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3:50 PM ET, September 5, 2012

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CNN:
TRENDING: First on CNN: DNC secretly scheduled guests: Actresses Johansson, Portman, Washington  —  Charlotte (CNN) - Clint Eastwood meet Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Kerry Washington.  —  The three actresses, firmly anchored in Hollywood's royalty, have been secretly scheduled …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chief meteorologist at a Charlotte television station is questioning the decision by Democrats to move President Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to a smaller venue because of the weather.
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Actor Kal Penn stumped for President Barack Obama Tuesday night here at the Democratic National Convention, and not surprisingly, the “Harold & Kumar” star steered clear of discussing the incumbent's record on drug policy.
Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama speech moved indoors
Kevin Robillard / Politico:   DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K
CNN:
For Democrats, 2016 jockeying begins over breakfast
Discussion: Politico
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Rain Will Keep 65,000 Ticketholders From Obama
Discussion: National Review
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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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
FACT CHECK: FIRST LADY'S FALSE FAIRY TALE OF STRUGGLE  —  First Lady Michelle Obama's pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet.  She spoke movingly about their early years—about how a young Barack Obama drove a car that was …
Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
NOT 2008: BIG DROP IN VIEWERS FOR DAY ONE OF DEM CONVENTION  —  The headline speakers last night in Charlotte were a mayor nobody has heard of and First Lady Michelle Obama.  Last night and this morning, the media are tripping over each other to heap praise on Mrs. Obama's speech …
CNN:
CNN Fact Check: About those 4.5 million jobs ...  San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro touted 4.5 million new jobs created during the Obama administration.  Was he right?  —  (CNN) — Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night heard the number 4.5 million several times.
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Brooks Jackson / FactCheck.org:
Democratic Disinformation from Charlotte  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We heard a number of dubious or misleading claims on the first night of the Democratic National Convention:  — The keynote speaker and others claimed the Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, would raise taxes on the “middle class.”
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
The Truth Behind The GOP Claim That Obama Hasn't Created A Single Net Job
Discussion: The Mahablog, The Maddow Blog and Newsy
Investor's Business Daily:
Better Off? Let's Count the Ways We're Not
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
RNC Highlights: Romney Shares Top Billing With Eastwood  —  Fewer Watch Convention Coverage than in 2008  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public paid far less attention to this year's Republican convention than it did to the GOP convention four years ago.  Just 37% say they watched …
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Michelle Obama's DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney's  —  The First Lady's speech Tuesday was written at a 12th grade level - the highest in history among the wives of presidential nominees and far above Ann Romney's lowest mark of a 5th grade level
Discussion: Politico, USA Today, BuzzFeed and Daily Kos
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Mitt's ‘a can-do kind of guy’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 4: The Simple Case for Why Obama Is the Favorite  —  I've been tiptoeing around this point, because I don't think that our forecast model ought to represent the totality of our analysis about the election.  —  But if you look at the right-hand column of this page …
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Wall Street Journal:
Caddell and Schoen: A Campaign in Need of a Clintonian Pivot
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Monica Lewinsky's Former Rabbi To Deliver Benediction After Bill Clinton Speaks At DNC  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This could get awkward.  —  Rabbi David Wolpe of Los Angeles' Sinai Temple, where Monica Lewinsky and her family were congregation members …
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Bill Clinton's 8 digs at Obama
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
DWS attacks Examiner for ‘deliberately’ misquoting her, but here's the audio … CHARLOTTE - Earlier this evening, in an appearance on Fox News, Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz accused the Washington Examiner of “deliberately” misquoting her comments claiming …
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Lee Fang / thenation.com/blogs/168901:
Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash  —  Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan is barnstorming the country, promising to repeal every provision of the Affordable Care Act if the Romney-Ryan ticket is elected.  But a letter he wrote to the Obama administration may undermine this message.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Repealing Obamacare would take health care away from people
Discussion: Washington Monthly and msnbc.com
Vanity Fair:
Barack Obama to Michael Lewis on a Presidential Loss of Freedom: “You Don't Get Used to It—At Least, I Don't”  —  Michael Lewis and Barack Obama.  —  “Don't be looking to the sidelines all sheepish,” Barack Obama yells at Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Lewis in “Obama's Way,” …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
S.C. Dem.  Chair Compares GOP Gov. to Hitler's Mistress  —  South Carolina Democratic chairman Dick Harpootlian compared his state's Republican female governor, Nikki Haley, to Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun this morning at a breakfast in Charlotte, North Carolina.  —  South Carolina's the State reports:
Caitlin McDevitt / Associated Press:
Alec Baldwin: If Obama were white ...  Actor Alec Baldwin thinks that race is one reason why President Obama isn't crushing Mitt Romney in the polls.  —  “If Obama was white, he'd be up by 17 points,” the actor tweeted on Tuesday.  —  “Certainly things could [be] better w this economy,” Baldwin added.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Caitlin McDevitt / Reuters:
Exclusive: Gabby Douglas to lead DNC Pledge of Allegiance  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas will be back under the bright lights at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.  —  The 16-year-old gymnast, known as the “flying squirrel,” …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Pinocchio Press  —  The bizarre rise of “fact checking” propagandists.  —  In the 19th-century fairy tale “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” the eponymous protagonist is a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming an actual boy.  We suppose people who work as fact checkers have long dreamed …
Washington Post:
Rahm Emanuel to raise funds for Democratic campaigns  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a legendary fundraiser and political strategist before he won elected office, has dropped his honorary chairmanship of the Obama campaign to help raise big-dollar contributions so that Democrats can compete …
 
 
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Welcome To Charlotte, Where Everyone Wants To Talk Social Issues
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Politico:
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Introducing MRUniversity (spread the word)
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Run A Convention On Two Tracks
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Byron Tau / Politico:
Charlotte meteorologist: Why cancel? Forecast improving
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