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Steve Holland / Reuters:
No sign of convention bounce for Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - So far, U.S. President Barack Obama has not received much of a bounce yet in popular support from the Democratic National Convention, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday. — The latest daily tracking poll found …
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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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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Romney cedes Ohio TV airwaves to Obama (at least for now)
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 …
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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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Washington Post:
DNC 2012: Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention (Full transcript)
DNC 2012: Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention (Full transcript)
Shira Toeplitz / Roll Call:
Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955 At the Races
Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955 At the Races
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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.
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Bill Clinton / CNN:
On Facebook, Clinton's speech more popular than NFL kickoff game
On Facebook, Clinton's speech more popular than NFL kickoff game
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Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: GOP money vs. Dem grass roots? — WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a fact of life in Washington that what one party considers a principled stand, the opposition considers pigheadedness. And that one side's negative ads are branded a dastardly tactic by the other, even as both do it.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Entitlement Trouble
Entitlement Trouble
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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.
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BuzzFeed:
Republican Staffer Breaks Up With Obama
Republican Staffer Breaks Up With Obama
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Hunter Walker / Politicker:
Reporters Using ‘Fake Names’ to Buy Obama Campaign Merchandise at the DNC — The Obama campaign merchandise table inside one of the media areas at the DNC. The press stand is visible on the left side of the photo. — CHARLOTTE, NC — Members of the media have apparently been using …
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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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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
State Dept. Again Refuses to Name Capital of Israel! — The State Department today again refused to name the capital of Israel, even after being questioned by the press and even after the Democratic party (President Obama's party) voted yesterday to add language to its platform stating that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: President Obama's DNC Speech — Below are President Obama's remarks, as prepared for delivery, formally accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention Thursday night: — Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am.
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Elyse Siegel / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Speech Text: Read The President's Democratic Convention Remarks
Barack Obama Speech Text: Read The President's Democratic Convention Remarks
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Benny Johnson / TheBlaze.com:
DEATH THREAT FROM DNC DELEGATE: ‘MITT ROMNEY... I WOULD LIKE TO KILL HIM!’ — During the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, TheBlaze took to Time Warner Cable Arena to speak with delegates about the most pressing issues of our time.
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Secret Service Looks Into DNC Delegate Who Said She'd ‘Like To Kill’ Romney
Secret Service Looks Into DNC Delegate Who Said She'd ‘Like To Kill’ Romney
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Josh Levs / CNN:
Group claiming to have Romney tax records threatens to leak them
Group claiming to have Romney tax records threatens to leak them
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Dean Scream Revisited — I've been watching the Democratic convention with the sound turned off, following Paul's live blog and participating in Power Line Live. And drinking wine. What a great way to endure four hours of Democratic Party propaganda!
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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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
Conservatives pull ads from Michigan
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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Jennifer Granholm Brings The House Down Defending Auto Rescue — CHARLOTTE — Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm delivered a spectacularly theatrical, spectacularly loud attack on Mitt Romney for not standing by Detroit to support the auto rescue. — “He loves our cars so much, they have their own elevator,” she said.
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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 …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Composite acceptance speech — I just tuned in to hear Chains Biden tell the already debunked story about Obama's mother fighting with the insurance company, and relating how that story reflects what makes Barack tick and who he is. What a perfect start to the night. — A presidency built on myth and composite truth.
Keith Ellison / CNN:
Ellison reacts to Jerusalem reference in party platform — Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, one of only two Muslim-Americans in Congress, reacted Thursday to the controversy over his party's newly-updated platform that references Jerusalem as being the capital of Israel.
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