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6:45 PM ET, September 1, 2012

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Mitt Romney To Flood Victim: ‘Go Home And Call 211’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, 2012 Election Mitt Romney 2012, 211, Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt-Romney-211, Romney 211, Politics News — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched …

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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:

Isaac Victim Loses Home; Says Mitt Told Her to Go Home and Call 211 — I don't know. When one loses their home in a storm and the GOP nominee for president comes to town with his entourage ostensibly to offer sympathy and rhetoric, I'd think they should maybe do that.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

Alina Selyukh / Reuters:

Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - A modest bump in popularity for U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from this week's Republican Party convention looks to be short-lived, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:

Harry Reid: Mitt Romney Trip To Louisiana ‘Height Of Hypocrisy’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Harry Reid , Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Paul Ryan, Video, Election 2012, Hurricane Isaac, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Harry Reid Mitt Romney, Louisiana, Mitt Romney 2012 …

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
La. Rep. Scalise thanks nation for support in aftermath of Isaac

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Katelyn Sabochik / White House.gov Blog:

Ale to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe — Ed. Note: There's been a lot of buzz online recently about the recipe for the White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter, including a popular petition on We the People, the White House's online petition platform.

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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama speech to soldiers met with silence

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ABCNEWS:
President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service …

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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:

Paul Ryan Plays Cornhole — At Ohio State v.s. Miami University of Ohio, the GOP vice presidential candiate flips some burgers hangs with his old frat brothers. — Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., plays cornhole during a tailgate party …

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Orangeball with Ryan — My colleague MJ Lee:

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Associated Press:
Obama Embarks on March to Party Convention

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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:

Former congressional aide accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women — A former senior congressional aide was indicted this week in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he sexually assaulted two women after drugging them with a sedative that he allegedly put in their drinks.

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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Former Dem. Hill Staffer and Obama Admin. Official Accused of Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Women — A former Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill who briefly worked in the Obama administration has been accused of “drugging and sexually assaulting women,” the Washington Post reports.

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Sister Toldjah:

DNC2012: Massive Obama sand sculpture on display just steps from #MSDNC stage (SATURDAY UPDATE) — Saturday Update - 5:08 PM: Via the Washington Times, the “Sand Obama” has been damaged by the heavy rains experienced earlier today here. — Well, today was the big day for the unveiling …

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Nickarama / Citizen Journalist:
Obama- sand sculpture Mount Rushmore imitation

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Ace / minx.cc:
Starting the Final Night Live Blog (in the Comments, I Mean): Thread 1

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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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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:

Team Obama downplays expectations, predicts ‘close’ race after Charlotte — President Obama's campaign on Saturday downplayed expectations ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week, saying they expected to be locked in a close race against GOP nominee Mitt Romney until election day.

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Christopher Peleo-Lazar / NationalJournal.com:
Republican Convention Ratings Down from 2008

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Zach Gorelick / The Daily Caller:
Occupy RNC ends in tears, frustration

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John C. Goodman / Townhall.com:

Are Employers Unfair to Women? — During the Republican Convention, Democrats took every available moment of air time to count the women's vote. “Republicans are anti-women,” they chanted. — And they frequently brought up this oft-repeated nugget: For doing essentially the same jobs, men get paid more than women.

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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:

DOJ won't file criminal charges against Arpaio — The Justice Department (DOJ) closed their investigation into Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's alleged abuses of power on Friday, announcing they are not filing charges against the man known as “America's Toughest Sheriff.”

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