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2:35 PM ET, September 5, 2012

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CNN:
TRENDING: First on CNN: DNC secretly scheduled guests: Actresses Johansson, Portman, Washington  —  Charlotte (CNN) - Clint Eastwood meet Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Kerry Washington.  —  The three actresses, firmly anchored in Hollywood's royalty, have been secretly scheduled …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama speech moved indoors  —  Democratic officials confirm to POLITICO that President Obama's prime time address will be moved indoors to the Time Warner Center.  —  The Thursday address was scheduled to be at Bank of America stadium — an outdoor venue with more than 70,000 seats.
CNN:
BREAKING: Obama's speech to move indoors  —  Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - After days of bad weather, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic National Convention organizers have decided to change the venue of the president's acceptance speech Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:   DNC 2012: Obama's crowd downsized by 50K
Donovan Slack / Politico:
POTUS will do conference call with out-of-luck ticket-holders
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
CNN:
For Democrats, 2016 jockeying begins over breakfast
Discussion: Politico
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Dems move Obama speech from football field to smaller venue
Discussion: The Hill
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Michelle Obama's Democratic Convention Speech  —  Below is the full transcript, as prepared for delivery, of First Lady Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.  —  Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chief meteorologist at a Charlotte television station is questioning the decision by Democrats to move President Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to a smaller venue because of the weather.
BuzzFeed:
“Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To”
CNN:
CNN Fact Check: About those 4.5 million jobs ...  San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro touted 4.5 million new jobs created during the Obama administration.  Was he right?  —  (CNN) — Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night heard the number 4.5 million several times.
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
The Truth Behind The GOP Claim That Obama Hasn't Created A Single Net Job
Discussion: The Mahablog, The Maddow Blog and Newsy
Investor's Business Daily:
Better Off? Let's Count the Ways We're Not
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Bill Clinton's 8 digs at Obama  —  There's only one president who actually came from Hope.  —  Former President Bill Clinton — a native of Hope, Ark. — is expected to offer a rousing endorsement of President Barack Obama in his speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
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Jamelle Bouie / Washington Post:
The GOP's absurd effort to drive wedge between Clinton and Obama
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: The Importance of Bill Clinton
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Clinton's convention appearance could influence two elections
Discussion: Salon, Online NewsHour and neo-neocon
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 4: The Simple Case for Why Obama Is the Favorite  —  I've been tiptoeing around this point, because I don't think that our forecast model ought to represent the totality of our analysis about the election.  —  But if you look at the right-hand column of this page …
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Wall Street Journal:
Caddell and Schoen: A Campaign in Need of a Clintonian Pivot
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
DWS attacks Examiner for ‘deliberately’ misquoting her, but here's the audio … CHARLOTTE - Earlier this evening, in an appearance on Fox News, Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz accused the Washington Examiner of “deliberately” misquoting her comments claiming …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
RNC Highlights: Romney Shares Top Billing With Eastwood  —  Fewer Watch Convention Coverage than in 2008  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public paid far less attention to this year's Republican convention than it did to the GOP convention four years ago.  Just 37% say they watched …
Bloomberg:
ECB Plan Said To Pledge Unlimited, Sterilized Bond-Buying  —  European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's bond-buying proposal involves unlimited purchases of government debt that will be sterilized to assuage concerns about printing money, two central bank officials briefed on the plan said.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The European Central Bank's Ongoing Power Grab
Discussion: Business Insider and Firedoglake
Vanity Fair:
Barack Obama to Michael Lewis on a Presidential Loss of Freedom: “You Don't Get Used to It—At Least, I Don't”  —  Michael Lewis and Barack Obama.  —  “Don't be looking to the sidelines all sheepish,” Barack Obama yells at Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Lewis in “Obama's Way,” …
Haim Saban / New York Times:
The Truth About Obama and Israel  —  AS an Israeli-American who cares deeply about the survival of Israel and the future of the Jewish people, I will be voting for President Obama in November.  Here's why.  —  Even though he could have done a better job highlighting his friendship for Israel …
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Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
Iran: Zionists spread homosexuality to control world
Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Michelle Obama's DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney's  —  The First Lady's speech Tuesday was written at a 12th grade level - the highest in history among the wives of presidential nominees and far above Ann Romney's lowest mark of a 5th grade level
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
S.C. Dem.  Chair Compares GOP Gov. to Hitler's Mistress  —  South Carolina Democratic chairman Dick Harpootlian compared his state's Republican female governor, Nikki Haley, to Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun this morning at a breakfast in Charlotte, North Carolina.  —  South Carolina's the State reports:
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Charlotte speech increases rumors Kerry is up for Hillary Clinton's job  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) will be defending President Obama's record on national security when he speaks to convention delegates on Thursday evening, but political observers will be watching …
 
 
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