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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 …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language
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Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, RealClearPolitics Video Log and Power Line
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
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The Daily Dish and The Daily Beast
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Pushed by Obama, Democrats Alter Platform Over Jerusalem
Pushed by Obama, Democrats Alter Platform Over Jerusalem
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Via Meadia, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, JustOneMinute and The Caucus
BuzzFeed:
DNC Chair On Why God/Jerusalem Were Overlooked: The Platform Is Many Pages Long
DNC Chair On Why God/Jerusalem Were Overlooked: The Platform Is Many Pages Long
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Hot Air
Abe Greenwald / Commentary Magazine:
Re: Democratic Delegates Boo “Jerusalem”
Re: Democratic Delegates Boo “Jerusalem”
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Weekly Standard, The Atlantic Online, Israel Matzav and Power Line
Nikki Haley / CNN:
TRENDING: Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
TRENDING: Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
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Talking Points Memo, Belmont Club and Weekly Standard
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Boos at convention as Dems reinstate language on God and Jerusalem in platform; Update …
Oh my: Boos at convention as Dems reinstate language on God and Jerusalem in platform; Update …
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UrbanGrounds, Mediaite, American Spectator, Babalú Blog, “The Lid”, The New Civil Rights Movement and Betsy's Page
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney: DNC a ‘celebration of failure’
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
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American Power and ThinkProgress
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
After three votes, Dems put Jerusalem, God back into party platform
After three votes, Dems put Jerusalem, God back into party platform
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The Daily Dish
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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Pirate's Cove, Blue Crab Boulevard and Balloon Juice
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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 …
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Washington Post
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Clinton's effective Obama embrace
Clinton's effective Obama embrace
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The Hill, Wall Street Journal, ABCNEWS, CNN and Newsy
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Democratic National Convention Night 2: Winners and Losers
Democratic National Convention Night 2: Winners and Losers
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's …, Swampland, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and First Draft
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Bill Clinton: ‘Of course’ country better off now
Bill Clinton: ‘Of course’ country better off now
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CNN, New York Times, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Connecting.the.Dots and Sky Dancing
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 …
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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.
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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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Tennessean.com, CANNONFIRE, Washington Wire, Newsy and New York Magazine
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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 …
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Gizmodo and AllThingsD
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Exclusive: Amazon phone confirmed, could be announced tomorrow
Exclusive: Amazon phone confirmed, could be announced tomorrow
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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.
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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.
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Gawker, CNN, The Huffington Post, Jesus' General, Dependable Renegade and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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.
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Washington Examiner, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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,” …
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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 …
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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.
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CNN