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Politico:
Right rallies for ‘Empty Chair Day’ — The right rallied on Labor Day to celebrate “National Empty Chair Day,” a show of solidarity with Clint Eastwood after his rambling address to an invisible President Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention last week.
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Peter Slutsky / Change.org:
Democrats: Ask Betty White to Introduce President Obama at the DNC — Clint Eastwood, the Republican's “mystery guest” at the RNC, gave a bad name to older Americans everywhere with his absurd and awkward-to-watch introduction of Governor Romney. — You know what?
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
National Empty Chair Day (photos from around country) — UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. — Today is the impromptu National Empty Chair Day, which I covered on Saturday night when a reader alerted me to the idea.
Caitlin McDevitt / Associated Press:
A push for Betty White to address the DNC
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New York Magazine
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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CNN:
Party leaders split on ‘better off’ question — (CNN) - The leaders of the Republican and Democratic Party committees on Monday made their battle lines clear in CNN interviews over whether the economy and Americans are now better off than they were when President Barack Obama took office.
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama Team Readjusts On ‘Are You Better Off?’
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's Enthusiasm Deficit Could Soon Haunt Him
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Power Line
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
No bounce for Romney in Florida
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Poll:Mitt Romney speech has low impact
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Labor tries to soften image with ‘hug a union thug’ booth in Charlotte
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 2: Split Verdict in Polls on Romney Convention Bounce
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Associated Press:
Dems bring in crowds by the busload to fill stadium for Obama speech — Sept. 2, 2012: A man walks near a sand sculpture created in the likeness of President Obama in downtown Charlotte, N.C.AP — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - College students from across North Carolina will arrive in Charlotte by the busload.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Labor Brings Its Frustrations To Charlotte — “Charlotte wouldn't have been our choice as a city.” Lee Saunders beats the hell out of a chair. — AFSCME President Lee Saunders. — Image by Stewart Cairns / AP — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The newly-elected president of the giant public …
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Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:
AFSCME President (and Cleveland native) Lee Saunders goes Eastwooding with Ohio Democrats
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Joe Garofoli / blog.sfgate.com:
CA Dem chair John Burton apologizes for comments invoking Goebbels about GOP “telling the big lie” (VIDEO) (AUDIO) — UPDATE: In response to the uproar over his (below) comments Monday, California Democratic Party Chair John Burton issued this statement: — “To correct press reports …
Dominique Mosbergen / The Huffington Post:
‘White Graduates Only’ Party Planned For 1973 Class Reunion In Louisiana Sparks Outrage (VIDEO) … FOLLOW: — Video, St Martinville Senior High Reunion, White Graduates Only Class Reunion, White Graduates Only Party, White Only Event, White Only Party Louisiana, Whites Only Class Reunion, Whites Only Party, Black Voices News
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BuzzFeed:
Democrats Wait, Nervously, On Clinton Speech — All other major addresses have been vetted. — Obama speaks as Clinton looks on during a campign event in New York on June 4, 2012. — Image by JEWEL SAMAD / Getty Images — CHARLOTTE, NC — Former President Bill Clinton is slated …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
CNN Host Dismantles Grover Norquist's Anti-Tax Argument: ‘This Is A Wish, Not A Plan’ — CNN's Fareed Zakaria challenged Grover Norquist's opposition to tax increases during an interview on Sunday, insisting that the anti-tax zealot's opposition to higher taxes — gospel which the GOP has adopted …
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Crooks and Liars
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Reporters: We loathe 2012 campaign — Is that all there is? — Presidential campaigns are supposed to be the greatest show in American politics — infused with big ideas and historical import. Yet after 16 months enduring a Republican primary and then a two-man contest so far defined by gaffes …
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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Obama Plays to Win, in Politics and Everything Else — As Election Day approaches, President Obama is sharing a few important things about himself. He has mentioned more than once in recent weeks that he cooks “a really mean chili.” He has impressive musical pitch, he told an Iowa audience.
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Associated Press:
Obama, Romney Visits to Gulf Highlight Differences — President Barack Obama's trip to the hurricane zone three days after rival Mitt Romney looked over flooded homes and businesses underscores the differences in the way the presidential candidates see the role of government.
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Peter Ferrara / Forbes:
Obama's Accelerating Downward Spiral For America — (Image credit: Getty Images North America via @daylife) — New income data from the Census Bureau reveal what a great job Barack Obama has done for the middle class as President. During his entire tenure in the oval office, median household income has declined by 7.3%.
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