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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 …
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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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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 …
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
Kal Penn: President Obama ‘consistent’ on marijuana policy
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CNN:
BREAKING: Obama's speech to move indoors
BREAKING: Obama's speech to move indoors
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CNN:
Just in: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference
Just in: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference
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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 …
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CNN:
For Democrats, 2016 jockeying begins over breakfast
For Democrats, 2016 jockeying begins over breakfast
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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
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CNN:
Ann Romney challenges women to ‘wake up’ — (CNN) - They are seen as their husbands' top surrogates, and the day after first lady Michelle Obama made the case for her husband at the Democratic National Convention, Ann Romney traveled to the battleground of Ohio Wednesday to make the case for the Republican challenger.
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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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Peter Baker / The Caucus:
At the Democratic Convention, an Emphasis on Social Issues
At the Democratic Convention, an Emphasis on Social Issues
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Run A Convention On Two Tracks
Democrats Run A Convention On Two Tracks
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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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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
Bill Clinton's 8 digs at Obama
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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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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 …
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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Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats omit Jerusalem reference from party platform
Democrats omit Jerusalem reference from party platform
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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