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6:25 PM ET, August 27, 2012

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Glen Johnson / Boston Globe:
While Romney campaign talks of forging ahead, Isaac may prompt convention cancellation  —  TAMPA - There is a distinct possibility that the 2012 Republican National Convention will be cancelled.  —  The decision may come not so much because the Tampa-St. Petersburg area will suffer a direct hit from Isaac …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Hurricane Center is ‘Obama’  —  Rush Limbaugh, while repeatedly insisting he is “not alleging a conspiracy,” suggested Monday that the National Hurricane Center's forecast models for Tropical Storm Isaac were altered to help President Barack Obama and “cast a pall” over the Republican National Convention.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Republican Talking Points  —  Here are the official Republican talking points, being circulated to surrogates speaking on behalf of the party here:  —  Surrogate Message Points:  —  2012 Republican National Convention - A Better Future  —  Top Line Message Points:
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
RNC's 1st Day Lasts Just Seconds
Discussion: CNN
Mj Lee / Politico:
Paul Ryan gets hero's welcome in Janesville, Wis.
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for August 27, 2012
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Hot Air
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal Cancels Plans To Attend GOP Convention
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG
Keegan Gibson / PoliticsPA:
Smith Makes Abortion Gaffe (Listen to Audio)  —  Harrisburg — Republican Tom Smith spoke at the Pennsylvania press club luncheon Monday afternoon The defining moment occurred a few moments after the formal program when, asked about abortion amid a group of reporters, Smith seemed to suggest …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Pennsylvania GOP Senate Candidate: Getting Pregnant From Rape Is ‘Similar’ To Having A Baby Out Of Wedlock  —  In the aftermath of Rep. Todd Akin's (R-MO) offensive and medically inaccurate comments that “legitimate rape” doesn't often lead to pregnancy, Republicans have been scrambling to distance themselves from Akin.
Robert J. Vickers / PennLive.com:
GOP Senate candidate says out of wedlock pregnancy and rape are ‘similar’  —  Struggling to explain his “no exceptions” abortion policy, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Tom Smith likened rape to having a child out-of-wedlock before walking back the remark Monday.
Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite and Runnin' Scared
Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Chris Matthews Calls Out GOP: You Are Playing The ‘Race Card’  —  Political observers have noted for a while that Mitt Romney's claim that President Obama gutted the work requirement in the 1996 welfare reform law is false.  But few in the mainstream media have have gone so far as to accuse Republicans of playing the ‘race card.’
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Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
Making the Election About Race
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Race and the 2012 election  —  Most of the issues dominating the 2012 election make sense.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: RNC chairman, Romney playing ‘the race card’
BuzzFeed:
Trial Judge Orders Prop 8 Case Closed  —  Judge James Ware issues an order under which same-sex couples should be allowed to marry immediately in California.  Supporters of the initiative could ask the Supreme Court to stop weddings.  —  The trial court judge in California who has taken …
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Jim Ragsdale / Hot Dish Politics:
Supporters of proposed constitutional amendments win both Supreme Court cases  —  The Republican-controlled Legislature won a pair of battles over proposed constitutional amendments before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday.  —  In a pair of 4-2 decisions, the court ruled:
Discussion: Power Line and Joe. My. God.
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
We all know the world revolves around The Greatest President in the History of Everything.  So it makes sense that all the other celestial bodies were placed in the sky to shine down upon him.  —  This is not a Photoshop.  This was actually posted on Obama's official Tumblr page:
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Elizabeth Warren Aide Knocks Around Republican Cameraman  —  An aide to Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, appears to have knocked the video camera of a Republican tracker after an event this weekend in Martha's Vineyard.  Watch the video below:
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.”
www2.tbo.com:
Crist to speak at Democratic National Convention  —  Florida's former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention.  —  An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Floridians would vote for Obama-Biden
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Rob Portman / CNN:
TRENDING: First on CNN: Portman to play Obama in Romney debate prep  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Ohio Sen. Rob Portman has agreed to play the role of President Obama in debate prep sessions with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, two GOP sources tell CNN.
Discussion: USA Today and The Fix
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Karl Rove / CNN:
Rove unloads on Todd Akin on eve of GOP convention
Discussion: Politico
Paul Ryan / The Daily Beast:
What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?!  —  It's not just Akin.  By pushing some of the most invasive state policies in modern history, the men of the GOP are driving their party off a cliff.  —  Blame it on the “idea cloud”—that cumulus cartoon bubble that dumps the same idea on diverse populations at once.
Kim Parker / Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Yes, the Rich Are Different  —  As Republicans gather for their national convention in Tampa to nominate a presidential candidate known, in part, as a wealthy businessman, a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds that many Americans believe the rich are different than other people.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama gives one-on-one to Glamour  —  Yet another push in President Barack Obama's soft-media strategy, unearthed this morning by WWD's Erik Maza:
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Erik Maza / WWD:
Glamour Gets Time With President Obama
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
RNC swag bag has Romney book with unaltered health care section … TAMPA — All credentialed media checking into the Republican National Convention are being given a swag bag featuring brochures and items from various sponsors such as sunglasses and a pocket fan.
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
GOP Draft Platform: ‘Homosexual Agenda’ Advanced By Obama Foreign Aid  —  The subsection on foreign aid contained a rather peculiar criticism of President Obama's policy in the area: … The phrase “homosexual agenda” is, historically speaking, a term used by anti-gay crusaders to imply …
Paul Slansky / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan Said Something That Should Force Him Off the Ticket, But You Probably Didn't Hear About It … Elections 2012 , Abortion , Elections 2012 , Paul Ryan , Video , Todd Akin , Method Of Conception , Paul Ryan Abortion , Paul Ryan Rape , Rape , Todd Akin Legitimate Rape , Todd Akin Rape , Politics News
 
 
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Republican Platform Targets Porn
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Mark Schleifstein / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Isaac on track to hit New Orleans area, but as Category 1 hurricane
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BuzzFeed:
Democrats Hit Romney For Outsourcing On Billboard Facing GOP Convention
Mike Murphy / Swampland:
Potemkin Conventions: Why Are We Doing This Again?
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Romney crushing Obama with married women
Discussion: LifeNews.com
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney's Son In New Ad: “My Grandfather George Was Born In Mexico”
Washington Post:
Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Republicans Worry About Keeping Factions Reined In