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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Michelle Obama's Democratic Convention Speech — Below is the full transcript, as prepared for delivery, of First Lady Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. — Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice …
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New York Times, Politico, The Reaction, The Democratic Daily and Weasel Zippers
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Associated Press:
Some Obama Programs Embellished by Democrats — Speakers at the Democratic National Convention portrayed President Barack Obama's presidency in glowing terms Tuesday evening, but sometimes left out important details or embellished his record. — Others mischaracterized programs backed …
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ABC15 Arizona and Politico
Alicia M. Cohn / Twitter Room:
Obama, with daughters, watches first lady speak to convention — President Obama watched the first lady speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention from the White House, with their daughters. — He shared a photo of the three in a tweet.
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Politico and The New Civil Rights Movement
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Democratic Convention Opens With Pitch to Middle Class
Democratic Convention Opens With Pitch to Middle Class
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ABCNEWS, Newsy and The Caucus
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Democrats Retreat on Civil Liberties in 2012 Platform — What a difference four years makes. — In 2008, Democrats were eager to draw a contrast with what they then portrayed as Republican excesses in the fight against Al Qaeda. Since then, the Obama administration has in many cases continued …
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The Reaction, The Atlantic Online, Taylor Marsh, Suburban Guerrilla and The Agonist
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Israeli ambassador called GOP “dangerous for Israel” … CHARLOTTE - Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed on Monday that Israel's ambassador to the United States has accused Republicans of being “dangerous” to Israel by criticizing President Obama's record.
Washington Free Beacon:
Pro-Israel Language Removed From Democratic Party Platform — Several pro-Israel sections of the 2008 Democratic Party platform have been removed from the 2012 platform—on Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, and Hamas. The new platform represents another shift by the Obama Democrats toward …
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The Daily Caller, CNSNews, Politico, Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs, Guardian, Hot Air and Washington Examiner
Jared A. Favole / Washington Wire:
Obama Attacked Over Party Platform on Jerusalem
Obama Attacked Over Party Platform on Jerusalem
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Daily Caller and Weekly Standard
Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Democrats Strip Pro-Israel Language From Platform
Democrats Strip Pro-Israel Language From Platform
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Weekly Standard, Talking Points Memo, Israel Matzav, The Gateway Pundit, Datechguy's Blog, Politico and White House Dossier
Shari Hillman / RJC:
RJC: Democrats Strip Critical Pro-Israel Language from Platform
RJC: Democrats Strip Critical Pro-Israel Language from Platform
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Power Line and JTA
David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Democrats Drop ‘God’ From Party Platform — Guess what? God's name has been removed from the Democratic National Committee platform. — This is the paragraph that was in the 2008 platform: — “We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values, and interests of working people …
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Billy Hallowell / TheBlaze.com:
DEMS REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO ‘GOD’ FROM 2012 PARTY PLATFORM
DEMS REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO ‘GOD’ FROM 2012 PARTY PLATFORM
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Mediaite, The Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Strickland: “Mitt Romney Has So Little Economic Patriotism That Even His Money Needs A Passport” — Ohio's Strickland raies the volume. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland launched into a brutal assault on Mitt Romney Tuesday night on the opening night of the Democratic Convention …
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The Hinterland Gazette
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Whooping It Up — Before beginning the live blog, thought I'd mention for those of you who haven't been around the tube or innertubes that Democrats have not been shy about laying the wood to Romney on the first afternoon. I only caught part of it, but even the Ted Kennedy Tribute film …
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The Reality-Based Community
Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
Kennedy Tribute Video Takes on Romney
Kennedy Tribute Video Takes on Romney
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US Politics and The Hinterland Gazette
CNN:
CNN Poll: Did Romney get a convention bounce? — Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - It's the question everyone's asking: Did Mitt Romney get a bounce out of last week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida? — According to a new national poll released Tuesday …
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Politico, The Daily Dish, GOP 12, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Scared Monkeys and Election 2012
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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Ryan muddles origin of Reagan's ‘are you better off’ line
Ryan muddles origin of Reagan's ‘are you better off’ line
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NewsBusters.org blogs
Josh Ong / The Next Web:
Here's how to check if your Apple device UDID has been compromised by the AntiSec leak — If you're worried that you might own one of the 1 million Apple devices that have had their UDIDs leaked by AntiSec, reportedly from a breach of an FBI agent's laptop, our rockstar tech team has put together a tool to help you check.
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Gawker, VentureBeat, Wired, Gizmodo, Guardian, The Daily Caller and Marco.org
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Gizmodo:
AntiSec Leaks 1 Million Apple Device IDs Obtained During FBI Breach (Updated)
AntiSec Leaks 1 Million Apple Device IDs Obtained During FBI Breach (Updated)
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Gawker, The Next Web, New York Times, Naked Security, Errata Security, The Raw Story, The Stranger …, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Wired, TechCrunch, Newsy, emptywheel and Mashable!
Will Oremus / Slate:
FBI Denies It Was Source of Hacked Apple User Information
FBI Denies It Was Source of Hacked Apple User Information
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The Next Web, The Daily Caller, CANNONFIRE and Mashable!
BuzzFeed:
“Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To” — A provocative line in a DNC video. UPDATE: Obama campaign disclaims. — Source: youtube.com — The Democratic National Convention has signaled from the start an unapologetic, and at times, confrontational, liberalism …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The night Democrats reclaimed “Obamacare” — There's been a major development in health-care politics over the last few months. The Obama administration and the Republicans came to an agreement on health reform. Not the law itself — they're still at each other's throats over that.
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Washington Monthly, Washington Examiner and The Daily Dish
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Obama's Popularity Dips Underwater; For Romney, a Faint Favorability Bounce — Click HERE for continuous livestreaming coverage of the Democratic National Convention. — Barack Obama approaches his nomination for a second term with the lowest pre-convention personal popularity …
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Hot Air, ABCNEWS, Riehl World News, Blue Crab Boulevard, Scared Monkeys and BBC
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan claims Obama makes Carter looks like the ‘good old days.’ Not so much. — “Simply put, the Jimmy Carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now,” Paul Ryan quipped to a crowd at East Carolina University on Sunday night.
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Associated Press, National Review and Yahoo! News
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Federal debt tops $16 trillion, Treasury Dept. says — The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the federal government has now officially topped $16 trillion in debt. — The announcement, which came just an hour before Democrats gaveled in their convention in Charlotte, N.C. …
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Scared Monkeys, Ed Driscoll and The Right Scoop
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Damian Paletta / Washington Wire:
U.S. Debt Now Exceeds $16 Trillion
U.S. Debt Now Exceeds $16 Trillion
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Hot Air, Weekly Standard and Election 2012
Thor Christensen / Dallas Morning News:
Hank Williams Jr. lashes out at ‘Muslim’ Obama and gays at Stockyards Music Festival — Hank Williams Jr. performs at the Stockyards Music Festival in Fort Worth on Sunday, September 2, 2012. (Kelley Chinn/Special Contributor) — of — FORT WORTH — Hank Williams Jr. prides himself …
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Mediaite, Advocate, Riehl World News and The Raw Story
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Daily Mail:
Democrats set to move Obama's big speech from 74,000-seater outdoor stadium to 20,000-seater indoor arena — Democrats are poised to avoid the danger of President Barack Obama accepting his party's nomination before a partially-empty stadium by shifting his speech to an indoor arena and citing ‘severe weather’.
Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
Virgil Goode makes presidential ballot in Virginia — Former congressman Virgil Goode Jr. has qualified for the presidential ballot in Virginia, the State Board of Elections ruled Tuesday morning, adding a potential obstacle to Republican Mitt Romney's hopes of winning the pivotal state.
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www2.timesdispatch.com, Firedoglake, The Hill, First Read, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Taylor Marsh, Election 2012, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Business Week:
Exclusive: How Karl Rove's Super PAC Plays the Senate — On Thursday, Aug. 30, the final day of the Republican National Convention, Karl Rove gave a breakfast briefing to a group of about 70 of the Republican Party's most influential donors. As Bloomberg Businessweek reported …
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Catholic in Brooklyn, BuzzFeed, Crooks and Liars, Politico, Daily Kos, Gawker, Talking Points Memo, The Hinterland Gazette and The Hill