memeorandum: The Romney swing-state blitz, revealed (Alexander Burns/Politico)

9:55 AM ET, September 7, 2012

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Steve Holland / Reuters:

No sign of convention bounce for Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - So far, U.S. President Barack Obama has not received much of a bounce yet in popular support from the Democratic National Convention, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday. — The latest daily tracking poll found …

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New York Times:

Obama, in Democratic Convention Speech, Asks for More Time — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Obama on Thursday night accepted the Democratic nomination for a second term, making a forceful argument that he had rescued the economy from disaster and ushered in a recovery that would be imperiled by a return to Republican stewardship.

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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama's convention evolution complete

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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
'Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off than he was four years ago'

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Mark Halperin / The Page: From Tampa to Charlotte and Beyond

Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama Faces Obstacles in Holding North Carolina

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CNN:
Biden to Democrats: 'We're on a mission'

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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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Riehl World News and Jammie Wearing Fools

Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:

August Employment Report: 96,000 Jobs, 8.1% Unemployment Rate — From the BLS: … Click on graph for larger image. — This was another weak month, especially with the downward revisions to the June and July reports. — This was below expectations of 125,000 payroll jobs added.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Washington Monthly and Business Insider

Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:

Payrolls in U.S. Rose 96,000 in August, Jobless Rate Fell — Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate declined as more Americans left the labor force, indicating the U.S. labor market is stagnating. — The economy added 96,000 workers last month following …

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Associated Press:
US economy adds 96K jobs; unemployment rate falls to 8.1 pct. as more people end job searches

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Fix and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

ABCNEWS:

Transcript: President Obama's DNC Speech — Below are President Obama's remarks, as prepared for delivery, formally accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention Thursday night: — Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am.

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NPR:

Transcript: President Obama's Convention Speech … PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Sustained cheers, applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. — AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! — PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. — AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years!

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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Obama calls 2012 election “clearest choice” in a generation

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Alexander Burns / Politico:

The Romney swing-state blitz, revealed — We reported Thursday that Mitt Romney was about to embark on a major general-election TV offensive, marking his first major use of the post-convention dollars his campaign has been dying to spend. Now, Team Romney is putting out word …

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Dashiell Bennett / The Atlantic Wire:

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said — If you were following any journalists on Twitter last night, one of the most remarked upon aspects of Bill Clinton's nomination speech was how liberally he deviated from the prepared text. What was handed out to the media was four pages …

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Hunter Walker / Politicker:

Reporters Using ‘Fake Names’ to Buy Obama Campaign Merchandise at the DNC — The Obama campaign merchandise table inside one of the media areas at the DNC. The press stand is visible on the left side of the photo. — CHARLOTTE, NC — Members of the media have apparently been using …

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US Department of State:

MR. VENTRELL: Okay. Jill? — QUESTION: Yes? — MR. VENTRELL: Jill or Jo. — QUESTION: Go ahead, Jill. — QUESTION: Please. — QUESTION: Well, I really did want to find out about the sighting of Vladimir Putin in the skies over the Yamal Peninsula. (Laughter.)

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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
State Dept. Again Refuses to Name Capital of Israel!

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Jaweed Kaleem / The Huffington Post:

Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Benedictions At RNC And DNC (FULL TEXT) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Democratic Convention, Democratic Convention, Elections 2012, Religion and Politics, Video, 2012 Democratic Convention, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Cardinal Timothy Dolan …

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Washington Free Beacon: Dolan Calls for Religious Liberty, Protection of Unborn at DNC

James Rosen / Fox News:

Romney campaign to ‘carpet bomb’ airwaves after Obama nomination speech — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Senior Romney-Ryan campaign officials tell Fox News the campaign will launch an enormous media offensive on Friday, the day after President Obama accepts the Democratic Party's nomination for a second term.

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Obama at the DNC: That's it? — It would have been better had he not spoken. Seriously. Like an aging rock star, President Obama, in a downsized venue, with downsized proposal and spewing downsized rhetoric only reminded us how far he has fallen from the heady days of 2008.

Discussion: Questions and Observations, The Gateway Pundit and Firedoglake

Wall Street Journal:

Strassel: The Party that Obama Un-Built — Where is the next generation of Democrats? — Charlotte, N.C. — Julian Castro is no Barack Obama. And for that, Democrats have themselves to blame. — The focus of this week's Democratic convention was President Obama.

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The Dean Scream Revisited — I've been watching the Democratic convention with the sound turned off, following Paul's live blog and participating in Power Line Live. And drinking wine. What a great way to endure four hours of Democratic Party propaganda!

Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:

Jennifer Granholm Brings The House Down Defending Auto Rescue — CHARLOTTE — Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm delivered a spectacularly theatrical, spectacularly loud attack on Mitt Romney for not standing by Detroit to support the auto rescue. — “He loves our cars so much, they have their own elevator,” she said.

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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:

Secret Service Arrests Charlotte Man For Twitter Death Threats Against Barack Obama — Buster — A North Carolina man was arrested yesterday for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a series of Twitter messages, one of which warned that, “Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swag …

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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:

Secret Service Looks Into DNC Delegate Who Said She'd ‘Like To Kill’ Romney — Julia Rodriguez, a DNC delegate who said in a video interview with the Blaze that she would kill Mitt Romney if she saw him, should expect to be hearing from the Secret Service. — Secret Service spokesman Ed …

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