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Chaos As Democrats Try To Put Jerusalem, God Back In Platform  —  Three votes and boos as convention chairman LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pushes through platform amendment after criticism.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  The Democratic National Convention dissolved into unexpected procedural …
CNN:
Just in: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference  —  (CNN) - Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word “God,” …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama intervened on God, Jerusalem platform language  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Obama ordered his staff to have the Democratic Party's platform language changed to include God and affirm Jerusalem as the proper capital of Israel, a campaign source said Wednesday.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney: DNC a ‘celebration of failure’  —  Mitt Romney blasted the first day of the Democratic convention on Wednesday, saying that the effort by his political rivals was “so far a celebration of failure.”  —  Romney and his allies have pounced on Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's comments …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Understand the DNC's Jerusalem Imbroglio
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Daily Dish
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
After three votes, Dems put Jerusalem, God back into party platform
BuzzFeed:
DNC Chair On Why God/Jerusalem Were Overlooked: The Platform Is Many Pages Long
Discussion: Hot Air and BuzzFeed
David Brody / The Brody File:
DNC Almighty Nightmare In Charlotte: Now Dems Put God And Jerusalem Language Back Into The Platform
Discussion: Power Line
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
Discussion: ThinkProgress, American Power and RJC
Washington Wire:
Text of Bill Clinton's Address to the Democratic Convention … Here is the text of President Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention as prepared for delivery and released by the convention's press office:  —  We're here to nominate a President, and I've got one in mind.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton's long, long speech about the meanie Republicans  —  Bill Clinton, don't get me wrong, was the best speaker Wednesday night.  But that is largely because the rest of the evening was atrocious.  Clinton was hoarse, and he seemed to holler for no reason at all.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Transcript of Bill Clinton's Speech to the Democratic National Convention  —  The following is the full text of former President Bill Clinton's speech on Wednesday from the Democratic National Convention.  —  PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Sustained cheers, applause.)
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Monica Lewinsky's Former Rabbi To Deliver Benediction After Bill Clinton Speaks At DNC  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This could get awkward.  —  Rabbi David Wolpe of Los Angeles' Sinai Temple, where Monica Lewinsky and her family were congregation members …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Republicans push to pre-empt Bill Clinton
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, CNN and Daily Kos
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Clinton on Obama: 'We haven't been close friends' but he knows I support him
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Politico
BuzzFeed:
PricewaterhouseCoopers On Romney's “Ransomed” Tax Returns: We're Working With The Secret Service  —  The firm from which Anonymous hackers claim to have obtained Romney's tax returns is taking the threat seriously : “[A]t this time there is no evidence that our systems have been compromised.”
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Secret Service Eyes Romney Tax Return Blackmail Attempt  —  About 7 p.m. last Thursday, members of the Williamson County Democratic Party returned to their offices in Franklin, Tenn., for a meeting, and found a padded manila envelope that had been dropped through the mail slot.
Ken Whitehouse / Nashville City Paper:
Anonymous group allegedly hacked Romney tax records via Franklin firm
Discussion: Washington Wire, Wonkette and Gawker
Fernando Alfonso III / Daily Dot:
Hackers hold Mitt Romney's allegedly stolen tax returns for ransom
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Bob Woodward Book: Debt Deal Collapse Led to ‘Pure Fury’ From President Obama  —  An explosive mix of dysfunction, miscommunication, and misunderstandings inside and outside the White House led to the collapse of a historic spending and debt deal that President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner …
Discussion: Politico
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Miranda Green / The Daily Beast:
Speed Read: Juiciest Bits From Bob Woodward's Book ‘Price of Politics’  —  How exactly did the nation's debt crisis play out behind closed doors?  From Obama ‘chomping on Nicorette’ to Biden as the GOP ‘whisperer’ and Ryan's anger at the president, the highlights of Bob Woodward's The Price of Politics, out Sept. 11.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
David Hill / Washington Times:
Sununu: Democrats moved convention indoors because of poor attendance  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Never one to miss an opportunity to criticize Democrats, former New Hampshire governor and Republican John Sununu theorized Wednesday afternoon that the party is moving the final night …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney campaign tells Obama to ‘rein in his supporters’ on Nazi comments  —  Mitt Romney's campaign issued a statement Wednesday demanding Democratic officials “cease and desist from comparing those with whom they disagree to Nazis” after the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party compared …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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Nikki Haley / CNN:
TRENDING: Haley a Nazi? Democrat not backing down from analogy
CNN:
Ann Romney challenges women to ‘wake up’
Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Elizabeth Warren casts 2012 as battle against ‘rigged’ economy  —  Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren railed against an enterprise system “rigged” against the middle class and cast Mitt Romney as siding with special interests who have set the rules.
Discussion: Politico
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
5 things to watch tonight
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Tens Of Thousands Of Feminists Call On CNN To Fire Sexist Contributor  —  This afternoon, in just over one hour, 23,000 people signed a petition asking CNN to fire contributor Erick Erickson.  —  His offense?  He referred to the Democrats' packed list of female speakers at their convention in Charlotte …
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
FACT CHECK: FIRST LADY'S FALSE FAIRY TALE OF STRUGGLE  —  First Lady Michelle Obama's pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet.  She spoke movingly about their early years—about how a young Barack Obama drove a car that was …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Paul Ryan, Mountaineer  —  UPDATE: Please see official response from the Romney campaign, below.  —  My mailbox has been blowing up with speculation on why Paul Ryan would have invented such an impressive “personal best” time for the marathon, and whether the invention will matter.
 
 
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Michelle Obama's DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney's
Discussion: USA Today, BuzzFeed, Daily Kos and Politico
Brooks Jackson / FactCheck.org:
Democratic Disinformation from Charlotte