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9:40 AM ET, August 31, 2012

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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Clint Eastwood Delivers Bizarre, Rambling Speech To Empty Chair  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Eastwood opened up the primetime portion of the Republican convention with a rambling, mumbling and often incoherent address next to an empty chair that was meant to represent President Obama.
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Clint Eastwood's rambling RNC speech  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Eastwood delivered a rambling performance at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night in a speech that included the Hollywood legend speaking to an empty stool and telling an imaginary President Barack Obama …
Washington Post:
(APPLAUSE)  —  So — but they are there, believe me, they are there.  I just think, in fact, some of them around town, I saw Jon Voight, a lot of people around.  —  Jon's here, an academy award winner.  A terrific guy.  These people are all like-minded, like all of us.
Mark Murray / First Read:
Eastwood surprises GOP convention - maybe in more ways than one  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Romney campaign planned a surprise guest to address the Republican convention here: Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood.  —  But it might have been more of a surprise than they bargained for.
Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress:
If Clint Eastwood is Mitt Romney's Secret RNC Speaker, It'll Be No Surprise
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Romney takes lead over Obama with convention “bounce”: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - Mitt Romney has moved into a narrow lead over U.S. President Barack Obama in a small bounce for him from the Republican National Convention, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday.
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Danny Shea / The Huffington Post:
Michael Moore: Mitt Romney Will Win In November (VIDEO) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Mitt Romney, Michael Moore, Video, HuffPost Live, Josh Zepps, Shadow Conventions 2012, Money In Politics, Shadow Conventions 2012, Politics News  —  Filmmaker Michael Moore joined HuffPost Live Thursday …
ABCNEWS:
TRANSCRIPT: Mitt Romney's Speech at the Republican National Convention  —  Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses with campaign staffers for a photo during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Aug. 30, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. (Getty Images)
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Mitt showed the ‘deepest part of his soul’  —  Ann Romney on Friday said her husband's personal - and at times emotional - speech to the Republican national convention showed voters “the deepest part of his soul.”  —  Appearing on several news networks the morning …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:   Romney Aces Convention Test
CNN:
Romney accepts GOP presidential nomination
Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:   50 Person Poll: RNC Delegate Edition
Gallup:
Mitt Romney Brings Strengths and Weaknesses to GOP Stage
TMZ.com:
Republican National Convention — Stripper Business BOOMING in Tampa
Discussion: Hit & Run
Jeb Bush / CNN:
Excerpts: Jeb Bush remarks at Republican National Convention
Discussion: Hot Air
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Persuadable Voters  —  One in four registered voters may be persuadable in the 2012 presidential election - rich pickings if either Barack Obama or newly minted GOP nominee Mitt Romney can win their support.  But doing so may be a challenge, requiring both subtle and substantive political persuasion.
Discussion: GOP 12
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Romney Vows to Deliver Country From Economic Travails  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday by making a direct appeal to Americans who were captivated by President Obama's hopeful promises of change, pledging that he could deliver …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Exclusive: Marco Rubio's Republican Convention Address
Discussion: Telegraph and Hot Air
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Very Quick Take  —  As we watch the Romneys and Ryans in the traditional balloon drop, a few really quick takes.  —  On balance, I thought the first half to 2/3 of the speech were really weak, disjointed, kind of rambling.  (The protest disruptions probably added to that impression.)
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
David Koch breaks from GOP on gay marriage, taxes, defense cuts  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Billionaire industrialist David Koch, who is helping steer millions of dollars to elect Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans, on Thursday told POLITICO he disagrees with the GOP's stance on gay marriage …
Meredith Bennett-Smith / The Huffington Post:
Father Benedict Groeschel, American Friar, Claims Teens Seduce Priests In Some Sex Abuse Cases … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Catholic Priest Sex Abuse, Father Benedict Groescher, Friars Of Renewal, Legion Of Christ, National Catholic Register, Sex Abuse Scandal, Slideexpand, Religion News
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Colleen Curry / ABCNEWS:
Priest Defends Sex Abusers, Apologizes
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Justice Department ends criminal probe of detainee deaths  —  The Justice Department will not file criminal charges against CIA officials after an investigation into the deaths of two detainees, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.  —  Justice is closing its investigation …
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Eric Pfeiffer / Yahoo! News:
Reagan hologram is real, was planned for RNC debut  —  Despite some conflicting reports, Yahoo News has learned that a holographic projection of former President Ronald Reagan is in the works and was originally intended to debut outside the halls of the Republican National Convention this week.
Philip Ewing / Politico:
Pentagon threatens lawsuit over Osama bin Laden book  —  The Defense Department is threatening to go after an ex-SEAL author and his publisher over a new book that challenges the administration's official account of last year's raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Rachael Larimore / Slate:
“You Didn't Build That” Isn't Going Away  —  It doesn't matter what Obama meant.  Here's why.  —  Attendees at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.  —  Richard Kalvar/Magnum Photos for Slate.  —  The official theme of the GOP convention Wednesday night was …
Discussion: Spectator
 
 
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Jon Cassidy / Human Events:
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