nearby Clearwater, Florida) from welcoming him to the area anyway.
National Review:
PolitiFiction  —  The website PolitiFact is going to be truth-squadding the Republican convention speakers this week, delivering verdicts on which claims are “mostly true” and which deserve a “pants on fire” rating.  Our advice: Pay no attention to those ratings.  PolitiFact can't be trusted to get the story right.
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Methane Making An Appearance In Pa. Water Supplies … Mike and Nancy Leighton's problems began on May 19, just as Mike was settling in to watch the Preakness Stakes.  A neighbor in Leroy Township, Pa., called Mike and told him to check the water well located just outside his front door.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Michael O'Brien / First Read:
Villaraigosa: Republicans 'can't just trot out a brown face'  —  Updated, 1:30 p.m. - TAMPA, Fla. — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that Republicans “can't just trot out a brown face” to make inroads with the Latino community, an increasingly important growing bloc.  —  Jason Reed / REUTERS
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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CNN:
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Discussion: Politico
CNN:
Americans for Prosperity dispatches buses on voter turnout push
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Barack Obama, Global Has-Been
Discussion: Power Line
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Obama on RNC: ‘It should be a pretty entertaining show’
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Marco Rubio Heckled During Speech, Takes Swipe at Crist
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Chinese media slams Romney as convention begins
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal Cries Wolf On Obama Administration Response To Hurricane Isaac?
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and US Politics
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Akin accuses RNC chair of ‘personal vendetta’ for cutting off campaign funds
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Republicans call for crackdown on pornography
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama lead declining in Iowa
Jim Mann / Daily Inter Lake:
Sasquatch stunt takes a tragic turn on highway
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Outside the Beltway
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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