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10:50 AM ET, September 4, 2012

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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 …
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 …
CEPR:
“Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago?”  The Question That Exposes Incompetent Reporters  —  While the source is not clear, someone developed a simple way to identify incompetent news reporters.  If you hear a reporter ask people in President Obama's administration …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Interview: Obama says GOP drawing ‘a fictional Barack Obama’
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Asking voters to look ahead, not backward, is a tough sell for Obama
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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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.
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:   Blast from the past: Dukakis to attack Romney's gubernatorial record at DNC
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 …
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Jewish Democrats on the defensive
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Reporters scolded by Democratic garbage police
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
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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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama gives himself ‘incomplete’ grade on economic policy
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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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Video: Unaccountable - Elizabeth Warren and the Cherokee  —  Wednesday night Elizabeth Warren will introduce Bill Clinton, the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention.  —  Warren has claimed internet fame for her famous “no one got rich on his own” speech which was the foundation for Obama's …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: Janesville story was about 'Obama's broken promises'  —  Paul Ryan continued to defend his Republican National Committee speech that critics said falsely accused President Obama of promising to keep a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan's home district, from closing.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
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.
Discussion: Riehl World News
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
That Roar You Hear in the Distance May Be a Tidal Wave Building  —  I truly believe that the American people — all races, all creeds, all colors, all religions, all income levels — are marshaling together to try to save this Republic in November — first and foremost, by rejecting the Cloward-Piven Democrat Party.
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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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Unions dig in for Obama despite disappointment with his record
Discussion: The Raw Story
Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
Democrats Keynote Speaker Is San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro  —  The Democrats will open their convention tonight with a keynote speaker who is young, Hispanic and little known outside of his home city of San Antonio, Texas.  —  For Mayor Julian Castro, 37, tonight could be a spring board to national prominence.
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:   DNC Keynoter Castro Follows Mother's Tougher Path
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Florida GOP goes up against Crist  —  The 2014 governor's race is more than two years away, but the Republican Party of Florida is already spending real money to run negative ads against Charlie Crist.  —  The RPOF released an ad this morning featuring clips of Crist branding himself a …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Tim Mak / Politico:
Report: Hillary Clinton aide voting Romney  —  Top Clinton confidant Douglas Band has said that he will vote for Republican Mitt Romney, according to a report in The New Yorker, apparently a move to strengthen Hillary Clinton's position in the Democratic Party.
Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:
AFSCME President (and Cleveland native) Lee Saunders goes Eastwooding with Ohio Democrats  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a relatively quiet Labor Day breakfast here for Ohio's delegates to the Democratic National Convention — scrambled eggs, oatmeal and boilerplate rallying cries from union leaders.
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Politico:
Right rallies for ‘Empty Chair Day’
 
 
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David Catanese / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren DNC speech: Charlotte star, Massachusetts underdog
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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Despite Crime Wave, 50 Chicago Police Sent to Dem Convention
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Associated Press:
Obama, Romney Visits to Gulf Highlight Differences
Discussion: CNN
Peter Ferrara / Forbes:
Obama's Accelerating Downward Spiral For America
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
CNN Host Dismantles Grover Norquist's Anti-Tax Argument: ‘This Is A Wish, Not A Plan’