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6:35 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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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: Weasel Zippers, CNN and Althouse
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: The PJ Tatler and Vodkapundit
Thomas Catan / Washington Wire:
Obama Campaign Promises Policy Details
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
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.
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Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Dems continue to dodge 4-years-ago question  —  The question Democrats didn't want to answer head-on Sunday: Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago?  —  Asked the same question repeatedly host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's “This Week,” President Barack Obama's senior …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Swampland
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House adviser Plouffe: Romney campaign ‘built on a tripod of lies’
Discussion: Politico and Riehl World News
Associated Press:
Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92  —  GAPYEONG, South Korea — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who turned his Unification Church into a worldwide religious movement and befriended North Korean leaders as well as U.S. presidents …
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Daniel J. Wakin / New York Times:
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies  —  The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Korean evangelist, businessman and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests …
CNN:
Romney camp: We talked war before convention  —  Washington (CNN) - The absence of any remarks on the war in Afghanistan during Mitt Romney's convention speech - cited as a major omission by Democrats - is countered by his speech to the American Legion the day before, Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said Sunday.
Discussion: Politico
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Associated Press:
Dems Seek to Exploit Advantage on Foreign Policy
Discussion: CNN
Elise Viebeck / Ballot Box:
Rahm Emanuel: Weak Romney speech put focus on Eastwood
Discussion: Associated Press
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies … On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Matthew Dowd, chief political strategist for former President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, criticized Ryan's for its many falsehoods, saying, “at some point, the truth should matter”:
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
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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.
Janet Maslin / New York Times:
‘No Easy Day’ by Mark Owen Tells of SEAL Raid on Bin Laden  —  The Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, learned from ABC News that they had “gazelle legs, no waist, and a huge upper body configuration,” not to mention calloused hands and gigantic egos.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama did not change Washington.  Was there a way around united Republican opposition?  —  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.
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 and UrbanGrounds
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
Janet Daley / Telegraph:
We should tune in to the Romney and Ryan show  —  The myth of a democratic socialist society funded by capitalism is finished  —  Man with a message: Mitt Romney addresses the Republican Convention  —  Whatever the outcome of the American presidential election, one thing is certain …
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.
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Lucia Graves / The Huffington Post:
Gary Johnson Feels ‘So Much Better’ Not Being A Republican Anymore
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BBC:
Imam held in Pakistan blasphemy case
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Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Dem Gov. O'Malley: Voters not better off than four years ago
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach
Mesfin Fekadu / ABCNEWS:
Kanye Backs Jay-Z at Festival; Obama in Video
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Huckabee whacks Rove, citing Giffords
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Experts say economy should grow despite who wins White House in Nov.
Nicholas Eberstadt / Wall Street Journal:
American Character Is at Stake
New York Post:
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Chris Maddaloni / Rolling Stone:
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Speeches Make Me Miss George Bush
 

 
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