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9:20 PM ET, September 7, 2012

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Paul Miller / pineconearchive.com:
Eastwood says his convention appearance was ‘mission accomplished’  —  AFTER A week as topic No. 1 in American politics, former Carmel Mayor Clint Eastwood said the outpouring of criticism from left-wing reporters and liberal politicians after his appearance at the Republican National Convention …
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Frank Newport / Gallup.Com:
Obama Bounces Up to 52% Approval, 48% to 45% Over Romney  —  President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party look as if they are getting at least a preliminary bounce from their convention.  Today's (Friday, Sept. 7) Gallup Daily tracking update puts Obama's job approval rating at 52% …
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Why Obama Went Low Key in His Democratic Convention Speech  —  The president's more subdued rhetoric is being derided by pundits—but it was carefully vetted with groups of voters.  Howard Kurtz reports exclusively on the Obama team's decision not to swing for the fences in Charlotte.
Reuters:
Obama fell flat  —  Barack Obama was flat.  —  A surprisingly long parade of Democrats and media commentators who didn't think much of the speech described it less as a failure than a fizzle—an oddly missed opportunity to frame his presidency or the nation's choice in a fresh or inspirational light.
Discussion: Althouse and Hot Air
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Twitter Blog:
DNC2012 Night 3: Obama's speech sets records
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney: Obama's acceptance speech was ‘extraordinarily disappointing’
Discussion: Politico
Jeffb / Nielsen Wire:
Closing Night of Democratic National Convention Draws 35.7 million Viewers
Discussion: Politico, USA Today and TVbytheNumbers
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
The awful, awful August jobs report  —  This was not the employment report either American workers or the Obama campaign were hoping for.  A huge miss. It shows the U.S. labor market remains in a deep depression, generating few jobs and little if no income growth.  As IHS Global Insight puts it:
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama puts positive spin on jobs report
Chris Kluwe / Deadspin:
“They Won't Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster”: Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It  —  Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Maryland politician's letter denouncing Brendon Ayanbadejo's support of gay marriage
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS and Advocate
David Nelson / KWQC-TV:
Ann Romney: birth control, gay marriage not “what this election is going to be about”  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa - Ann Romney told KWQC TV6 news Friday that birth control and gay marriage are issues that “distract from what the real voting issue is going to be at this election.”
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Ann Romney Refuses To Answer Questions About Birth Control  —  In an interview with KWQC-TV6 today, Ann Romney refused to comment on the issues stemming from the ongoing War on Women, declining to address whether she believes women should have access to contraception through their employer-based insurance plans.
David Nelson / KWQC-TV:
Ann Romney KWQC Interview Transcript
Discussion: Sky Dancing and Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Romney Endorses Ultraconservative Congressman  —  Rep. Steve King takes a hard line on issues like abortion and Islam.  The Obama campaign seizes opportunity to cast Romney as extreme on social issues.  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:   Firebrand Steve King tells Siouxland not to doubt Romney's faith in Jesus
Politico:
After lofty rhetoric, stump sniping returns
Discussion: CNN
Philip Roth / Page-Turner:
An Open Letter to Wikipedia  —  I am Philip Roth.  I had reason recently to read for the first time the Wikipedia entry discussing my novel “The Human Stain.”  The entry contains a serious misstatement that I would like to ask to have removed.  This item entered Wikipedia not from the world …
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House to miss deadline for report on ‘fiscal cliff’ budget cuts  —  The White House on Friday said it will miss the legal deadline for delivering a report to Congress on the spending cuts from sequestration that are scheduled to take effect in 2013.  —  Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters …
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ABCNEWS:
White House Misses Deadline Outlining Defense Cuts
Discussion: The Mental Recession
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity
BuzzFeed:
Obama's Message Breaks Through In Swing State Newspapers  —  An emphasis on the path forward.  Lukewarm reception to his speech from pundits doesn't make the headlines.  —  Andrew Kaczynski  —  an hour ago  —  22 responses
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Ohio Secretary Of State Backs Down On Early Voting  —  After being summoned to court by a federal judge, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday backed away from his order that would have banned counties from planning for early voting.  —  Husted's original order had essentially ignored …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats' Soft Extremism  —  Obama is out of ideas, and Clinton's speech was unworthy of him.  —  Barack Obama is deeply overexposed and often boring.  He never seems to be saying what he's thinking.  His speech Thursday was weirdly anticlimactic.  There's too much buildup, the crowd was tired, it all felt flat.
Rush Limbaugh:
It's Uncanny!  Obama Copied Jimmy Carter's Convention Acceptance Speech from 1980  —  RUSH: We also have done something.  It's amazing, by the way, when you hear it, how similar Obama's speech last night was to Jimmy Carter's in 1980.  It really is kind of stunning.
Discussion: Politico and Ed Driscoll
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Even Fox News Is Fed Up With Romney Failing To Provide Details Of His Tax Plan  —  The Romney campaign has so far refused to clarify which tax deductions and loopholes it would eliminate in order to make its huge proposed tax cut for the rich revenue neutral.
 
 
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Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Jackson leaves Mayo Clinic
David Gardner / Financial Times:
Separatism threatens the future of Spain
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog:
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXXIII
Discussion: Applesauce
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Report to Congress on the Haqqani Network
Discussion: AEIdeas and Washington Free Beacon
David W. Blight / Campaign Stops:
Voter Suppression, Then and Now  —  SUPPRESSING the black vote …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Pirate's Cove
Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org blogs:
O'Reilly ‘Stunned’ At Caroline Kennedy's ‘Catholic Woman’ Abortion Remarks
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Babalú Blog
Yossi Verter / Haaretz:
Reshuffling the deck: Barak now opposes Israeli strike on Iran, sources say
 Earlier Items: 
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Obama Argues for a Second Term Without Closing the Deal
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Judge To Woman Sexually Assaulted By Cop: ‘When You Blame Others, You Give Up Your Power To Change’
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Nationalist backlash in Italy and Spain to test Mario Draghi bond plan
Discussion: Guardian
John Cook / Gawker:
Ask the DNC: Is Romney Ready for the Kill List?
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Agonist
Kyle Leighton / Talking Points Memo:
CHART: The Racial Makeup Of Obama, Romney Presidential Coalitions
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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