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9:35 PM ET, September 5, 2012

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CNN:
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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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 …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Obama ordered his staff to have the Democratic Party's platform language changed to include God and affirm Jerusalem as the proper capital of Israel, a campaign source said Wednesday.
Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite and ABCNEWS
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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Boos at convention as Dems reinstate language on God and Jerusalem in platform; Update …
Josh Voorhees / Slate:
With GOP Push, Democrats Find Absent God (in DNC Platform)
CNN:
Convention floor chaos: Democrats alter platform, disagree
Discussion: LifeNews.com and The Brody File
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
RATINGS RAT RACE: Democratic Convention Coverage Drops Double Digits For Networks, 'Hell's Kitchen …
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Byron Tau / Politico:
Jerusalem change draws boos at DNC
Discussion: Wonkette, CNN and ABCNEWS
Roll Call:
Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955 At the Races  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will make a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening, Roll Call has confirmed.  —  She will deliver the Pledge of Allegiance …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Hill, Balloon Juice and ABCNEWS
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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.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K
Discussion: ABCNEWS
David Hill / Washington Times:
Sununu: Democrats moved convention indoors because of poor attendance
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for September 5, 2012
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Talking Points Memo
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP Rep. McHenry taunts Obama for moving convention speech to smaller venue
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Politico
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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Clinton on Obama: 'We haven't been close friends' but he knows I support him  —  Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that he was more enthusiastic about President Obama's candidacy than he was four years ago as he looked to dissuade grumblings that he and the current occupant …
Discussion: Politico and Taylor Marsh
Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
5 things to watch tonight
Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS and ABCNEWS
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Republicans push to pre-empt Bill Clinton
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Clinton: Give Obama time to clean up GOP ‘mess’
Discussion: The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
Discussion: GOP 12 and Polling Matters
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 …
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
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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CNN:
CNN Fact Check: About those 4.5 million jobs ...
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Associated Press:
Judge OKs Arizona's show-me-your-papers law  —  Arizona authorities can now enforce the most contentious part of state's immigration law  —  Below:  —  updated 2012-09-05T23:40:26  —  PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Arizona authorities can enforce the most contentious section …
Discussion: The Raw Story
 
 
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