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9:20 AM ET, September 6, 2012

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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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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 …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
Discussion: The Daily Dish and The Daily Beast
CNN:
Just in: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Pushed by Obama, Democrats Alter Platform Over Jerusalem
BuzzFeed:
DNC Chair On Why God/Jerusalem Were Overlooked: The Platform Is Many Pages Long
Discussion: Hot Air
Nikki Haley / CNN:
TRENDING: Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Romney: DNC a ‘celebration of failure’
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
Discussion: American Power and ThinkProgress
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
After three votes, Dems put Jerusalem, God back into party platform
Discussion: The Daily Dish
David Brody / The Brody File:
DNC Almighty Nightmare In Charlotte: Now Dems Put God And Jerusalem Language Back Into The Platform
Discussion: Power Line
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton's long, long speech about the meanie Republicans  —  Bill Clinton, don't get me wrong, was the best speaker Wednesday night.  But that is largely because the rest of the evening was atrocious.  Clinton was hoarse, and he seemed to holler for no reason at all.
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New York Times:
Transcript of Bill Clinton's Speech to the Democratic National Convention  —  The following is the full text of former President Bill Clinton's speech on Wednesday from the Democratic National Convention.  —  PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Sustained cheers, applause.)
Washington Wire:
Text of Bill Clinton's Address to the Democratic Convention … Here is the text of President Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention as prepared for delivery and released by the convention's press office:  —  We're here to nominate a President, and I've got one in mind.
Politico:
How Bill Clinton does it  —  The crowd was roaring, TV commentators were gushing, and Barack Obama himself thanked Bill Clinton for his nominating speech with a big hug as he left the stage here Wednesday night.  —  Well might Obama be grateful: In 48 minutes, the 42nd president had stated …
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Hilllary Clinton ‘Anxious’ to See Husband's Speech
Discussion: CNN
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Republicans push to pre-empt Bill Clinton
Discussion: CNN, Politico, ABCNEWS and Daily Kos
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Bob Woodward Book: Debt Deal Collapse Led to ‘Pure Fury’ From President Obama  —  An explosive mix of dysfunction, miscommunication, and misunderstandings inside and outside the White House led to the collapse of a historic spending and debt deal that President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner …
Discussion: Politico
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Miranda Green / The Daily Beast:
Speed Read: Juiciest Bits From Bob Woodward's Book ‘Price of Politics’  —  How exactly did the nation's debt crisis play out behind closed doors?  From Obama ‘chomping on Nicorette’ to Biden as the GOP ‘whisperer’ and Ryan's anger at the president, the highlights of Bob Woodward's The Price of Politics, out Sept. 11.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Secret Service Eyes Romney Tax Return Blackmail Attempt  —  About 7 p.m. last Thursday, members of the Williamson County Democratic Party returned to their offices in Franklin, Tenn., for a meeting, and found a padded manila envelope that had been dropped through the mail slot.
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Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Amazon shows new Kindle Fire and backlit ‘Paperwhite’ Kindle readers in TV ad  —  We're expecting quite a few things out of tomorrow's Amazon event, and the company just helped heighten expectations a little bit more with a new commercial.  The brief spot aired during tonight's Giants and Cowboys game …
Discussion: Gizmodo and AllThingsD
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Exclusive: Amazon phone confirmed, could be announced tomorrow
Discussion: Gizmodo, TechCrunch and Mashable!
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.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Paul Ryan, Mountaineer  —  UPDATE: Please see official response from the Romney campaign, below.  —  My mailbox has been blowing up with speculation on why Paul Ryan would have invented such an impressive “personal best” time for the marathon, and whether the invention will matter.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
WJC: Hillary 'says she won't' run again  —  In another snippet from Bill Clinton's interview with NBC's Brian Williams, he was asked about whether Hillary Clinton will run again in 2016: … Clinton went on to talk about the needs of the nation, ranging from immigration to energy.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Obama in a Word: From ‘Inexperienced’ and ‘Change’ to ‘Good’ and ‘Trying’  —  Four years ago, voters' descriptions of Barack Obama focused on his newness on the political scene.  In September 2008, more voters used the word inexperienced to describe Obama than any other word, while change was the most frequently used positive term.
Mark Knoller / CBS News:
Obama: I get “misty” watching Michelle speak  —  (CBS News) NORFOLK, Va. - At the last stop of his pre-convention campaign swing, President Obama opened with a promo for the first lady's speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention.  —  “Whatever I say here today,” …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Colorlines
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CNN:
Kim Kardashian says she's headed to party with Dems at convention  —  (CNN) - If contemporary politics didn't already resemble a bad reality show, it will come a lot closer Thursday.  —  Kim Kardashian - reality show star, sex tape entrepreneur, and girlfriend of Kanye West …
Discussion: Associated Press
Steven Sloan / Politico:
5 tax questions for Barack Obama  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama says his tax policies are all about “fairness.”  —  The president wants to raise taxes on millionaires, ding hedge fund managers and oil companies and impose new taxes on offshore corporate profits.
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Dem rep tells Colbert slavery persisted in Brooklyn until 1898
Discussion: Shot in the Dark
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Lobbyists to help nominate Obama for reelection in Charlotte
Bloomberg:
Who Needs Posner When You Have Mises and Hayek?
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Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Elizabeth Warren casts 2012 as battle against ‘rigged’ economy
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
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