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Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters say second term undeserved, country is worse off — A majority of voters believe the country is worse off today than it was four years ago and that President Obama does not deserve reelection, according to a new poll for The Hill. — Fifty-two percent of likely voters …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Democrats Say U.S. Is Better Off Than Four Years Ago — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A day after fumbling a predictable and straightforward question posed by Mitt Romney last week — are Americans better off than they were four years ago — the Obama campaign provided a response on Monday …
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FiveThirtyEight, CBS News, The Hill, USA Today, News Desk, Washington Post, Swampland, Obama Isn't Working and The Caucus
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
President says Romney camp running against ‘fictional’ Obama — President Obama accused Republicans of distorting his record, claiming that Mitt Romney was running against a “fictional Barack Obama.” — Republicans “have spent a lot of time creating a fictional Barack Obama who is supposedly taking …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, CNN and neo-neocon
CEPR:
“Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago?” The Question That Exposes Incompetent Reporters
“Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago?” The Question That Exposes Incompetent Reporters
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Paul Krugman, Associated Press, protein wisdom, Hullabaloo, The Confluence, National Review, Daily Kos, Hot Air and Crooks and Liars
Susan Page / USA Today:
Interview: Obama says GOP drawing ‘a fictional Barack Obama’
Interview: Obama says GOP drawing ‘a fictional Barack Obama’
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CNN, Online NewsHour and Associated Press
David Maraniss / Washington Post:
Obama finds key asset in Bill Clinton's support
Obama finds key asset in Bill Clinton's support
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Washington Wire, ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, ABCNEWS, BuzzFeed, New York Times, Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and New Yorker
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
'64 or Bust — In a Bloomberg column, Ramesh Ponnuru makes an argument for Mitt Romney's election that you are going to hear a lot more of soon: it's the only way that partisan gridlock in Washington can be broken. The basic theory is that Republicans will not change from their current …
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ECHIDNE of the snakes
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
If You Think Obama's First Term Was Bad, Imagine a Second — Ben Feller of the Associated Press asked President Barack Obama a good question recently. If Obama wins re-election, Feller said, Republicans are still likely to have a majority in the House. “How is that any different from what we have now?
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National Review
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Reporters: We loathe 2012 campaign
Reporters: We loathe 2012 campaign
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American Prospect, Mother Jones, Poynter, Mediaite, Balloon Juice and Jammie Wearing Fools, more at Mediagazer »
Tim Mak / Politico:
Paul Ryan: Obama didn't close the plant — Rep. Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he wasn't suggesting that President Barack Obama was responsible for the closure of an auto plant in Janesville, Wis., during his convention speech last week. — “What they are trying to suggest is that I said Barack Obama …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos and The Hinterland Gazette
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Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story:
Chuck Norris threatens ‘1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Chuck Norris threatens ‘1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
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Gawker, The Moderate Voice, The Impolitic, Booman Tribune, Mediaite, The Hinterland Gazette and Little Green Footballs
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: Janesville story was about 'Obama's broken promises'
Paul Ryan: Janesville story was about 'Obama's broken promises'
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CNN
David Hill / Washington Times:
Bedbugs an increasing concern at DNC hotels — Charlotte seeing an uptick in pest reports — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You think incumbent politicians are hard to get rid of? Try bedbugs. — The blood-sucking insects have made a resurgence in recent years, including reports of them at nine …
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The Daily Caller and Moe Lane
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John Fund / National Review:
The Crack Hotels of the DNC … I can't speak for the delegates or ther foreign dignitaries, but many of the journalists I have spoken with here are appalled at the accommodations in Charlotte to which they were assigned by the DNC. National Review was assigned to two Knights Inn properties.
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Babalú Blog and Ed Driscoll
Boston Herald:
Indian delegates seek sit-down with Elizabeth Warren — Tribal activist:'Shame on her' — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Elizabeth Warren can't escape her Cherokee heritage controversy even at this gathering of loyal Democrats, as a contingent of skeptical American Indian delegates …
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The Other McCain, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Jammie Wearing Fools
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David Catanese / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren DNC speech: Charlotte star, Massachusetts underdog
Elizabeth Warren DNC speech: Charlotte star, Massachusetts underdog
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Power Line
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Video: Unaccountable - Elizabeth Warren and the Cherokee
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Madeleine Albright: 'I Can't Understand Why Any Woman Would Want To Vote For Mitt Romney' … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Ann Romney, DNC Convention, Madeleine Albright, RNC Convention, Romney Campaign, Secretary Albright, Women's Voices, Albright, Mitt Romney 2012, Romney Gender Gap …
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Mediaite, Althouse, neo-neocon, GOP 12, Truthdig, Washington Examiner and National Review
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Source: Mitt camp claims $100M Aug. — Mitt Romney raised $100 million in August, his campaign told bundlers last week in Tampa. — Romney campaign finance director Spencer Zwick revealed the tally during an event with top fundraisers on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, according to a source who was present.
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Questions and Observations, First Read and Outside the Beltway
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
First Lady's Focus Is Drawing Contrast With Romney — Michelle Obama rarely mentions Mitt Romney by name. But everything she says during this presidential campaign is meant to draw a contrast between her husband and his Republican challenger. — She implies that Romney …
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Politico and New York Times
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Michelle Obama tops 5 things to watch at the DNC
Michelle Obama tops 5 things to watch at the DNC
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The Daily Beast, The Heritage Foundation, Pirate's Cove and The Hinterland Gazette
KKTV-TV:
11 News Anchor Dianne Derby Interviews President Obama — 11 News Interview President Obama & Romney Sr. Campaign Advisor — It's President Obama's second trip to Colorado within a week and I had a chance to ask him a few questions before he took the stage at CU-Boulder.
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Reuters, The Rightnewz and The Hinterland Gazette
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama gives himself ‘incomplete’ grade on economic policy
Obama gives himself ‘incomplete’ grade on economic policy
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The PJ Tatler and Jammie Wearing Fools
Daniel J. Mitchell / Townhall.com:
Johnny Depp Flees France Over Tax Hikes — I'm a bad person. I know it's not nice to take joy in the misery of others, but I can't help but smile when I see a story about bad news in France. — In my defense, this is not because of hostility to French people, who have always been friendly to me.
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Riehl World News
Mike Zapler / Politico:
Debt to hit $16 trillion as DNC kicks off — Bad timing for Democrats: The gross national debt is set to hit $16 trillion Tuesday as the party's convention gets underway, and Republicans are pouncing. — “This is a grim landmark for the United States,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) …
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Democratic platform focuses on fixing the economy — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senate Candidate Supports Life Sentences For Rape Victims Who Obtain Abortions — Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND), the candidate for Senate from North Dakota, once voted for a bill that would have made any woman who obtained an abortion guilty of a homicide crime — even if it were in the case of rape or incest.
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Mock, Paper, Scissors and BuzzFeed