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4:55 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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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: The Raw Story
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Most Misunderstood Man In Tampa Explains His Words
Discussion: Gothamist
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney shares details of past miscarriage
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Daily Kos
Kate Nocera / Politico:
Tim Scott: Paul Ryan brings House into Mitt Romney's fold
Discussion: CNN
Anne Laurie / Balloon Juice:
Even the Media Village's Most Shameless Suck-Up Can't Warm to Mitt Romney
Discussion: The Impolitic
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Priorities USA does the disappointment ad
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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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 …
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Romney Advisors Claim Ignorance on Mystery RNC Speaker  —  Top Romney advisors claim they have been left in the dark about a mystery speaker who may address the convention on Thursday night.  —  “I do not know.  I'm intrigued,” Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior advisor to Romney …
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.
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Romney aides outline attack plan for after Republican convention
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 …
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John Cook / Gawker:
Leader of Army Plot to Assassinate Obama Apparently Attended the 2008 Republican Convention as a Page
Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Texas on the Potomac:
Republicans reach rules change deal to avert floor fight with Texans, Ron Paul backers
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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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Coal miners say they were forced to attend Romney event and donate
CNN:
CNN Poll: Party unity on Romney nomination?  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - As the formal nomination of Mitt Romney gets underway at the Republican convention, a new survey indicates that a minority in the GOP would like to see someone else as their party's presidential nominee.
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John Boehner / CNN:
Boehner's biggest disappointment
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Stack of ‘Overlooked’ CIA Records Detailing Meetings with bin Laden Filmmakers
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Gawker
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.
The White House:
Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standards  —  Consumer Savings Comparable to Lowering Price of Gasoline by $1 Per Gallon by 2025  —  WASHINGTON, DC - The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA issues new fuel-efficiency standard; Autos must average 54.5 mpg by 2025
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Akin accuses RNC chair of ‘personal vendetta’ for cutting off campaign funds  —  Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has a “personal vendetta” against Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), according to the embattled lawmaker's senatoial campaign.  —  The statement issued …
Discussion: Politico
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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 …
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.
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.
Jim Mann / Daily Inter Lake:
Sasquatch stunt takes a tragic turn on highway  —  Kalispell man, 44, dies  —  A man dressed in a military-style “Ghillie suit” who was attempting to provoke a Bigfoot sighting was struck by two vehicles and killed on U.S. 93 South of Kalispell Sunday night.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Outside the Beltway
Carlos Maza / Equality Matters:
EXCLUSIVE: Undercover At NOM's Anti-Gay Student Conference  —  Every summer for the past four years, the National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) Ruth Institute has invited college students from across the country to participate in its weekend-long “It Takes A Family To Raise A Village” (ITAF) conference in San Diego, CA.
 
 
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
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Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Republicans call for crackdown on pornography
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Official Stirs Texas City With Talk of Rebellion
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Hooters Welcomes Joe Biden to Tampa
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