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11:00 AM ET, September 3, 2012

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Frank Newport / Gallup:
GOP Convention, Romney Speech Evoke Lukewarm Reactions  —  Speech gets lowest ratings of any Gallup has measured since 1996  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Last week's Republican National Convention had a minimal impact on Americans' self-reported voting intentions, with just about as many saying …
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Frank Newport / Gallup.Com:
No Signs of GOP Convention Bounce Yet  —  The two-week convention phase of this election is now at its midpoint.  We won't know what the impact of the two conventions is until roughly Sept. 7-13, the full week after the Democratic convention closes in Charlotte.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
No bounce for Romney in Florida  —  PPP's newest Florida poll, conducted completely after the Republican convention, finds no change in the Presidential race there.  Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney 48-47, exactly as he did on our last poll of the state five weeks ago.
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
LET'S BE FRIENDS … - SPORTS - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS - PAGE-TURNER - DAILY COMMENT - AMY DAVIDSON - JOHN CASSIDY - ANDY BOROWITZ - RICHARD BRODY
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BuzzFeed:
Inside The Democrats' Convention Media Plan
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Russell Berman / Ballot Box:
Obama turns to Bill Clinton, the old pro, to help win reelection
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Miller / NationalJournal.com:
O'Malley Does an About-Face: Yes, We are Better Off  —  A day after saying, no, the country was not better off than it was four years ago, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley reversed course on Monday and said, yes, indeed it was.  —  “We are clearly better of as a country because we're …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama Team Readjusts On ‘Are You Better Off?’  —  After either saying “no” or refusing to give a straight yes or no answer to Sunday show anchors when asked if Americans are better off today than they were four years ago, officials from Team Obama this morning changed their answers and enthusiastically offered a capital-Y “Yes.”
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
RNC to counter Dem convention with focus on Obama economy
Discussion: CNN
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Labor tries to soften image with ‘hug a union thug’ booth in Charlotte  —  This Labor Day, unions are trying a mix of celebrity, social media and humor to polish up the labor movement's image in the eyes of everyday people.  —  In Charlotte, people will be asked to “hug a union thug” …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
New N.C. poll gives Romney small lead in presidential race
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and First Read
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
NC enters convention tied up
Kelly Poe / The Charlotte Observer:
Group says it found 30,000 dead North Carolinians registered to vote
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Rosie Ruiz Republicans  —  Remember Rosie Ruiz?  In 1980 she was the first woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon — except it turned out that she hadn't actually run most of the race, that she sneaked onto the course around a mile from the end.
John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Isn't Finished  —  The Paul Ryan selection shone a spotlight on the vice-president.  He's ready for it—no matter what just came out of his mouth.  —  Jesus Christ!  " Joe Biden barks, pitching forward in the captain's chair in his cabin aboard Air Force Two.
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ABCNEWS:
New Obama Ad Makes Middle-Class Appeal
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Michelle Malkin:
Monday is National Empty Chair Day; Updated with photos  —  What better way to commemorate the Labor Day holiday than to send a message to the AWOL campaign-in-chief — and support Clint Eastwood, to boot!  —  Twitchy has the story of the latest Eastwood-inspired social media phenomenon.
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Michael Patrick Leahy / BREITBART.COM:
‘EASTWOODING’ INSPIRES NATIONAL EMPTY CHAIR DAY ON MONDAY
John Cusack / truth-out.org:
John Cusack Interviews Law Professor Jonathan Turley About Obama Administration's War On the Constitution  —  I wrote this a while back after Romney got the nom.  In light of the blizzard of bulls**t coming at us in the next few months I thought I would put it out now.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Credulous fact-checkers fall for 20% scam … “To anyone who spends any amount of time dog-paddling through the scum-slicked waters of our political culture, I'd suggest that if you don't become a committed cynic, then you're just not paying close enough attention.”  Updated: Aug. 21, 2012 more
New York Times:
In the Los Angeles Area, Bans Are Hot  —  LOS ANGELES — “Whatever it is, I'm against it!”  Groucho Marx sang in a 1932 picture filmed on the Paramount lot here.  —  Today's Southern Californians seem to agree.  —  Once known for its sunny, freewheeling disposition …
Chris / Chris Lynch's IPTV Blog:
RNC Viewership Down vs. 2008?  —  It is interesting to note two conflicting reports - Mitt Romney's acceptance speech according to some reports was down by 8.6 million viewers in comparison to the acceptance speech by John McCain four years earlier.  Yet there are many reports …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dem platform calls for gun reforms, but advocates pan language as timid  —  The Democrats' approach to gun reform is far too timid and needs a boost of courage to be effective, some leading gun-reformers are charging.  —  The draft language of the Democrats' 2012 platform …
Cheryl Wetzstein / Washington Times:
Rev. Moon, Times founder, dies at 92  —  The Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church and founder of The Washington Times, died early Monday morning in South Korea.  He was 92.  —  He passed away just before 2 a.m. local time (12:54 p.m. EDT Sunday) …
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David Weigel / Slate:
DNC 2012: Still Kitschin'
Keenan Felder / Twitchy:
Suppression! DNC Charlotte: Identification required, even just near convention site
Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Villaraigosa calls GOP a party for 1812
Discussion: Roger L. Simon
Digby / Hullabaloo:
QOTD: Gloria Borger
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Companies Brace for an Exit From the Euro by Greece
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Gary Dzen / The Boston Globe:
White House releases recipe in beer brouhaha
David Siders / Capitol Alert:
One California Democrat hospitalized, another causes disturbance after night of drinking
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Lucia Graves / The Huffington Post:
Gary Johnson Feels ‘So Much Better’ Not Being A Republican Anymore
Discussion: Addicting Info
Janet Maslin / New York Times:
‘No Easy Day’ by Mark Owen Tells of SEAL Raid on Bin Laden
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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