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2:34 AM ET, August 30, 2012

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Politico:
Chris Christie's flop at the GOP convention  —  TAMPA, Fla. — There is no mistaking what a successful keynote speech for Chris Christie would have looked and sounded like.  There would have been an electric reaction from the crowd in the convention hall.  It would have been followed by waves …
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Ann Romney, Chris Christie draw 22.3M TV viewers  —  TAMPA — Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proved to be an attractive TV draw at the Republican National Convention.  —  An estimated 22.3 million people tuned in to watch the first full night of the GOP convention last night, according to Nielsen, the ratings company.
Discussion: Nielsen Wire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney gets bump from first full day at Republican convention  —  After a day of action at the Republican convention in Tampa, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking better to voters.  —  Romney's image has received a five-point bump after the convention's first day …
Discussion: Reuters and Scared Monkeys
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Snap poll: Romney's favorable rating rises five points overnight, Christie's speech most popular
Elizabeth Flock / US News:
Ann Coulter Upset Chris Christie Did Not Attack Obama
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Yahoo News fires David Chalian  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Yahoo News has fired Washington bureau chief David Chalian after he was caught on a hot-mic during an online video broadcast today saying that Mitt Romney and his wife Ann had no problem with African Americans suffering as a result of Hurricane Isaac …
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Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
In ABC Webcast, Yahoo! News's Chalian Says Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party When Black People Drown’  —  During live coverage of the Republican National Convention here in Tampa, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief David Chalian provided the perfect example of the pervasive anti-Republican bias Mitt Romney faces …
Politico:
Old foes make peace with Mitt Romney
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Corey Boles / Washington Wire:
Condoleezza Rice Hits Obama Policies … In a clear highlight of the evening, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a moving address to delegates at the Republican convention, broadly criticizing President Barack Obama's record without ever mentioning him by name.
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Condi Rice Can't Name A Specific Obama Foreign Policy Failure
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Maddow Blog
Washington Post:
RNC 2012: Condoleezza Rice delivers speech to Republican National Convention in Tampa (full text)
David Frum / The Daily Beast:
Romney: Too Cheap For War
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Rice heckled at convention event
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
In Virginia, Obama Attacks Romney's Positions
Discussion: The Caucus
Juan Williams / Fox News:
Ann Romney, me and her convention speech  —  Last night on Fox's special coverage of the Republican Convention, I said that Ann Romney reminded me of a corporate wife during her speech.  In the hours since I made that comment, I have gotten a lot of static and a flurry of negative feedback through Twitter and Facebook.
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Matthew Mosk / ABCNEWS:
Romney Party Yacht Flies Cayman Islands Flag  —  The yacht where the elite donors of the Romney Victory Council are partying in Tampa bears the flag of the Cayman Islands.  Romney's use of offshore accounts for his investments has come under fire during the campaign.
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Romney party yacht ‘Cracker Bay’ flies Cayman Islands flag in Tampa
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Republican convention helps Romney pull even with Obama  —  (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney pulled even with President Barack Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday, getting a boost from his party's nominating convention in Tampa this week.  —  In a four-day rolling poll …
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Deadline.com:
Clint Eastwood To Speak At Republican Convention on Thursday: Fox News  —  Clint Eastwood will be speaking at the Republican Convention in Tampa on Thursday according to Fox News.  The network's website is reporting that a GOP source confirmed “that Eastwood is indeed the mystery speaker”.
Discussion: Riehl World News and Pat Dollard
Orlando Sentinel:
Appeal court: Lester is out  —  The Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach today ruled that second-degree murder suspect George Zimmerman deserves a new judge.  —  A three-judge panel voted 2-1 that Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. in Sanford went too far when, among other things, he wrote that Zimmerman is a manipulator.
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Fla. appeals court orders new judge for Zimmerman trial
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Great Moments in CNN Euphemisms  —  Coming right off Ryan's speech Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett seemed unable not to mention that Ryan's speech had well ... contained a lot of pretty huge fibs.  So euphemisms to the rescue.  The transcript ...
Discussion: Truthdig and Gawker
Sarah Palin / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin canceled on Fox?  —  (CNN) - Sarah Palin posted a cryptic message on Facebook Wednesday night, saying the Fox News Channel had cut her appearances for the evening.  —  “I'm sorry Fox cancelled all my scheduled interviews tonight because I sure wanted to take the opportunity …
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Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Paul Ryan to Pledge 12 Million New Jobs in Four Years
Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
How Reddit Got Obama: “There Are Quite a Few Redditors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”  —  Question No. 1: Yup, that's really Barack Obama, taking questions over at a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything).  —  Question No. 2: It was really no big deal, says Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, via email:
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:   Obama's Reddit AMA: The Full Questions and Answers
CNN:
Two people removed from RNC after taunting black camera operator  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Two people were removed from the Republican National Convention Tuesday after they threw nuts at an African-American CNN camera operator and said, “This is how we feed animals.”
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Politico:
Susana Martinez RNC speech transcript (text, video)  —  A transcript of remarks made by Gov. Susana Martinez, as prepared for delivery.  —  “Thank you and good evening.  —  On behalf of the great state of New Mexico, let me express my gratitude for being invited to speak tonight.
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Ann Romney Woos Hispanic Voters, Urging They Get Past ‘Their Biases’  —  Tampa, Fla. -Ann Romney's convention speech was directly aimed at wooing female voters, but at a lunch event Wednesday she changed her focus and pitched her husband to Hispanic voters, a voting bloc that is especially important …
CBS News:
Secret Service gun inadvertently left in Romney plane lavatory  —  (CBS News) A gun belonging to a member of Mitt Romney's U.S. Secret Service detail was found unattended in the bathroom of the candidate's charter plane Wednesday afternoon.  The Republican nominee was traveling from Tampa …
Discussion: The Caucus, The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Myth of an Affirmative-Action President  —  Why, I wonder, do so many people question how Barack Obama got where he is, while no one asks the same about Mitt Romney?  —  Obama for America  —  El presidente, reporting from Tampa, catches this from Karl Rove:
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama has small lead in Nevada
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Politico and Ballot Box
Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Anchor: GOP Senator Likening Obama to Tiger Woods  —  MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell said Wednesday that a reference to President Obama's golfing in Sen. Mitch McConnell's upcoming RNC speech is an attempt to link the president to Tiger Woods and his “lifestyle”:
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McConnell: Obama working on golf game, not to earn reelection
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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“You Didn't Build That,” but You Sure Did Edit It
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Buffalo News:
N.Y. state of mind is absent in Tampa
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Hillary Clinton to leave the hemisphere during Democratic convention
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