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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?
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
AFSCME President (and Cleveland native) Lee Saunders goes Eastwooding with Ohio Democrats
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
National Empty Chair Day (photos from around country)
National Empty Chair Day (photos from around country)
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Michelle Malkin:
National Empty Chair Day photo album, part II
National Empty Chair Day photo album, part II
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Caitlin McDevitt / Associated Press:
A push for Betty White to address the DNC
A push for Betty White to address the DNC
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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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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's Enthusiasm Deficit Could Soon Haunt Him — Just as Mitt Romney's challenge last week at the Republican National Convention was to connect on a personal level with voters and make them comfortable with the idea of him sitting in the Oval Office, President Obama's challenge this week …
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CNN:
Party leaders split on ‘better off’ question
Party leaders split on ‘better off’ question
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
President Barack Obama was a pioneering contributor to the …
President Barack Obama was a pioneering contributor to the …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama Team Readjusts On ‘Are You Better Off?’
Obama Team Readjusts On ‘Are You Better Off?’
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
No bounce for Romney in Florida
No bounce for Romney in Florida
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Poll:Mitt Romney speech has low impact
Poll:Mitt Romney speech has low impact
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Outside the Beltway and Business Insider
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 …
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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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
BuzzFeed:
President Obama Seriously Courting The Cat Lady Vote — A very smart play. Governor Romney would be wise to jump on this bandwagon. — Matt Stopera — a few minutes ago — 4 responses
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Hullabaloo
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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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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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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Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Biden: Paul Ryan ‘Walked Away’ From Deficit Commission — GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vice President Joe Biden launched a new attack on Rep. Paul Ryan in his home state of Wisconsin today, criticizing the Republican vice presidential candidate for not admitting in his convention speech that he was a member …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies
Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies
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John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Isn't Finished
Bloomberg:
Obama Must Remake Political Persona for Any Second Term — There still are Kennedy Democrats; there are Clinton Democrats. There are fewer Obama Democrats. — This reflects more the president's style than his substance; he's in the mainstream of his party, so popular that any primary challenge was out of the question.
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