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Just in: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference — (CNN) - Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word “God,” …
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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 …
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Chaos As Democrats Try To Put Jerusalem, God Back In Platform — Three votes and boos as convention chairman LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pushes through platform amendment after criticism. — Source: youtube.com — The Democratic National Convention dissolved into unexpected procedural …
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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
RESURRECTION: DNC OVERRULES DELEGATES, RAMS GOD AND JERUSALEM BACK INTO PLATFORM — Tonight, the Democratic National Committee suspended the rules of the convention and inserted language regarding God and the State of Israel back to its platform. They had to vote three times to do it …
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language
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CNN:
Convention floor chaos: Democrats alter platform, disagree
Convention floor chaos: Democrats alter platform, disagree
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BuzzFeed:
PricewaterhouseCoopers On Romney's “Ransomed” Tax Returns: We're Working With The Secret Service — The firm from which Anonymous hackers claim to have obtained Romney's tax returns is taking the threat seriously : “[A]t this time there is no evidence that our systems have been compromised.”
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Mashable!:
Hacker Group Claims to Have Romney's Tax Returns … Mitt Romney's tax returns are reportedly in the hands of a team of hackers who plan on releasing them publicly at the end of the month unless a ransom is paid. — The group allegedly obtained the files from PricewaterhouseCooper's Tennessee office …
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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 …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama's speech: Both apolitical and politically masterful
Michelle Obama's speech: Both apolitical and politically masterful
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K — The audience for President Barack Obama's convention speech just got a lot smaller - and Republicans think they know why. — The Democrats' decision Wednesday to move Obama's acceptance address from the outdoor Bank of America Stadium to the indoor …
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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.
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
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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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Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
NOT 2008: BIG DROP IN VIEWERS FOR DAY ONE OF DEM CONVENTION
NOT 2008: BIG DROP IN VIEWERS FOR DAY ONE OF DEM CONVENTION
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Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
RATINGS RAT RACE: Democratic Convention Coverage Drops Double Digits For Networks, 'Hell's Kitchen …
RATINGS RAT RACE: Democratic Convention Coverage Drops Double Digits For Networks, 'Hell's Kitchen …
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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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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.”
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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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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,” …
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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.
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Tens Of Thousands Of Feminists Call On CNN To Fire Sexist Contributor — This afternoon, in just over one hour, 23,000 people signed a petition asking CNN to fire contributor Erick Erickson. — His offense? He referred to the Democrats' packed list of female speakers at their convention in Charlotte …
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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
Wall Street Journal:
The Marriage Problem That Comes Every Four Years — The election season, now in full swing, poses a serious threat to relationships between people with different political views. But acceptance is key, says one expert. — As Isaac Pollak, an ardent Republican, kissed his wife goodbye …
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David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
US, Egypt Conducting Joint Military Exercises — U.S. planes landed in Egypt Tuesday for a joint exercise, the first since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. — Just days after a report that the U.S. was sharply cutting its participation in a military exercise scheduled with Israel …
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
After Bucking Federal Judge On Early Voting, Ohio Secretary Of State Ordered To Appear In Court — Judge Peter Economus has set a hearing for September 13 to address Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's refusal to comply with the court's ruling that the state must allow early voting on the three days leading up to the general election.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
A media lovefest in Charlotte — The Democratic National Convention is just getting underway, but already I've been given the treatment. Lots of treatments, actually. — I've had my deltoids massaged in candlelight by a licensed therapist; had a foaming pore cleanser and mask applied …
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