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1:35 PM ET, August 29, 2012

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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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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 …
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.
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.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Two RNC attendees removed for taunting black camerawoman  —  Two attendees were removed from the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night after throwing nuts at an African-American camera operator for cable network CNN and taunting, “This is how we feed animals.”
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Two RNC Attendees Removed After Throwing Nuts At Black CNN Camerawoman  —  Nearly 24 hours after an ugly incident in which two attendees at the Republican National Convention in Tampa were ejected after throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman and saying, “This is how we feed animals,” …
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Truthdig
Athenae / First Draft:   Making You Inferior With Your Explicit Consent
First Read:
First Thoughts: Mixed messages  —  Mixed messages: Both Ann Romney and Chris Christie gave fine speeches, but they created a disjointed message... Christie raises the bar for Romney... Last night showcased the GOP's governors and its diverse candidates/officials... Isaac slams into Louisiana …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and CNN
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Rebekah L. Sanders / Arizona Republic:
Quayle calls Schweikert to concede in CD 6 race  —  U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle has called fellow Rep. David Schweikert to concede the Congressional District 6 race.  —  LIVE: Follow our continuing election coverage  —  LIVE: See the results as they come in  —  Images from the 2012 Arizona primary
Discussion: Ballot Box, Politico and theGrio
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Wire:   Schweikert Bests Quayle in Bitter Arizona Primary
Fox News:
Quayle becomes first House freshman Republican to lose primary as Schweikert emerges victorious
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The big speeches: Why Ann Romney succeeded and Chris Christie didn't
Discussion: Power Line, Instapundit and Mediaite
Sean Sullivan / The Fix:
Schweikert defeats Quayle in Arizona
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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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Francesca Chambers / Red Alert Politics:
MSNBC cuts every speech made by a minority from RNC speech coverage  —  MSNBC wants you to think the Republican Party hates minorities.  So much so that the liberal news network cut minority speeches from it's convention coverage.  —  When popular Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz …
David Horsey / Los Angeles Times:
Republican National Convention puts a brown face on a white party
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 …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Reporter: Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party With Black People Drowning’
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Kimberly Dozier / Associated Press:
SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him.
Roy Gutman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   CIA balked at chance to kill bin Laden in '99, Polish ex-spy says
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Ahead of Ryan's Tampa speech, Obama video hits VP pick as ‘out of step’  —  Democrats unveiled a new Web video on Wednesday hammering Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) ahead of his speech to the Republican National Convention, painting Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick as “out of step.”
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Mitt Romney the GOP placeholder
Jon Cohen / The Fix:
Romney's popularity dips ahead of opening night
BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Tells A Joke  —  Introducing his wife in a pre-taped segment, Romney jokes that Ann could take his place atop the Republican ticket — and that the press would like her better.  Not bad!  —  View Video ›  —  I'm sorry I can't be there with all of you in person but the truth …
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
Orrin Hatch Breaks With Mitt Romney On Gay Marriage Ban, Does Not Support Amendment … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Orrin Hatch, Republican Party, Elections 2012, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Orrin Hatch Doma, Orrin Hatch Gay Marriage, Orrin Hatch Marriage Equality, Orrin Hatch Mitt Romney …
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Associated Press:
New Zealand Parliament passes 1st stage of gay marriage law spurred by Obama declaration
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
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.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Dirty politics GOP style  —  This is one dirty campaign.  —  My fellow Fox political analyst Karl Rove sees the proof in the Obama campaign's claims that Mitt Romney might be a felon and an Obama super-PAC advertisement blaming Romney for shuttering a factory and leaving a dying woman without health insurance.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Aug. 28: A Moment of Polling Clarity  —  At FiveThirtyEight, we're usually consumed by how much the polls disagree with one another, and where the race stands once you filter through all that noise.  But every now and then, the pollsters make our job easy.  —  Over the past several days, there have been 15 national polls released.
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
GOP Governor Acknowledges That Romney's Welfare Attack Ads Are False  —  The Romney campaign has been running a series of blatantly false ads claiming that the Obama administration has waived work requirements included in the 1996 welfare reform law.  Everyone from independent fact-checkers …
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Kos
 
 
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