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2:50 PM ET, August 28, 2012

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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:
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney shares details of past miscarriage  —  Mitt Romney's wife Ann has taken the spotlight on the campaign trail recently due to her willingness to share intensely personal stories, a contrast to her husband's typically laser focus on economic policy issues.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Priorities USA does the disappointment ad
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
David Letterman Presents: ‘Ann And Mitt Romney Lies’
Discussion: The Raw Story
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
A Mystery Speaker for Thursday? ...  Could It Be... Her?  —  From the Tuesday edition of the Morning Jolt, now in the hands of the editors, and soon on its way to you...  The more you think about the idea, the more it makes sense - whatever controversy and intense reactions Sarah Palin …
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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.
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Sarah Palin: Dems addicted to ‘hope-ium’  —  Sarah Palin on Monday said Democrats who “still have that addiction to the hope-ium” President Barack Obama peddled four years ago need to “open their eyes” and vote for Mitt Romney this November.  —  “Some of us had [Obama] pegged four years ago.
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Romney Advisors Claim Ignorance on Mystery RNC Speaker
Discussion: Power Line and TheBlaze.com
John Cook / Gawker:
Leader of Army Plot to Assassinate Obama Apparently Attended the 2008 Republican Convention as a Page  —  Isaac Aguigui, the Army private and alleged ringleader of a plot to assassinate Barack Obama and “take over” Ft. Stewart in Georgia, apparently served as a page at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
GOP Rules Committee Rapidly Moving to Shut Out Grassroots at 2:00 p.m. Today  —  At 2:00 p.m. today in Tampa, the Republican National Committee, led by Team Romney, is moving to shut down conservative grassroots activists.  I've been on the phone with several individuals involved in the fight …
Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Texas on the Potomac:
Republicans reach rules change deal to avert floor fight with Texans, Ron Paul backers  —  2012 Republican National Convention  —  Republican leaders moved Monday to quell an uprising by Texans and Ron Paul supporters that threatened to steal the spotlight from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney …
Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Deal Will Likely Prevent Floor Fight at Republican National Convention
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.
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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 …
James Bennet / The Atlantic Online:
Karl Rove on the Defection of White Democrats  —  “Bush's brain” offers some casual remarks that reveal just how much this campaign is implicitly about race.  —  TAMPA — The emerging demographics of this campaign are pretty clear: To win, Barack Obama is trying to assemble a coalition …
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Quinnipiac University:
McMahon By A Nose In Close Connecticut Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Obama Tops Romney By 7 Points  —  Connecticut likely voters put Republican former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on the right side of a 49 - 46 percent too-close-to-call U.S. Senate race against Democratic U.S …
John Boehner / CNN:
Boehner's biggest disappointment  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner revealed the “greatest disappointment” during his time as the country's top Republican, in an interview for an upcoming CNN documentary.  —  “If I look back over the year and a half or so that I've been speaker …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner eyes California for GOP pickups
Discussion: CNN
CNBC:
US Consumer Confidence Tumbles to 9-Month Low  —  U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly weakened in August to its lowest in nine months as Americans turned more pessimistic about the short-term outlook, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
Politico:
Who's on the inside track for a Romney Cabinet  —  Mitt Romney said his Cabinet and White House staff will be stacked with men and women from the business world, but his top advisers sketched out for POLITICO a team compromised of many familiar faces in Washington.
Yereth Rosen / Reuters:
Alaska couple admits to plot to kill federal judge and others  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Alaska couple pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to kill a federal judge in what prosecutors said was a revenge plot over income-tax rulings against them.
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.
CNN:
Source: Former Sen. Arlen Specter battling for his life  —  (CNN) — Former longtime U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was battling for his life early Tuesday after he was recently diagnosed with a “serious form of cancer,” a source close to his office told CNN.  —  Specter, who has overcome numerous …
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Dan Gross / Philly.com:
Arlen Specter hospitalized with a serious illness, friends confirm
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 …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Rep. Issa chides ‘second string’ media  —  ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — California Rep. Darrell Issa took a sharp swipe at the media covering the Republican National Convention, dubbing them the “second string.”  —  “I was downtown earlier today, where the second string of most of the networks are covering …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Security at the RNC: George Orwell Meets a ‘Call of Duty’ Cityscape  —  At a defining civic event, the establishment is insulated by an army of police officers from protesters camping unseen on a far away corner.  —  Reuters  —  Deep inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Taking the Filibuster to Court: Here Are the Documents  —  As I mentioned a few months ago, Common Cause is taking legal action against the filibuster, arguing that its recent abuse rises to the level of unconstitutional power-grab.  When our site's “categories” feature, now temporarily broken …
Discussion: PointOfLaw Forum
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Chris Matthews defends attack on Priebus: GOP ‘dividing country along racial lines’  —  TAMPA — In an emotional interview with POLITICO tonight, MSNBC host Chris Matthews defended his spirited attack against RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, in which he alleged that the Republican party was guilty …
 
 
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NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA
Dominic Hughes / BBC:
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
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Discussion: The Maddow Blog
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Carlos Maza / Equality Matters:
EXCLUSIVE: Undercover At NOM's Anti-Gay Student Conference
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Obama's Team of Idolizers
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New York Times:
Court Rules Israel Is Not at Fault in American Activist's Death
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Black lawmakers lash out at ex-Rep. Davis ahead of RNC speech
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
BuzzFeed:
Come To Russia! See Our Nuclear Missiles!
Discussion: Telegraph, AdMe.ru and Joe. My. God.
New York Post:
Dead voters & a dying democracy?
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
GOP Casino Baron Sheldon Adelson Pledges $500,000 To Buy A Single House Seat
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Federal judge says Ohio must count disputed votes