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11:55 AM ET, September 4, 2012

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Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters say second term undeserved, country is worse off  —  A majority of voters believe the country is worse off today than it was four years ago and that President Obama does not deserve reelection, according to a new poll for The Hill.  —  Fifty-two percent of likely voters …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
'64 or Bust  —  In a Bloomberg column, Ramesh Ponnuru makes an argument for Mitt Romney's election that you are going to hear a lot more of soon: it's the only way that partisan gridlock in Washington can be broken.  The basic theory is that Republicans will not change from their current …
Discussion: ECHIDNE of the snakes
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
President says Romney camp running against ‘fictional’ Obama  —  President Obama accused Republicans of distorting his record, claiming that Mitt Romney was running against a “fictional Barack Obama.”  —  Republicans “have spent a lot of time creating a fictional Barack Obama who is supposedly taking …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Democrats Say U.S. Is Better Off Than Four Years Ago  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A day after fumbling a predictable and straightforward question posed by Mitt Romney last week — are Americans better off than they were four years ago — the Obama campaign provided a response on Monday …
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
If You Think Obama's First Term Was Bad, Imagine a Second  —  Ben Feller of the Associated Press asked President Barack Obama a good question recently.  If Obama wins re-election, Feller said, Republicans are still likely to have a majority in the House.  “How is that any different from what we have now?
Discussion: National Review
CEPR:
“Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago?”  The Question That Exposes Incompetent Reporters  —  While the source is not clear, someone developed a simple way to identify incompetent news reporters.  If you hear a reporter ask people in President Obama's administration …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Interview: Obama says GOP drawing ‘a fictional Barack Obama’
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Madeleine Albright: 'I Can't Understand Why Any Woman Would Want To Vote For Mitt Romney' … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Ann Romney, DNC Convention, Madeleine Albright, RNC Convention, Romney Campaign, Secretary Albright, Women's Voices, Albright, Mitt Romney 2012, Romney Gender Gap …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Source: Mitt camp claims $100M Aug.  —  Mitt Romney raised $100 million in August, his campaign told bundlers last week in Tampa.  —  Romney campaign finance director Spencer Zwick revealed the tally during an event with top fundraisers on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, according to a source who was present.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: Janesville story was about 'Obama's broken promises'  —  Paul Ryan continued to defend his Republican National Committee speech that critics said falsely accused President Obama of promising to keep a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan's home district, from closing.
Discussion: CNN
Tim Mak / Politico:
Paul Ryan: Obama didn't close the plant
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Blast from the past: Dukakis to attack Romney's gubernatorial record at DNC  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Dukakis fanatics at this year's Democratic National Convention should start getting psyched: The 1988 Democratic presidential nominee is coming to town Tuesday.
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
First Lady's Focus Is Drawing Contrast With Romney
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Jewish Democrats on the defensive
Discussion: Israel Matzav
David Hill / Washington Times:
Bedbugs an increasing concern at DNC hotels  —  Charlotte seeing an uptick in pest reports  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You think incumbent politicians are hard to get rid of?  Try bedbugs.  —  The blood-sucking insects have made a resurgence in recent years, including reports of them at nine …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Moe Lane
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John Fund / National Review:
The Crack Hotels of the DNC
Discussion: Babalú Blog and Ed Driscoll
Tim Mak / Politico:
Report: Hillary Clinton aide voting Romney  —  Top Clinton confidant Douglas Band has said that he will vote for Republican Mitt Romney, according to a report in The New Yorker, apparently a move to strengthen Hillary Clinton's position in the Democratic Party.
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Politico:
November thaw for Clinton, Obama
Discussion: CNN
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Asking voters to look ahead, not backward, is a tough sell for Obama
Boston Herald:
Indian delegates seek sit-down with Elizabeth Warren  —  Tribal activist:'Shame on her'  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Elizabeth Warren can't escape her Cherokee heritage controversy even at this gathering of loyal Democrats, as a contingent of skeptical American Indian delegates …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:   Video: Unaccountable - Elizabeth Warren and the Cherokee
KKTV-TV:
11 News Anchor Dianne Derby Interviews President Obama  —  11 News Interview President Obama & Romney Sr. Campaign Advisor  —  It's President Obama's second trip to Colorado within a week and I had a chance to ask him a few questions before he took the stage at CU-Boulder.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama gives himself ‘incomplete’ grade on economic policy
Daniel J. Mitchell / Townhall.com:
Johnny Depp Flees France Over Tax Hikes  —  I'm a bad person.  I know it's not nice to take joy in the misery of others, but I can't help but smile when I see a story about bad news in France.  —  In my defense, this is not because of hostility to French people, who have always been friendly to me.
Discussion: Riehl World News
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Democratic platform focuses on fixing the economy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Discussion: Advocate
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Directorblue / Doug Ross:
That Roar You Hear in the Distance May Be a Tidal Wave Building  —  I truly believe that the American people — all races, all creeds, all colors, all religions, all income levels — are marshaling together to try to save this Republic in November — first and foremost, by rejecting the Cloward-Piven Democrat Party.
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Florida GOP goes up against Crist  —  The 2014 governor's race is more than two years away, but the Republican Party of Florida is already spending real money to run negative ads against Charlie Crist.  —  The RPOF released an ad this morning featuring clips of Crist branding himself a …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
 
 
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