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1:30 PM ET, September 2, 2012

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Susan Page / USA Today:
Obama, a ‘huge’ Clint Eastwood fan, not offended by skit  —  DES MOINES - President Obama wants to make it clear that, in his own words, “I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan.”  —  “He is a great actor, and an even better director,” the president said in an interview with USA TODAY aboard Air Force One …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House adviser Plouffe: Romney campaign ‘built on a tripod of lies’  —  White House senior adviser David Plouffe on Sunday said Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is “built on a tripod of lies.”  —  “I don't think we've ever seen a presidential campaign, ever, that's built on a foundation of lies,” he said on ABC's “This Week.”
Discussion: Politico
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Iowans' Message to Obama: ‘We Did Build This’  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Obama received a less than warm welcome and a warning upon arrival at the airport here on the second stop of his Iowa visit, which was aimed at recapturing some of the magic the state gave his run to the White House in 2008.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama did not change Washington.  For each side, it's clear who's to blame.  —  View Photo Gallery — Obama on the campaign trail: Washington Post photographer Nikki Kahn has been following President Obama on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the images she has captured.
Discussion: Right Wing News
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
5 landmines for Democrats in Charlotte  —  The Republican National Convention in Tampa brought fresh reminders that even carefully choreographed political events don't always go according to plan.  —  Hurricane Isaac threatened to cancel the whole affair, Ron Paul supporters stirred up trouble …
Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers and The Hill
Olivier Knox / Yahoo! News:
Obama: GOP ideas better ‘for the last century’
Mike Allen / Politico:
HOW BARACK MOBILIZED BILL — HuffPost: Obama now a ‘creature of Washington’ — Romney down for debate prep during Dem. convention — Tom Manatos, James Rosen, Don Gonyea b'days  —  FIRST LOOK - RYAN LIZZA in The New Yorker, “The Political Scene: LET'S BE FRIENDS - Two Presidents find a mutual advantage” …
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New York Post:   Look who parks their cash at Bain
Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Axelrod: America in a ‘better position’ today than four years ago  —  Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago?  —  That's the question Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace immediately posed to President Barack Obama's Senior Adviser David Axelrod, who didn't quite answer directly.
Jo Becker / New York Times:
The Other Power in the West Wing  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama was in a bind, and his chief of staff could not figure out how he had ended up there.  —  Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church were up in arms last fall over a proposal to require employers to provide health insurance that covered birth control.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
For Mitt Romney, Ohio Remains a Vital Hurdle  —  CINCINNATI — Fresh off his nominating convention, Mitt Romney is cranking up a well-financed political machine that will now bring its full force to bear on President Obama with a hailstorm of ads and nonstop campaigning.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Experts say economy should grow despite who wins White House in Nov.  —  The economy could churn out 12 million jobs in the next four years regardless of who wins the White House in November, economists said.  —  It's a prediction in line with a promise made by the GOP presidential ticket.
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Promised A New Kind Of Politics, But Played The Same Old Game … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Barack Obama , GOP, Barack Obama 2012 , Barack Obama 2012 , Republican Party, Video, Obama Politics, Obama Boehner, Obama Congress, Obama John Boehner, Politics News
Judson Berger / Fox News:
ICE chief of staff resigns after allegations of lewd conduct  —  ICE Chief of Staff, Suzanne Barr, left, is seen here with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.  Barr is resigning from her post amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior toward employees, according to a letter obtained by FoxNews.com.REUTERS/ICE
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
BuzzFeed:
Orange Bowling On The Romney/Ryan Planes  —  A scene familiar to West Wing fans played out in real life on the Romney campaign's planes Saturday.  —  On Romney's plane, Saturday's orange asked a question about debate prep … Via: instagram.com  —  A transcript
Discussion: Pat Dollard and CNN
Mesfin Fekadu / ABCNEWS:
Kanye Backs Jay-Z at Festival; Obama in Video  —  Jay-Z's entrance said it all: He bounced up and down on top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, mimicking Rocky before he took the stage in front of nearly 50,000.  His song “Made In America” played in the background.
Edward Klein / New York Post:
How Clinton plans to upstage Obama at the DNC  —  Not since the feud between Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter tore the Democratic Party apart more than 30 years ago have two panjandrums of the party loathed each other quite as much as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Discussion: Vodkapundit
 
 
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Huckabee whacks Rove, citing Giffords
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CNN:
Romney camp: We talked war before convention
Discussion: Politico
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American Character Is at Stake
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Mitt's Speech Gamble
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
Can we save American capitalism?
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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The End of an Era: Comments Are Closed
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Althouse
Chris Maddaloni / Rolling Stone:
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Speeches Make Me Miss George Bush
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Forecasting the election: Most models say Obama will win. But not all.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Prairie Weather
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Harris-Perry Loses Cool Over Guest's Comment, Yells ‘I Am Sick Of The Idea That Being Wealthy Is Risky’
AlexBZ / The Democratic Daily:
Romney Staffer Committing Charitable Fraud
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Rains wash away Mount Obama in Charlotte, N.C.