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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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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
President says Romney camp running against ‘fictional’ Obama
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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’.
Dion Lefler / Wichita Eagle:
Kansas delegates head to N.C. for Democratic convention — Off the top of her head, Pat Lehman can't remember exactly how many Democratic National Conventions she's been to. — “I'm not sure, seven, probably eight, maybe,” she says with a laugh. — But Lehman, the dean …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Nelson leads by 7 in Florida Senate race
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Florida Republicans hammer Crist for switch
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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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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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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
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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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Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story:
Chuck Norris threatens ‘1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: Janesville story was about 'Obama's broken promises'
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Paul Krugman:
The Fire Last Time — Dean Baker has exactly the right metaphor for journalists asking the really dumb “are you better off” question: … Obama came to office in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. The question should be how well he dealt with that crisis …
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CEPR:
“Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago?” The Question That Exposes Incompetent Reporters
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Are We Better Off? 10 Headlines From September 2008
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Democratic platform again seeks Guantanamo closure — The 2012 Democratic Party platform released Monday night reaffirms President Barack Obama's unfulfilled pledge to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, but backs away from a 2008 plank suggesting that terror suspects are entitled to a day in court.
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Democratic Platform Endorses Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
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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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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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Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Pro-Obama Super PAC Announces Best Fundraising Month — The top outside-money group supporting President Obama raised $10 million in August, logging its best fundraising month yet. — The super PAC known as Priorities USA Action confirmed the total to ABC this morning.
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Nicholas Confessore / The Caucus:
Priorities USA Action Reports Record Monthly Donations
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 3: Par or Bogey? — We're reaching the point of diminishing returns in analyzing Mitt Romney's convention bounce. But we can say two things almost for certain. First, Mr. Romney very probably got a bounce. And second, it's a below-average bounce by historical standards.
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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.) …
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