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9:40 AM ET, August 30, 2012

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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Paul Ryan's brazen lies  —  His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan accepts the nomination as he addresses delegates during the third session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 29, 2012.
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan's Convention Speech  —  Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan's headlining speech at the GOP convention in Tampa Wednesday night touched on many of the election's defining issues.  But it was also filled with prevarications — not just recitations of the conventions …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Ryan carves up President Obama  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday night electrified the Republican Party with a speech that combined lacerating attacks on President Obama with homespun values and a tribute to GOP candidate Mitt Romney.  —  In a 35-minute address …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Great Moments in CNN Euphemisms  —  Coming right off Ryan's speech Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett seemed unable not to mention that Ryan's speech had well ... contained a lot of pretty huge fibs.  So euphemisms to the rescue.  The transcript ...
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
The GOP is the Party of Medicare  —  The GOP has now made its intentions clear: Defend Medicare at all costs, now and forever.  And in doing so, it's weakened one of the party's most promising policy reformers.  —  Even though the party's latest platform acknowledges that Medicare …
Fox News:
Transcript of Paul Ryan's speech at the RNC
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Everything you know about Paul Ryan's budget is (probably) wrong
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Lean Forward
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Mitt Romney's make-or-break night
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:   FACT CHECK: Ryan Takes Factual Shortcuts in Speech
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Republican convention helps Romney pull even with Obama  —  (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney pulled even with President Barack Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday, getting a boost from his party's nominating convention in Tampa this week.  —  In a four-day rolling poll …
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Washington Post:
As Republican convention emphasizes diversity, racial incidents intrude  —  TAMPA — From the convention stage here, the Republican Party has tried to highlight its diversity, giving prime speaking slots to Latinos and blacks who have emphasized their party's economic appeal to all Americans.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Associated Press:
Here are some things to watch for at the Republican National Convention Thursday:  —  1. MITT'S BIG NIGHT: Mitt Romney makes his case to the nation about why he should be elected president — and why he thinks President Barack Obama should be sent packing.  The speech could set the tone of Romney's campaign for the final two months.
Discussion: CNN
Gallup:
Mitt Romney Brings Strengths and Weaknesses to GOP Stage  —  A Gallup editors' review of key findings about the GOP presidential nominee  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Soon-to-be-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is about as well-liked as he has been during the presidential campaign …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and GOP 12
Reuters:
Race incident sees Republican convention expulsions
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rusty Weiss / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Chris Matthews and MSNBC Now Claim the Word ‘Chicago’ Is Racist
Deadline.com:
Clint Eastwood To Speak At Republican Convention on Thursday: Fox News
Discussion: Riehl World News and Pat Dollard
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Yahoo News fires David Chalian
Corey Boles / Washington Wire:
Condoleezza Rice Hits Obama Policies … In a clear highlight of the evening, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a moving address to delegates at the Republican convention, broadly criticizing President Barack Obama's record without ever mentioning him by name.
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Washington Post:
RNC 2012: Condoleezza Rice delivers speech to Republican National Convention in Tampa (full text)  —  Video: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks on a wide range of issues including foreign relations, defense, energy and education issues in her 2012 speech to the Republican National Convention.
CNN:
Palin canceled on Fox?
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Paul Ryan and Condi Rice: A Tale of 2 Speeches
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Post
Fox News:
Transcript of Condoleezza Rice speech at the RNC
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Condi Rice Can't Name A Specific Obama Foreign Policy Failure
Paul Ryan / PolitiFact:
Did Barack Obama break a promise to keep GM plant open?  —  If the hometown of Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has had an icon during his lifetime, it was a sprawling General Motors auto assembly plant.  —  For decades, the Janesville, Wis., plant gave thousands of people a comfortable living.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Fantastic Night For the Cause of Freedom
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Paul Ryan Is the Newest New Nixon, a Moocher Belied  —  SPENCER PLATT/GETTY (RYAN, SCOTT WALKER); MARK WILSON/GETTY (PROTESTOR, RICE); WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY (TELEPROMPTER, SKYBOX)  —  Clockwise from top left: A protestor held a sheet reading VAGINA — CAN'T SAY IT, DON'T LEGISTLATE …
Politico:
Susana Martinez RNC speech transcript (text, video)  —  A transcript of remarks made by Gov. Susana Martinez, as prepared for delivery.  —  “Thank you and good evening.  —  On behalf of the great state of New Mexico, let me express my gratitude for being invited to speak tonight.
Emi Kolawole / Washington Post:
President Obama's reddit AMA: Top five most awesome questions  —  This post has been updated.  —  If you haven't heard, President Obama was on reddit Wednesday doing an AMA, or “Ask Me Anything.”  He is the first sitting president to participate in the site's popular feature.
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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 …
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Ann Romney, Chris Christie draw 22.3M TV viewers
Discussion: Nielsen Wire and NO QUARTER
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Tonight May Be More Important Than the Debates  —  My biggest complaint with many younger political journalists is their lack of appreciation for scale and context.  Some seem to think that almost every event is huge and consequential, and will remain so until Election Day.
Discussion: Boston Globe
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Secret Service Agent Accidentally Leaves Gun on Romney's Plane  —  A Secret Service agent was pulled off Mitt Romney's campaign plane on Wednesday after accidentally leaving her loaded handgun in the bathroom.  —  A CBS News producer found the gun in the lavatory as the Republican nominee flew from Tampa …
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CBS News:
Secret Service gun inadvertently left in Romney plane lavatory
Discussion: The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Juan Williams / Fox News:
Ann Romney, me and her convention speech  —  Last night on Fox's special coverage of the Republican Convention, I said that Ann Romney reminded me of a corporate wife during her speech.  In the hours since I made that comment, I have gotten a lot of static and a flurry of negative feedback through Twitter and Facebook.
 
 
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Turning the Tables  —  Paul Ryan's forceful but prosaic …
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Readies Post-Convention Blitz For Florida Hispanics
Discussion: Saint Petersblog
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Aug. 29: So Much Depends Upon Ohio
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