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12:20 PM ET, September 8, 2012

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Mark Steyn / National Review:
A Nation of Sandra Flukes  —  According to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke, invited to address the Democratic convention and the nation, America faces a stark choice this November.  “During this campaign, we've heard about two profoundly different futures that could await women in this country …
Chris Kluwe / Deadspin:
“They Won't Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster”: Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It  —  Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage.
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Maryland politician's letter denouncing Brendon Ayanbadejo's support of gay marriage
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 7: Polls Find Hints of Obama Convention Bounce  —  The three national tracking polls that were published on Friday all moved toward President Obama, probably reflecting momentum from the Democratic convention.  —  In the Gallup national tracking poll, Mr. Obama moved into a three-point lead …
Discussion: Newsy and Prairie Weather
David Nelson / KWQC-TV:
Ann Romney: birth control, gay marriage not “what this election is going to be about”  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa - Ann Romney told KWQC TV6 news Friday that birth control and gay marriage are issues that “distract from what the real voting issue is going to be at this election.”
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Ann Romney Refuses To Answer Questions About Birth Control
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Romney WILL play in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania  —  When the Romney-Ryan ticket announced a major ad campaign in eight states last night, the media noted that Wisconsin and Michigan were not among them and then jumped to the conclusion that these states are no longer in play.  Wrong.
Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Are Republicans Fooling Themselves?  —  Overall, the Democrats put on an effective show.  With the possible exception of the McGovern convention, this was the most left-leaning Democratic gathering in memory.  Some of that may have been counterproductive, particularly on social issues.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Philip Roth / Page-Turner:
An Open Letter to Wikipedia  —  I am Philip Roth.  I had reason recently to read for the first time the Wikipedia entry discussing my novel “The Human Stain.”  The entry contains a serious misstatement that I would like to ask to have removed.  This item entered Wikipedia not from the world …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Thing Nobody Talked About at the Conventions  —  Except John Lewis, of course.  And maybe Elizabeth Warren.  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There are some politicians — not many, but a very distinct few — who, when they talk to you about one specific issue, you listen politely, agree wholeheartedly …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Althouse and Balloon Juice
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Post-Convention Ad Crush to Get Even Heavier  —  Get ready, presidential swing states.  Now the campaign ad crush — and TV spending spree — really begins.  —  The TV ad war for the 2012 presidential contest, its total spending expected to swell to $1.1 billion, is set to start anew …
Discussion: CNN
Cord Jefferson / Gawker:
Born This Way: Sympathy and Science for Those Who Want to Have Sex with Children  —  It's not easy to listen to Terry talk about the time he had sex with a seven-year-old girl.  But after his psychotherapist put us in touch, he agreed to lay it all out for me during a phone call and email …
Reuters:
Obama fell flat  —  Barack Obama was flat.  —  A surprisingly long parade of Democrats and media commentators who didn't think much of the speech described it less as a failure than a fizzle—an oddly missed opportunity to frame his presidency or the nation's choice in a fresh or inspirational light.
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Frank Newport / Gallup.Com:
Obama Bounces Up to 52% Approval, 48% to 45% Over Romney
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House to miss deadline for report on ‘fiscal cliff’ budget cuts  —  The White House on Friday said it will miss the legal deadline for delivering a report to Congress on the spending cuts from sequestration that are scheduled to take effect in 2013.  —  Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters …
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ABCNEWS:
White House Misses Deadline Outlining Defense Cuts
Discussion: The Mental Recession
Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Ohio Dem accuses Jewish Republican of being “candidate of the big lie”  —  Senator Sherrod Brown's campaign issued a new attack ad Friday against his rival, Republican Josh Mandel.  In it, the Ohio Democrat accuses Mandel of using the “big lie” strategy in his campaign.
Jeffb / Nielsen Wire:
Closing Night of Democratic National Convention Draws 35.7 million Viewers  —  An estimated 35.7 million people watched the third and final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6.  The closing night of the DNC was carried live from Charlotte …
BuzzFeed:
Romney Endorses Ultraconservative Congressman  —  Rep. Steve King takes a hard line on issues like abortion and Islam.  The Obama campaign seizes opportunity to cast Romney as extreme on social issues.  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney …
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Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Jackson leaves Mayo Clinic … WASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., has left the Mayo Clinic and is at home in the nation's capital with his family, an aide said today.  —  “He's home with his wife and children and he's convalescing,” Rick Bryant, his chief of staff in suburban Chicago, told the Chicago Tribune.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Jackson Jr. back in Washington DC
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Tampa mayor: Crist an ‘opportunist’
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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