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10:30 PM ET, August 27, 2012

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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.
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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 …
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Rush Limbaugh Suggests Obama Manipulated Hurricane Predictions To Get GOP To Cancel Convention  —  Even President Obama's biggest fans don't think he can make it rain — but Rush Limbaugh does.  —  On his radio show this afternoon, Limbaugh suggested that President Obama might …
Daniel Strauss / Twitter Room:
Samuel L. Jackson asks why GOP ‘spared’ by tropical storm  —  Samuel L. Jackson on Monday tweeted it was “unfair” that Tropical Storm Isaac had spared the GOP convention in Tampa and appeared to be heading for New Orleans.  —  Jackson said in a profanity-filled tweet that he was …
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
RNC's 1st Day Lasts Just Seconds
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, CNN and Liberal Values
Rush Limbaugh:
Tracking the Hurricane with the Media
Discussion: Business Insider
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama signs state of emergency as Isaac barrels toward Louisiana
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for August 27, 2012
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Floridians would vote for Obama-Biden
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS and CNN
Mj Lee / Politico:
Paul Ryan gets hero's welcome in Janesville, Wis.
Discussion: CNN
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.
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Priebus on Chris Matthews: ‘He Made the Case for Us.’  —  Shortly before our chat, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus held a brief press “gaggle” in the media center, and briefly talked about his exchange with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” this morning.
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Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters.org:
Newt Takes it to Chris Matthews on His ‘Racist Thinking’
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot … LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) — Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
Prosecutors: U.S. Soldiers Plotted to Kill President Obama  —  Update (3:45 p.m.): Local NBC affiliate WSAV 3 has video footage of the alleged militia members being handcuffed and charged in connection with the killing of Michael Roark and his girlfriend Tiffany York.
Jay Bookman:
U.S. troops at Ft. Stewart plotted to kill Obama?
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.
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CBS News:
Romney: My views on abortion rights are clear
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Happy Now for Tea Party Help, GOP Faces Challenges
Discussion: Politico and Bangor Daily News
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:
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.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Romney book distributed at GOP convention contains pro-healthcare reform content
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
Discussion: Power Line and Joe. My. God.
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
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:
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Why South Carolina Wants To Ban Student IDs At The Polls But Is Just Fine With Military IDs  —  WASHINGTON — Neither a student ID nor a military ID will prove someone is a resident of South Carolina, but the attorney general there said on Monday that one of those forms of identification …
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Voter ID: South Carolina Says Law Will Keep Whites From Voting, Too
Discussion: Associated Press
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.
Szu Ping Chan / Telegraph:
Unilever sees ‘return to poverty’ in Europe  —  Unilever will adopt marketing strategies used in developing countries in order to drive future growth in Europe, as the head of its European business warned that poverty will rise in the region as a result of the debt crisis.
Discussion: Business Insider
Michelle Malkin:
Floor fight: Grass-roots activists battle attempt to rig GOP convention delegate rules Updated: Party bosses offer olive branch  —  SCROLL DOWN FOR THE VERY LATEST...GOP leaders offer a “deal,” send details to Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers...  Drew McKissick is a longtime conservative activist …
 
 
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Jessica Wakeman / The Frisky:
No, Michelle Obama Topless On A Magazine Cover Is Not “Artsy”
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James Madison Institute:
2012-Aug27 Event Update: Tampa Lunch with James O'Keefe
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Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
Newt Gingrich: Happy to Teach ‘Newt U’ in Tampa
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Angela Couloumbis / Philly.com:
In poll, voters give Casey strong lead; not so for Corbett
Discussion: Politico
Rob Portman / CNN:
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Discussion: Politico, USA Today and The Fix
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
GOP Draft Platform: ‘Homosexual Agenda’ Advanced By Obama Foreign Aid
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Politico:
Low turnout at RNC protest expecting thousands blamed on Isaac
Rakates / CBS Baltimore:
17-Year-Old Student Shot At Perry Hall High School; Suspect In Custody; Parents Talk To WJZ About Facebook Threat
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Republican Platform Targets Porn
Ellen Barkin / Twitchy:
Actress Ellen Barkin retweets wish for Isaac to wash pro-lifers out to sea; blames Twitchy
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama gives one-on-one to Glamour
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney's Son In New Ad: “My Grandfather George Was Born In Mexico”
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