memeorandum: Obama: ‘Our problems can be solved’ (Alexander Burns/Politico)

9:40 PM ET, September 6, 2012

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Daniel Larison / The American Conservative:

The Clinton Speech and the “Campaign of Ideas” — Scott Galupo identifies the main strength of Bill Clinton's convention speech: … It was, and it was all the more devastating because Romney and Ryan made no concerted effort to make the case for their ticket and their agenda last week.

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James Rosen / Fox News:

Romney campaign to ‘carpet bomb’ airwaves after Obama nomination speech — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Senior Romney-Ryan campaign officials tell Fox News the campaign will launch an enormous media offensive on Friday, the day after President Obama accepts the Democratic Party's nomination for a second term.

Discussion: Power Line and Moe Lane

Steve Holland / Reuters:
No sign of convention bounce for Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Discussion: Ballot Box and Hot Air

Keith Ellison / CNN:
Ellison reacts to Jerusalem reference in party platform

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Bill Clinton / CNN:
On Facebook, Clinton's speech more popular than NFL kickoff game

Discussion: Politico, Twitter Room and The Caucus

Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama Faces Obstacles in Holding North Carolina

Discussion: Politico

Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Boston's response to Clinton as of midnight...(Updated)

Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos

Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Pundits swoon over Bill Clinton's speech

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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Romney, Ryan Double Down On False Welfare Attack Clinton Decried

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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Clinton Totally Kills It

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Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:

Disillusioned Obama Supporter In Romney Ad Is Actually GOP Staffer — Republicans debuted a new ad Thursday in which a frustrated former Obama supporter expresses her disappointment with the president. The only problem: The woman in the video is actually an RNC staffer.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Firedoglake, msnbc.com, Hullabaloo, Naked Politics and The Stranger …

ABCNEWS:

Steelworker Featured at DNC Didn't Work for Bain — The Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.” — They each told compelling stories about jobs lost, allegedly because of the actions of Bain under Romney's leadership.

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BuzzFeed:
Republican Staffer Breaks Up With Obama

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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times: Romney cedes Ohio TV airwaves to Obama (at least for now)

David Foster / 2012 Democratic National Convention: David Foster — Former employee at a Company controlled by Romney's Bain Capital

Dashiell Bennett / The Atlantic Wire:

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said — If you were following any journalists on Twitter last night, one of the most remarked upon aspects of Bill Clinton's nomination speech was how liberally he deviated from the prepared text. What was handed out to the media was four pages …

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Brooks Jackson / FactCheck.org:

Our Clinton Nightmare — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton's stem-winding nomination speech was a fact-checker's nightmare: lots of effort required to run down his many statistics and factual claims, producing little for us to write about. — Republicans will find plenty of Clinton's scorching opinions objectionable.

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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton: wonk-in-chief

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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact checking Bill Clinton's speech and other Democrats at the convention in Charlotte

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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Associated Press ‘Fact Checks’ Clinton's Speech By Bringing Up Monica Lewinsky

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Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: GOP money vs. Dem grass roots?

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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

'Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off than he was four years ago' — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) will seek to boost President Obama's national security credentials in a primetime speech Thursday night that will depict the president as an unflappable commander …

Alexander Burns / Politico:

Obama: ‘Our problems can be solved’ — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama will ask the nation Thursday to choose a “harder” path to long-term economic prosperity, likening the years-long economic downturn to the Great Depression and detailing a newly specific second-term economic agenda …

Discussion: CNN

Politico:

Verdict is in: Obama levels more personal attacks — A crabby, negative campaign that has been more about misleading and marginal controversies than the major challenges facing the country? Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can both claim parenthood of this ugly child.

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Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:

Romney, GOP Groups Pull Ads From Michigan and Pennsylvania — Republicans signaled this week that they might have given up hope in two important swing states. — TPM Slideshow: Romney Takes The Stage At The RNC — The Romney campaign and conservative groups like Crossroads GPS …

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Chad Livengood / detroitnews.com:

Conservatives pull ads from Michigan — Pro-Romney groups focus on key states; Obama's campaign off air for weeks — Mitt Romney's conservative allies are bypassing Michigan with their advertising while stepping up efforts in other battleground states — suggesting campaign strategists …

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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:

Secret Service Looks Into DNC Delegate Who Said She'd ‘Like To Kill’ Romney — Julia Rodriguez, a DNC delegate who said in a video interview with the Blaze that she would kill Mitt Romney if she saw him, should expect to be hearing from the Secret Service. — Secret Service spokesman Ed …

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Benny Johnson / TheBlaze.com:
DEATH THREAT FROM DNC DELEGATE: ‘MITT ROMNEY... I WOULD LIKE TO KILL HIM!’

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Shira Toeplitz / Roll Call:
Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955 At the Races

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New York Times:

Europe's Central Bank Moves Aggressively to Ease Euro Crisis — FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Thursday took its most ambitious step yet toward easing the euro zone crisis, throwing its unlimited financial clout behind an effort to protect Spain and Italy from financial collapse.

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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Stocks jump on DNC's final day

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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
S.&P. 500 at 4-Year High as Stocks Jump

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Katie Glueck / Politico:

BET head: Republican Party ‘pandering’ to blacks, women — ‘Does the RNC really embrace African Americans, really embrace women?’ Debra Lee asks. Reuters — Close — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Republican Party may have featured women like Ann Romney and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …

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Log Cabin Republicans:
Barney Frank Divides, Distracts & Deceives at DNC

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BuzzFeed:
LGBT Groups Distance Themselves From Barney Frank's “Uncle Tom” Charge

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Ben Pershing / Washington Post:

Bartlett suggests federal student loans are unconstitutional, invokes Holocaust — Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) suggested Wednesday federally-issued student loans were unconstitutional. He also said disregarding the Constitution could lead down a “slippery slope” and cited the Holocaust …

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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:

Intelligence Committee Chair Describes Explosive Confrontation Between Netanyahu and American Ambassador — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro allegedly argued over the Obama's administration's Iran policy. — (Reuters)

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US Department of State:

MR. VENTRELL: Okay. Jill? — QUESTION: Yes? — MR. VENTRELL: Jill or Jo. — QUESTION: Go ahead, Jill. — QUESTION: Please. — QUESTION: Well, I really did want to find out about the sighting of Vladimir Putin in the skies over the Yamal Peninsula. (Laughter.)

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George F. Will / Washington Post:

Obama: the real radical — Four years ago, Barack Obama was America's Rorschach test, upon whom voters could project their disparate yearnings. To govern, however, is to choose, and now his choices have clarified him. He is a conviction politician determined to complete the progressive project …

Discussion: Power Line and GayPatriot