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Nicholas Thompson / News Desk:
How Fast Can Paul Ryan Run? — Last week, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, Paul Ryan said that he had run a marathon in under three hours, or, more precisely, “I had a two hour and fifty-something.” That is quite speedy, and running fans in the forums of Letsrun.com treated the claim with great skepticism.
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Washington Monthly, Taegan Goddard's …, Booman Tribune, Paul Krugman and Economist's View
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Joe Picard / The Hill:
Chris Matthews gets into confrontation with GOP delegates — TAMPA, Fla. — MSNBC host Chris Matthews got into a heated exchange with Republican delegates at a Tampa restaurant early Friday morning following the conclusion of the GOP national convention. — Matthews was booed and sworn …
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NewsBusters.org, The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, Doug Ross and The Gateway Pundit
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama speech to soldiers met with silence — President Barack Obama was greeted with fleeting applause and extended periods of silence as he offered profuse praise to soldiers and their families during an Aug. 31 speech in Fort Bliss, Texas. — His praise for the soldiers …
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Nice Deb, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard and Pirate's Cove
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Faces Tougher Battle — THEN AND NOW: Obama in October 2008, left, speaking in Ohio. Right, the president in August in New Hampshire, a battleground state. — When President Barack Obama emerged from his car in Charlottesville, Va., to address a crowd of 7,000 mostly college kids …
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Nat Ives / AdAge:
Newsweek's Anti-Obama Cover Set to Be a Newsstand Hit — Widely Attacked But Apparently Also Widely Purchased — Newsweek received withering and widespread criticism over its “Hit the Road, Barack” cover story by Niall Ferguson. The magazine had become “an august publication letting itself …
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New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
ABCNEWS:
President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. He says he will ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and vows to assist in their economic transition to civilian life.
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Peter Nickeas / Chicago Tribune:
7 wounded in shootings, including 2 near United Center and 1 downtown … Two people were wounded as two groups of people shot at each other just west of the United Center late Friday night, according to police. — One group of people was walking south of Washington Boulevard on Damen Avenue …
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Jammie Wearing Fools and Chicago Boyz
Fox News:
Transcript of Clint Eastwood speech at RNC — The following is a transcript of actor Clint Eastwood's speech at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 30, 2012. — EASTWOOD: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you — very much. Save a little for Mitt. — (APPLAUSE)
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Mother Jones, The Atlantic Online and New York Times
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Mary McNamara / Los Angeles Times:
Clint Eastwood and his imaginary non-friend at the convention
Clint Eastwood and his imaginary non-friend at the convention
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Daily Kos, The Atlantic Online, Power Line, News Desk and New York Times
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Pundits pan Clint Eastwood's ‘disaster’ speech
Pundits pan Clint Eastwood's ‘disaster’ speech
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Connecting.the.Dots, The Political Carnival, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, The New Republic, CNN, Instapundit, iOwnTheWorld.com, The BLT and Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
Voter Fraud: Hard to Identify — Voter fraud has become a divisive political-campaign issue and given rise to proposals for new voter-identification legislation in 14 states this year. A Texas law passed last year was struck down by federal judges Thursday for failing to prove it wouldn't unfairly affect poor and minority voters.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Takes On Dinesh D'Souza Over Anti-Obama Documentary 2016 — On his show tonight, Bill Maher squared off with Dinesh D'Souza, the face of a new anti-Obama documentary. Maher challenged D'Souza's claims that Obama holds anti-colonial, anti-capitalist views that he inherited from his father …
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Crooks and Liars and Balloon Juice
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
La. Rep. Scalise thanks nation for support in aftermath of Isaac — GOP Rep. Steve Scalise (La.) on Saturday discussed the damage caused by Hurricane Isaac and thanked Americans for their support in the aftermath of the devastating storm. — “Please keep those good thoughts and prayers coming …
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Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Michelle Obama Presents Course: ‘Supermarket Shopping 101’ — (CNSNews.com) - As part of her anti-obesity Let's Move campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama is now presenting a brief online course: “Supermarket Shopping 101.” — The course, which now appears on the letsmove.gov website …
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Weasel Zippers and Conservatives4Palin
Ace / minx.cc:
Starting the Final Night Live Blog (in the Comments, I Mean): Thread 1 — Here's the Update: complete schedule: … By the way, take a gander at the Murderer's Row of talent the Democrats have scheduled for next week: … I omitted all the ones I never heard of or barely heard of.
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Right Wing News and Hot Air
Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Romney's likeability improves in post-convention boost: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - Mitt Romney emerged from the Republican convention with an overall improvement in his image among voters but no significant change in the number who say they will vote for him, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Sunthecolumn / The Column Blog:
‘The Fighter’ bails on Brown — Nothing is sheltered from the whirlwind whims of elections season, even the squared-circle of a boxing ring. — Mill City ring king Micky Ward found himself backed into a corner Thursday when word trickled out that he was supporting U.S. Senator Scott Brown's re-election campaign.
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Daily Kos, Advocate, Towleroad News #gay and CBS Boston
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Sides With Obama On Ohio Early Voting Suit Despite Romney Attacks — A federal judge sided with the Obama campaign on Friday and ruled that Ohio made an “arbitrary” decision when it took away early-voting rights for most voters but carved out a special exemption for military and overseas voters.
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, Zandar Versus The Stupid and The Raw Story
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Sterling C. Beard / Ballot Box:
Judge grants injunction against Ohio early-voting law
Judge grants injunction against Ohio early-voting law
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Associated Press and CNN