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8:35 PM ET, September 9, 2012

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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
VP Biden gets friendly with female biker at campaign stop in Ohio  —  Vice President Joe Biden got caught in a stunning photo with a female biker sitting on his lap.  —  The Associated Press snapped the shot at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio on Sunday.  —  A White House pool report …
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The Right Scoop:
Biker chick sits on Biden's lap while Obama lifted in the air by restaurant owner  —  Boy, what these guys will do for votes.  Consider this your open thread for Sunday. UPDATE: OK Biden, this is a little much:
Ethan Klapper / The Huffington Post:
Obama Picked Up By Scott Van Duzer, Florida Pizza Place Owner (PHOTO) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Barack Obama , Elections 2012, Video, Obama Florida, Obama Photo, Barack Obama Lifted Off The Ground, Barack Obama Photo, Obama Lifted Off The Ground, Obama Lifted Photo, Obama Picked Up …
Discussion: Mediaite and Joe. My. God.
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Ryan: I Didn't Vote For The Defense Cuts I Voted For  —  Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has gotten in hot water before for criticizing President Obama for the very same defense cuts that he voted for in 2011.  When confronted with this incongruity today on Face The Nation …
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Ryan defends vote for sequestration deal
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Medicare takes center stage for Obama campaign in Florida
Discussion: Politico, The Reaction and Ballot Box
ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan
John McCain / CNN:
McCain calls out Obama over Syria, again
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Hill
Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Flabbergasted Rand Paul Learns Public Employment Decreased Under Obama  —  One of the least appreciated but easily-confirmed facts about the current state of the American economy is that the number of Americans employed by the government has gone down under President Obama.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
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Paul Krugman:
Government Employment  —  During today's round table on ABC, Rand Paul seemed shocked at my claim that government employment is down under Obama.  Of course, it is.  But maybe he's thinking of the fact that since govt employment rose under Bush, we're still at higher absolute levels than we were a decade ago.
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Romney Says His Plan To Cut Taxes On The Rich Doesn't Actually Cut Taxes On The Rich  —  On Meet The Press this morning, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney claimed that his tax plan — which provides a 20 percent tax cut for all Americans — would not “reduce the tax burden” …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Romney, Ryan Refuse To Identify Tax Loopholes They'd Close  —  In separate interviews Sunday, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan refused to identify which tax loopholes they would close in order to pay for their large tax cuts.  —  On NBC's “Meet The Press,” Romney dodged multiple questions …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 8: Conventions May Put Obama in Front-Runner's Position  —  On Friday, we began to see reasonably clear signs that President Obama would receive some kind of bounce in the polls from the Democratic convention.  —  Mr. Obama had another strong day in the polls on Saturday …
Dylan Byers / Associated Press:
Smoke and mirrors at CBS's Face The Nation  —  Today's listing for CBS's Face The Nation.  —  Viewers flipping through their cable listings this morning may have noticed that while NBC's ‘Meet The Press’ had an exclusive interview with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — a big get …
Discussion: TVNewser
Albuquerque Journal:
Puzzles & Comics … The presidential race in New Mexico may be more competitive than national pundits and polls have suggested.  —  According to a Journal Poll, President Barack Obama appears to have a small lead over Republican Mitt Romney in New Mexico, but Obama has not topped 50 percent …
Discussion: Politico and The Gateway Pundit
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Anne-Marie Slaughter / The Atlantic Online:
Why Women Still Can't Have It All  —  It's time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed.  If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here's what has to change.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Gaffetastic!... Obama Pulls a Biden, Tells Audience, “Three Proud Words - Made in the USA!”  (Video)  —  Gaffetastic!  —  Add this to the list... Obama goes off TelePrompter, pulls a Biden.  —  Barack tells audience, “Stamped with 3 proud words... Made in the USA!”  —  Via The Blaze:
 
 
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September 9: Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Julian Castro, Peggy Noonan, E.J. Dionne, Bill Bennett, Chuck Todd
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Althouse
John Irish / Reuters:
Jihadists join Aleppo fight, eye Islamic state, surgeon says
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama gets lift in Florida
Discussion: CNN
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Legal Insurrection 2016  —  I finally saw 2016: Obama's America in Ithaca Saturday night.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Washington Post:
Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan is released on bail
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Barry M. Horstman / Cincinnati.com:
Absentee ballot plan eases voting but increases risk of voter mistake
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Michael Hastings / BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign Debuts “Rocky IV” Movie Poster
 Earlier Items: 
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Ann Romney: Mitt unfairly ‘demonized’
Carmine Gallo / Forbes:
Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It
Discussion: Althouse
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
Degrees of Debt: Once a Student, Now Dogged by Collection Agencies
Bill Lichtenstein / New York Times:
A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMANOMICS: 173K NEW FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, 96K NEW JOBS
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Weasel Zippers
Christina D. Romer / New York Times:
Cutting the Deficit, With Compassion
Discussion: The Caucus
Maayana Miskin / Arutz Sheva:
Mass Arab Attack on Jewish Village
 

 
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