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8:55 AM ET, August 25, 2012

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CBS News:
Romney says “birther” joke wasn't a swipe at Obama  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley on Friday, Mitt Romney played down the remarks he made about President Obama's origins, arguing that they amounted to a joke and not a “swipe” at the president.
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ThinkProgress:
7 Birthers Speaking At The Republican Convention  —  Mitt Romney's invocation of birtherism on Friday took his campaign to a new level of involvement with the bogus idea that President Obama is actually Kenyan-born and therefore ineligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's birther joke
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama spokeswoman: Romney joke latest in ‘pattern’ of ‘gutterball politics’
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Accused Of Going Full Birther After Joke At Campaign Stop
Discussion: Truthdig, Firedoglake and The PJ Tatler
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Makes Birth Certificate Joke
Discussion: theGrio and Riehl World News
Donald J. Trump / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Posted Birther Tweet Same Hour As Romney Speech
Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note:
Mitt Romney Plays the Birther Card
Ben Howe / aglanon's blog:
Obama Campaign Requested Birther Jokes
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama 49%-Romney 47% among likely voters  —  Washington (CNN) - With three days to go until the start of the Republican convention, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney remain deadlocked in the race for the White House, according to a new national survey.
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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
Why the next two weeks may be make-or-break for Romney-Ryan  —  Presidential election polling is tight, but consistently shows Obama ahead.  Romney needs a convention bounce ... or bust  —  We have reached the third and will quickly being heading into the fourth quarter of presidential contest.
CNN:
Todd Akin gets online fundraising boost
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney goes THERE: ‘Birther’ joke raises conspiracy theory
Discussion: Politico, Shakesville and The Hill
Ann Romney / CNN:   Romney campaign contemplating bumping Rubio for Ann Romney
WVIR-TV:
UVA Declines Obama Campaign Request  —  A University of Virginia spokeswoman says President Barack Obama will not be at the university when he comes to Charlottesville on Wednesday.  In a statement released Friday, it was confirmed that the university declined the president's request to speak at UVA.
Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Gets Decisive Win in Patent Case  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nine jurors delivered a sweeping victory to Apple Inc. in a high-stakes court battle against Samsung Electronics Co., awarding the Silicon Valley giant $1.05 billion in damages and providing ammunition for more legal attacks on mobile-device rivals.
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Anti-Obama Movie Stuns Hollywood For #3; Other Newcomers & Holdovers Weak Friday; Only 'The Expendables 2′ Can Break $10M  —  FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM, 2ND UPDATE: Because of Friday's very weak box office, there won't be any clarity behind the Top 10 film rankings until Saturday morning.
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Official: N.M. Governor ‘Dishonored’ Gen. Custer By Meeting With American Indians  —  A progressive group called on Republican National Committee leader Pat Rogers to step down on Friday after emails showed him telling New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's staff that meeting with a group of American Indians …
Discussion: The Democratic Daily and Stinque
Daily Mail:
Report abuse  —  If he were a good president, that has done a lot of good for our country, you would think that he need not campaign at all !!!  Seriously !  A great president would just keep his nose to the grindstone and have one simple slogan for his re-election...." America …
Discussion: Hot Air
CNN:
Obama, Sen. Paul battle in weekly addresses  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama battled with Sen. Rand Paul during their weekly addresses Saturday, with the latter describing it as “a war ... for the heart and soul of America.”  —  Obama contrasted the views of Republicans and Democrats on Medicare …
Discussion: Politico
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
When Did the GOP Get So White: The Republicans' Loss of Diversity  —  The one-time Party of Lincoln boasted the first African-American, Asian-American, Native-American, Hispanic, and popularly-elected woman senators.  Now polls show Romney-Ryan will get virtually no black votes.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Radically Changes GOP Nominating Process After Ron Paul Takeovers  —  Paul allies freak out.  —  Image by JEWEL SAMAD / Getty Images  —  TAMPA — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, led by top Romney lawyer Ben Ginsberg, forced through a major change the GOP nominating process …
Discussion: The Fix and Washington Monthly
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Prop 8 Opponents Urge Supreme Court To Pass On Appeal  —  The high-powered lawyers for the gay and lesbian couples challenging California's Proposition 8 say their case is “attractive” for Supreme Court review.  Nonetheless, they say the high court should pass on the case.
nbcnewyork.com:
Two Dead, Nine Hurt in Empire State Building Shooting  —  The gunman was a disgruntled employee who was fired last year from his job at Hazan Imports on West 33rd Street  —  A disgruntled accessories designed made good on a deadly threat he made in the past, police say …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Empire State Building shooting leaves several wounded, two dead, including suspect
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Ron Rosenbaum / Slate:
A New Slur  —  Calling people “Holocaust-obsessed” is the new holocaust denial.  —  Is there an algorithm for suffering?  One that calibrates how much empathy we should feel for the victims of genocide?  What degree of concern is “rational”?  What degree is excessive, “obsessed”?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
 
 
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
At Least 18 Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan
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New York Post:
Romney on the rise  —  Hurricane permitting, the GOP convention …
Politico:
RNC posts platform on website
Discussion: Reuters and Naked Politics
Washington Post:
Florida election laws threaten the vote in a key swing state
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Mike Vilensky / Metropolis:
'Who's The Boss' Star Tony Danza Weighs Run for Mayor
Discussion: Reuters and Eschaton
Mark Townsend / Guardian:
Breivik: sane and sentenced to 21 years
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