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11:30 PM ET, August 28, 2012

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Over Loud Boos, Romney Supporters Pass New Rules  —  Delegates from Minnesota yell for a “no” vote at a point of order at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney's supporters passed new rules governing future primaries over the loud boos of Ron Paul supporters …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Real Romney  —  The purpose of the Republican convention is to introduce America to the real Mitt Romney.  Fortunately, I have spent hours researching this subject.  I can provide you with the definitive biography and a unique look into the Byronic soul of the Republican nominee:
BuzzFeed:
Chaos On The GOP Convention Floor  —  Shouting match erupts between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney supporters as the convention unceremoniously votes on Rules, Credentials.  —  TAMPA — A shouting match erupted on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday afternoon …
Discussion: Say Anything and his vorpal sword
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Ann Romney: ‘This Man Will Lift Up America!’  —  The Romney campaign released these excerpts of Ann Romney's speech, which she'll deliver tonight at the Republican convention in Tampa:  —  “Tonight I want to talk to you from my heart about our hearts.  —  “I want to talk not about what divides us …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ann Romney / CNN:
Mitt ‘will lift up America’  —  (CNN) - Ann Romney will describe her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as a problem solver who “has helped lift up others” in her Tuesday primetime speech at the Republican National Convention, according to excerpts released by the Romney campaign.
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Politico and Scared Monkeys
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
David Letterman Presents: ‘Ann And Mitt Romney Lies’  —  David Letterman isn't exactly “Mitch Romney"'s biggest fan.  Last night, the Late Show host introduced a new segment he's calling “Ann and Mitt Romney Lies.”  (I feel like that's missing some helpful punctuation, non?)
Discussion: Liberal Values and The Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Boehner: Romney favorability lagging because he's ‘shy’
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney shares details of past miscarriage
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, CNN and Daily Kos
Erick Erickson / RedState:
GOP Rules Committee Rapidly Moving to Shut Out Grassroots at 2:00 p.m. Today
Kate Nocera / Politico:
Tim Scott: Paul Ryan brings House into Mitt Romney's fold
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Secures Republican Nomination
Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS
BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Bets On Welfare Attack  —  Their most powerful weapon, a top aide says.  “We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers,” says Newhouse.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  Mitt Romney's aides explained with unusual political bluntness today why they are spending heavily …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Fact checking for thee, but not for me  —  Get this: The Romney campaign's position is now that the Obama camp should pull its ads when fact checkers call them out as false — but that Romney and his advisers should feel no such constraint.  —  This is not an exaggeration.
Alexander Burns / Politico:   About crashing the other guy's convention ...
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Romney aides outline attack plan for after Republican convention
Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Stack of ‘Overlooked’ CIA Records Detailing Meetings with bin Laden Filmmakers  —  Obama Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications:  —  Obama White House ‘trying to have visibility into the UBL (Usama bin Laden) projects.’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA  —  Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti forwarded an advance copy of a Maureen Dowd column to a CIA spokesperson …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Republican National Convention: The one graph you need to see before watching  —  On the Republican convention stage tonight, you're going to see a really large clock.  But the clock isn't for keeping time.  The idea isn't to stop speakers from going over their allotted time, or the convention from running late.
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News: Federal District Court Denies Preclearance of Texas Redistricting Plans [Now updated with analysis]  —  You can read the opinion here (there was a partial dissent by Judge Griffith, who wrote most of the majority opinion as well).  From the introduction:
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Hotline On Call:
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:   Texas Redistricting Hit Minorities, Court Rules
Kyle Leighton / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Attendee Allegedly Threw Nuts At Black CNN Camerawoman, Said ‘This Is How We Feed Animals’  —  An attendee at the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Tuesday allegedly threw nuts at a black camerawoman working for CNN and said “This is how we feed animals” before being removed from the convention …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Balloon Juice
Colleen Nelson / Washington Wire:
Who Is Thursday's Mystery Convention Speaker?  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Republican convention planners appear to have a surprise planned for those tuning in Thursday night.  —  Buried deep in the convention schedule released Monday is a vague reference to a mystery speaker scheduled for the event's final evening.
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Coal miners lost pay when Mitt Romney visited their mine to promote coal jobs  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited an Ohio coal mine this month to promote jobs in the coal industry, workers who appeared with him at the rally lost pay because their mine was shut down.
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BuzzFeed:
RNC Primetime Speaker Gave Extensive PowerPoint On How To Build Your Business With Government Money  —  Small business woman Sher Valenzuela, who is running for Lt. Governor in Delaware, is giving a primetime speech tonight at the “We Build It” themed day of the Republican convention.
mialove.nationbuilder.com:
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Tarini Parti / Politico:
James O'Keefe not allowed to fly to Tampa  —  Conservative filmmaker and activist James O'Keefe won't be in Tampa, but the show he was supposed to headline will go on.  —  O'Keefe will still speak via Skype on “the role of the citizen journalist” and take audience questions …
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Methane Making An Appearance In Pa. Water Supplies … Mike and Nancy Leighton's problems began on May 19, just as Mike was settling in to watch the Preakness Stakes.  A neighbor in Leroy Township, Pa., called Mike and told him to check the water well located just outside his front door.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Hoover Institution:
Paul Ryan's Intellectual Muse  —  by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)  —  The wisdom of Hayek is exactly what this country needs right now.  —  My last column for Defining Ideas …
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and Economix
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama lead declining in Iowa  —  PPP's newest Iowa poll finds Barack Obama's lead in the state declining all the way to two points.  He's at 47% to 45% for Mitt Romney.  In July we found Obama ahead 48-43 and in May it was 51-41.  —  Iowa makes yet another swing state where voters don't really care for either Obama or Romney.
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Marco Rubio Heckled During Speech, Takes Swipe at Crist  —  More fun and games at the RNC in Tampa as the Republican Party of Florida's Tuesday breakfast was interrupted by liberal hecklers during Senator Marco Rubio keynote address.  Several hecklers stood up and interrupted Rubio during his remarks …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Hooters Welcomes Joe Biden to Tampa  —  Vice President Joe Biden cancelled his scheduled trip to the Republican convention in Tampa because of the threat of bad weather, but that has not stopped a local Hooters restaurant (in nearby Clearwater, Florida) from welcoming him to the area anyway.
National Review:
PolitiFiction  —  The website PolitiFact is going to be truth-squadding the Republican convention speakers this week, delivering verdicts on which claims are “mostly true” and which deserve a “pants on fire” rating.  Our advice: Pay no attention to those ratings.  PolitiFact can't be trusted to get the story right.
 
 
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CNN:
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CNN:
Americans for Prosperity dispatches buses on voter turnout push
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Wall Street Journal:
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Obama on RNC: ‘It should be a pretty entertaining show’
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