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 …

The TV Watch: A Revved-Up Ann Romney at Republican Convention-TV-Watch  —  She may be too good.  —  Ann Romney is so gifted at politics, she may actually make her husband look a little bad.  Their personality gap — her ease, his discomfort — has been evident in most of the many joint interviews they have given television reporters.

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 …

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.

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.’

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 …

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:

Grand Island Preschooler Asked to Change the Sign for His Name in School  —  Hunter Spanjer says his name with a certain special hand gesture, but at just three and a half years old, he may have to change it.  —  “He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy,” explained Hunter's father, Brian Spanjer.

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.

DNC PROCEEDS WITH 2-HOUR ISLAMIC ‘JUMAH’ PRAYERS (AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO'S INVITED)  —  The host committee for the Democratic National Convention is raising a number of eyebrows after choosing to proceed with featuring Islamic “Jumah” prayers for two hours on the Friday of its convention …

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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.

Rep. Schweikert tops Rep. Quayle in Arizona's member matchup  —  Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) defeated fellow freshman Rep. Dan Quayle in their member-vs-member primary.  —  Quayle called him to concede, the Arizona Republic reports.  The Associated Press has called the race.

Barack Obama, Global Has-Been  —  The president would rather be loved than feared.  He is neither.  —  A few days ago there occurred one of those telling little episodes that captures the essence and folly of the Obama administration's approach to foreign policy.

It's time to cancel all national political conventions  —  Even before Isaac rained on the parade, the GOP convention was sure to garner only modest interest and make little impact.  Why do party leaders even bother?  —  Republicans canceled the first day of their national convention …

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.

Flake wins GOP Senate nod in Arizona  —  Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Arizona, besting wealthy businessman Wil Cardon, who invested heavily in the race.  —  The Associated Press has called the race, which confirms an outcome long predicted by polls and political observers alike.

Villaraigosa: Republicans 'can't just trot out a brown face'  —  Updated, 1:30 p.m. - TAMPA, Fla. — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that Republicans “can't just trot out a brown face” to make inroads with the Latino community, an increasingly important growing bloc.  —  Jason Reed / REUTERS