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4:55 PM ET, August 27, 2012

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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:
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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 …
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.
Brian Tashman / rightwingwatch.org:
Christian Broadcasting Network Wonders if Prayer Moved Storm Away From Tampa to Protect the RNC  —  Today on the 700 Club, Christian Broadcasting Network correspondent Paul Strand spoke to Jesten Peters of Keys of Authority Ministries who said that her organization's prayer efforts helped …
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for August 27, 2012
Associated Press:   1 Arrest During GOP Protests in Tampa
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
FEMA: GOP convention, Katrina overshadow storm's threat to Gulf Coast
Discussion: CNN
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
GOP Mulls Truncated Convention
David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal Cancels Plans To Attend GOP Convention
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN moves O'Brien, Cooper to NOLA
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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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Chris Matthews: RNC chairman, Romney playing ‘the race card’
Discussion: Pundits 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.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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.”
Bay News 9:
Former Fla. GOP Gov. Charlie Crist to speak at DNC  —  An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Charlie Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.  —  Florida's former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will be a speaker …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Floridians would vote for Obama-Biden  —  A majority of voters in Florida, the location of the 2012 Republican National Convention, say if the election was held today they would vote for President Obama and Joe Biden over Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Politico:
Low turnout at RNC protest expecting thousands blamed on Isaac  —  TAMPA — Dozens of law enforcement officers swarmed to Perry Harvey, Sr. Park on Monday during the Coalition to March on the RNC when several people wearing all black clothing arrived at the rally.
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BuzzFeed:   Democrats Hit Romney For Outsourcing On Billboard Facing GOP Convention
Josh Rojas / Bay News 9:
Deputies: RNC protestor arrested with machete strapped to his leg
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:
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 …
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:
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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.
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.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Daily Dish
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:
Discussion: Riehl World News and Mediaite
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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.
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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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
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Rakates / CBS Baltimore:
17-Year-Old Student Shot At Perry Hall High School; Suspect In Custody; Parents Talk To WJZ About Facebook Threat
Discussion: Mashable!, DCist and Gawker
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Ellen Barkin / Twitchy:
Actress Ellen Barkin retweets wish for Isaac to wash pro-lifers out to sea; blames Twitchy
Mark Schleifstein / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Isaac on track to hit New Orleans area, but as Category 1 hurricane
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 Earlier Items: 
Mike Murphy / Swampland:
Potemkin Conventions: Why Are We Doing This Again?
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Romney crushing Obama with married women
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Power Line
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney's Son In New Ad: “My Grandfather George Was Born In Mexico”
Karl Rove / CNN:
Rove unloads on Todd Akin on eve of GOP convention
Discussion: Politico
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Romney's play for Michigan
Washington Post:
Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions