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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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
DNC's Wasserman Schultz, Gaspard cancel interviews amid platform debacle — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democratic National Committee chiefs Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Gaspard cancelled interviews with local media outlets tonight, amid controversy surrounding the party's decision to reintroduce “God” and “Jerusalem” to the platform.
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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.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Boos at convention as Dems reinstate language on God and Jerusalem in platform; Update: Obama pushed for language to be added; Update: Or did he? Update: Will MSNBC cover? — The amazing conclusion to yesterday's snafu involving the Democratic platform's language on Israel.
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 …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Division over platform at DNC — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two platform planks sparked division at the Democratic National Convention here Wednesday. — Things got so bad that President Barack Obama was forced to personally intervene, ordering language mentioning God and naming Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel be added.
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CNN:
Ann Romney challenges women to ‘wake up’
Ann Romney challenges women to ‘wake up’
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Michelle Obama's DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney's
Michelle Obama's DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney's
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
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Josh Voorhees / Slate:
With GOP Push, Democrats Find Absent God (in DNC Platform)
With GOP Push, Democrats Find Absent God (in DNC Platform)
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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
RESURRECTION: DNC OVERRULES DELEGATES, RAMS GOD AND JERUSALEM BACK INTO PLATFORM
RESURRECTION: DNC OVERRULES DELEGATES, RAMS GOD AND JERUSALEM BACK INTO PLATFORM
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CNN:
Convention floor chaos: Democrats alter platform, disagree
Convention floor chaos: Democrats alter platform, disagree
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Nikki Haley / CNN:
Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
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Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard and Belmont Club
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
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American Power, ThinkProgress and Weekly Standard
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 …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move
‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K
David Hill / Washington Times:
Sununu: Democrats moved convention indoors because of poor attendance
Sununu: Democrats moved convention indoors because of poor attendance
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Daily Mail:
Democrats WILL move Obama's big speech from 74,000-seater outdoor stadium to smaller indoor …
Democrats WILL move Obama's big speech from 74,000-seater outdoor stadium to smaller indoor …
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
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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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Ken Whitehouse / Nashville City Paper:
Anonymous group allegedly hacked Romney tax records via Franklin firm
Anonymous group allegedly hacked Romney tax records via Franklin firm
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Washington Wire, Wonkette and Gawker
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Secret Service Eyes Romney Tax Return Blackmail Attempt
Secret Service Eyes Romney Tax Return Blackmail Attempt
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Tennessean.com, CANNONFIRE and Washington Wire
Fernando Alfonso III / Daily Dot:
Hackers hold Mitt Romney's allegedly stolen tax returns for ransom
Hackers hold Mitt Romney's allegedly stolen tax returns for ransom
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No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Magazine and Business Insider
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
Clinton on Obama: 'We haven't been close friends' but he knows I support him
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Politico and Taylor Marsh
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Clinton: Give Obama time to clean up GOP ‘mess’
Clinton: Give Obama time to clean up GOP ‘mess’
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The Hill, Weasel Zippers and Sky Dancing
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
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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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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 …
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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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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Ryan Nobles / WWBT-TV:
President Obama takes on many topics in one on one interview — For the second time since he was sworn into office, NBC12 was granted a one on one interview with President Barack Obama. — The interview took place after his event Tuesday in Norfolk. — We were given five minutes to talk to the president.
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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.”