memeorandum: Mitt Romney Reaped Huge Tax Benefits Based On ‘Active’ Role At Bain Capital (Zach Carter/The Huffington Post)

8:35 AM ET, August 27, 2012

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Josh Rojas / Bay News 9:

Deputies: RNC protestor arrested with machete strapped to his leg — TAMPA — A Republican National Convention protestor was arrested while he allegedly carried a machete strapped to his leg, according to deputies. — According to Hillsborough County Sheriff's officials, Jason T. Wilson …

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Bobby Jindal / CNN:

New GOP convention schedule released — (CNN) - Republican officials on Sunday released a new schedule for this week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, one day after announcing the gathering would be postponed by a day due to weather conditions related to Tropical Storm Isaac.

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WeatherBELL Analytics / Forbes:

Tropical Storm Isaac Should Rival Hurricane Katrina — By Michael Barak, Joseph Bastardi and Alan Lammey — On August 24th, we warned on Forbes that Tropical Storm Isaac could pose a threat to energy markets and even rival Hurricane Katrina in its destructive power (Could Tropical Storm Isaac Turn Into Another Katrina?).

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Alexander Burns / Politico:

Organizers: Tampa schedule at Isaac's mercy — Organizers of the Republican National Convention vowed to press on with a full roster of events in Tampa starting Tuesday morning, despite the continuing menace of Tropical Storm Isaac as it moves up the Florida seaboard and toward the Gulf Coast.

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James Hohmann / Politico:
Celebration, defiance at Paul rally

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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
U.S. Military Presence at Republican Convention, Code Pink Comes Dressed as Pink Vaginas

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Storm Poses Risks for Republican Convention Planners

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Tampa Bay Times:
RNC cancels first day in Tampa due to Tropical Storm Isaac

Discussion: American Spectator and Balloon Juice

Molly Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner raises $4M over August recess

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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:

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Politico:

Mitt Romney outlines his governing plan to POLITICO — POWELL, Ohio — Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this week: “I am who I am.”

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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:

CHART: How Ending The High End Bush Tax Cuts Saves Nearly $1 Trillion — President Obama has promised to end the Bush tax cuts on income in excess of $250,000 when they expire at the end of the year, with his aides saying that he is “100 percent committed” to preventing another extension.

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

Republicans Worry About Keeping Factions Reined In — TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney arrives here this week to accept his nomination from the increasingly disparate coalition of factions known as the Republican Party, confronting the challenge of unifying them behind him and — should he win …

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Emily Schultheis / Politico:

Trump plays up birth certificate issue in Fla. — Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Sarasota, Fla., Donald Trump said Mitt Romney's birth certificate quip in Michigan last week may have been a lighthearted joke, but that the issue of President Obama's birth certificate is far from settled.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs

Washington Post:

Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions — A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Romney at 47 percent among registered voters and Obama at 46 percent — barely changed from the deadlocked contest in early July. — The findings continue a months-long pattern …

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Susan Page / USA Today:

Interview: Romney blasts Obama for a ‘vituperative’ campaign — POWELL, Ohio - Mitt Romney calls campaign attacks by President Obama and his allies “vituperative” and “vicious” and “absurd” and “sad.” Also: Effective. — “I do think that the president's campaign of personal vilification …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

TMZ.com:

Mitt Romney Event — Drops $500k on Journey Concert — MITT ROMNEY EVENT — Drops $500k on Journey Concert — EXCLUSIVE — ANY WAY YOU WANT IT ... is exactly what the band Journey said when they were offered $500,000 to play a campaign event for Mitt Romney ... and they accepted, TMZ has learned.

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David Jackson / USA Today:

Jeb Bush to Obama: Stop blaming my brother — TAMPA — Jeb Bush says it's time for President Obama to stop blaming his brother for the nation's problems. — “I mean, look, the guy (Obama) was dealt a difficult hand, no question about it,” Bush said on NBC's Meet The Press. “But he's had three years.

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Top GOP Operative: Republicans ‘Will Run A Write-In’ To Defeat Todd Akin — Republicans are desperate for Todd Akin to drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his controversial comments about legitimate rape. Nearly every top Republican, including Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, have publicly called for him to quit.

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Masaccio / Firedoglake: Todd Akin and the People He Represents

Charlie Crist / Tampa Bay Times:

Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama — I've studied, admired and gotten to know a lot of leaders in my life. Across Florida, in Washington and around the country, I've watched the failure of those who favor extreme rhetoric over sensible compromise …

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Alex Leary / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Florida GOP chairman on Crist's Obama endorsement: A ‘repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician’

Discussion: Naked Politics