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6:00 AM ET, September 7, 2012

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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 …

Discussion: Ballot Box, Hot Air, Connecting.the.Dots, Riehl World News, Liberal Values, New Orleans Times-Picayune and Scared Monkeys

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Politico, Liberal Values and The War Room …

New York Times:

Obama, in Democratic Convention Speech, Asks for More Time — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Obama on Thursday night accepted the Democratic nomination for a second term, making a forceful argument that he had rescued the economy from disaster and ushered in a recovery that would be imperiled by a return to Republican stewardship.

Discussion: The Hill, ABCNEWS, Vox Popoli, Washington Post, Newsy and The Reaction

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.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav

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 …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, MoveOn.Org, Brad DeLong, PERRspectives, Taylor Marsh, American Spectator and Little Green Footballs

Washington Wire:
Text of Biden's Remarks to the Democratic Convention

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

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

Discussion: Politico

ABCNEWS:
Steelworker Featured at DNC Didn't Work for Bain

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Nice Deb, Jammie Wearing Fools, National Review, Viking Pundit and GayPatriot

CNN:
Biden to Democrats: 'We're on a mission'

Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS

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

Discussion: CNN

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

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

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Weasel Zippers and Michelle Malkin

Washington Post:
DNC 2012: Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention (Full transcript)

Discussion: Swampland, Hit & Run, Hot Air and FactCheck.org, more at Mediagazer »

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: Washington Monthly, Hot Air, Power Line and Moe Lane

Daniel Larison / The American Conservative:
The Clinton Speech and the “Campaign of Ideas”

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, The Mahablog, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, A plain blog about politics, The New Republic, The Atlantic Online, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run

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

Discussion: Reuters, Politico, The Caucus, Hot Air and Twitter Room

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.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Spectacle Blog

NPR:
Transcript: President Obama's Convention Speech

Discussion: Spectator and The Moderate Voice

Elyse Siegel / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Speech Text: Read The President's Democratic Convention Remarks

Discussion: Althouse

Politico:

Joe Biden DNC speech (text. video) — Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm here to tell you, bravery resides in the heart of Barack Obama. And time and time again, I witnessed him summon it. This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and steel in his spine.

Politico: Joe Biden DNC speech (text. video)

Politico:
Joe Biden DNC speech (text. video)

Discussion: Fox News Insider

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, newsfeed.time.com, Firedoglake, msnbc.com, The Daily Dish, Hullabaloo and Naked Politics

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

BuzzFeed:
Republican Staffer Breaks Up With Obama

Discussion: Washington Wire, FishbowlDC, Jammie Wearing Fools, Daily Kos and CNN

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 …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs and Ed Driscoll

Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama gives his regrets to stadium fans

Discussion: CNN and Hot Air

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.)

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo

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.

Discussion: The Right Scoop

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!

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.

Discussion: The Mahablog

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)

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller, “The Lid”, News/Talk 760 WJR, The Right Scoop, Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav

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.

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.

Discussion: LifeNews.com, ABCNEWS, The Daily Caller and The Right Scoop