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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 …
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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.
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Iowans' Message to Obama: ‘We Did Build This’
Iowans' Message to Obama: ‘We Did Build This’
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Obama: GOP agenda outdated, like watching ‘black-and-white TV’
Obama: GOP agenda outdated, like watching ‘black-and-white TV’
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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 …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House adviser Plouffe: Romney campaign ‘built on a tripod of lies’
White House adviser Plouffe: Romney campaign ‘built on a tripod of lies’
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BuzzFeed:
O'Malley: We Are Not Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago
O'Malley: We Are Not Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Axelrod dodges the “better off four years ago” question
Video: Axelrod dodges the “better off four years ago” question
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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 …
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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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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.
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Elise Viebeck / Ballot Box:
Rahm Emanuel: Weak Romney speech put focus on Eastwood
Rahm Emanuel: Weak Romney speech put focus on Eastwood
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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”:
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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.
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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Mike Allen / Politico:
HOW BARACK MOBILIZED BILL — HuffPost: Obama now a ‘creature of Washington’ — Romney …
HOW BARACK MOBILIZED BILL — HuffPost: Obama now a ‘creature of Washington’ — Romney …
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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.
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David Siders / Capitol Alert:
One California Democrat hospitalized, another causes disturbance after night of drinking — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A California delegate to the Democratic National Convention was hospitalized early this morning, after apparently falling unconscious in a hotel lobby following a night of drinking …
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.
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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
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach — Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote the hits ‘Walk on By’ and ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose’ for Dionne Warwick, and ‘Raindrops,’ which won the Oscar for best original song in 1970. — Burt Bacharach, left …
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Rob Hoerburger / New York Times:
Hal David, Songwriter, Is Dead at 91
Hal David, Songwriter, Is Dead at 91
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Lucia Graves / The Huffington Post:
Gary Johnson Feels ‘So Much Better’ Not Being A Republican Anymore — Republican Party , Republican Party , Republican Convention , Budget 2012 , Elections 2012 , Gary Johnson , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republicans , Libertarian Party , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republican Convention , Gary Johnson Spoiler , Politics News
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