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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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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama speech moved indoors — Democratic officials confirm to POLITICO that President Obama's prime time address will be moved indoors to the Time Warner Center. — The Thursday address was scheduled to be at Bank of America stadium — an outdoor venue with more than 70,000 seats.
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CNN:
BREAKING: Obama's speech to move indoors — Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - After days of bad weather, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic National Convention organizers have decided to change the venue of the president's acceptance speech Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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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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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Lightning threat forces Obama to change convention plans
Lightning threat forces Obama to change convention plans
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K
Donovan Slack / Politico:
POTUS will do conference call with out-of-luck ticket-holders
POTUS will do conference call with out-of-luck ticket-holders
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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
The Truth Behind The GOP Claim That Obama Hasn't Created A Single Net Job
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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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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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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
FACT CHECK: FIRST LADY'S FALSE FAIRY TALE OF STRUGGLE
FACT CHECK: FIRST LADY'S FALSE FAIRY TALE OF STRUGGLE
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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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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Bill Clinton's 8 digs at Obama — There's only one president who actually came from Hope. — Former President Bill Clinton — a native of Hope, Ark. — is expected to offer a rousing endorsement of President Barack Obama in his speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention.
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Jamelle Bouie / Washington Post:
The GOP's absurd effort to drive wedge between Clinton and Obama
The GOP's absurd effort to drive wedge between Clinton and Obama
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Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: The Importance of Bill Clinton
Morning Jay: The Importance of Bill Clinton
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Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Clinton's convention appearance could influence two elections
Bill Clinton's convention appearance could influence two elections
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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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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Will Debbie Be Dumped?
Will Debbie Be Dumped?
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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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Bloomberg:
ECB Plan Said To Pledge Unlimited, Sterilized Bond-Buying — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's bond-buying proposal involves unlimited purchases of government debt that will be sterilized to assuage concerns about printing money, two central bank officials briefed on the plan said.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The European Central Bank's Ongoing Power Grab
The European Central Bank's Ongoing Power Grab
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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” … “Don't be looking to the sidelines all sheepish,” Barack Obama yells at Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Lewis in “Obama's Way,” in October's V.F. “You got to get back and play D!”
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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:
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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
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Charlotte speech increases rumors Kerry is up for Hillary Clinton's job — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) will be defending President Obama's record on national security when he speaks to convention delegates on Thursday evening, but political observers will be watching …
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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,” …