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• RNC platform takes hard line on immigration
• AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation
• Two different conventions, much different goals
• Romney promises energy independence by 2020
• Campaigning for Romney, is Santorum contender-in-waiting?
• Ryan Criticizes Obama on Defense Cuts, Remains Silent on Special Ops Criticizing President
• Minnesota Lawmaker Quits Race in Sex Scandal
• SEAL who wrote bin Laden raid book identified
• Lesbian brides win settlement from Vermont inn
• Coal plants still pressured despite Romney plan, EPA court loss
• Italy's instability deepened by "pigsty" law
• US: Missile defense for NKorea threat, not China
• Accused Colorado gunman made threats prior to shooting: prosecutor
• Colombia's president replaces finance minister in surprise move
• Romney: Mass. health plan better than Obama's
• Isaac's Spin Zone, Freedom Brew, Will "Drill Baby Drill" Return? (PM Note)
• Ryan Brands Himself 'Gen X' While Pitching Medicare
• RNC platform takes hard line on immigration
• Arab-Americans organize ahead of 2012 elections
• AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation
• Canada extends search for doomed 1845-46 Arctic expedition
• General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks
• Romney seeks North American energy independence by 2020
• Iran opposition leader Mousavi hospitalized, aide says
• FTC wins $478 million judgment against infomercial scammers
• Odd Couple: Biden and Longoria to Bracket GOP Convention in Florida
• Romney says he hasn't considered replacement for Bernanke
• Without big donors, Akin seeks small handouts
• FCC suspends flexible pricing on coveted broadband lines
• FCC approves Verizon Wireless' cable spectrum deal
• Obama campaign to start accepting text message donations
• Egypt passes law banning pre-trial jail for journalists
• Todd Akin to Claire McCaskill: You Should Drop Out

RNC platform takes hard line on immigration Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:38 PM PDT Drafters of the Republican National Committee platform are taking a hard line on immigration, calling for an end to so-called sanctuary cities and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at public universities.

AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT Title: "Clear Choice"

Two different conventions, much different goals Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better.

Romney promises energy independence by 2020 Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:34 PM PDT Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney promised on Thursday to aggressively expand off-shore oil drilling along Virginia, North Carolina and the Gulf of Mexico, changing the subject from social issues like abortion and Medicare that have dominated the debate in the days before the critical Republican National Convention.

Campaigning for Romney, is Santorum contender-in-waiting? Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT WAUKEE, Iowa (Reuters) - Still carrying a permanent marker in his suit coat pocket, ready to autograph anything passed his way, Rick Santorum looked every bit the candidate for public office at a mid-August gathering of religious voters in the small Iowa city of Waukee. Days later, the former Republican presidential hopeful would be on the stump in Ohio. After that, it was on to South Carolina for a fundraiser benefiting the state Republican Party. ...

Ryan Criticizes Obama on Defense Cuts, Remains Silent on Special Ops Criticizing President Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:28 PM PDT FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – At a defense roundtable in the town that's home to Fort Bragg, Paul Ryan spoke out against the looming $500 billion defense cuts, saying the president needed to explain how automatic, across-the-board cuts to the defense budget would affect military jobs and...

Minnesota Lawmaker Quits Race in Sex Scandal Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT Disgraced Minnesota Democratic State Rep. Kerry Gauthier decided late Wednesday night that he will not seek reelection after he was caught having sexual contact with a 17-year-old. But that hasn't appeased some at the Minnesota State House — they want to expel Gauthier from the...

SEAL who wrote bin Laden raid book identified Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT The Navy SEAL who wrote about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden under a pseudonym is Matt Bissonnette, who retired from the Navy last summer.

Lesbian brides win settlement from Vermont inn Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - A resort in northern Vermont has settled a lawsuit brought after it refused to host a lesbian couple's wedding reception, citing the innkeepers' "personal feelings." The Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville declined to host an event for Kate Linsley (nee Baker) and Ming Linsley, both of New York, saying innkeepers Mary and Jim O'Reilly did not host "gay receptions. ...

Coal plants still pressured despite Romney plan, EPA court loss Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Coal-fired power plants will face pressure and in some cases closure despite a Republican energy plan favorable to the industry and a court victory against new environmental rules. As many as one-sixth of U.S. coal-fired power plants would close within eight years and be replaced by natural gas, according to an Energy Department estimate. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday laid out his new energy policy that aims to promote oil and natural gas production and roll back environmental rules that he said are killing the use of coal. ...

Italy's instability deepened by "pigsty" law Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:13 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - So bad it is universally known as the "pigsty", Italy's electoral law is at the center of political instability that is stoking fears the euro zone's third-largest economy could topple into a Greek-style debt crisis. Market jitters over whether Italy is heading for a default that would probably destroy the euro have been aggravated by uncertainty over what will happen when respected technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti steps down for elections next spring. ...

US: Missile defense for NKorea threat, not China Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT The United States is in discussions with close ally Japan about expanding a missile defense system in Asia, the top U.S. general said Thursday.

Accused Colorado gunman made threats prior to shooting: prosecutor Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:51 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colorado (Reuters) - Accused Colorado gunman James Holmes made threats prior to a shooting rampage that left 12 people dead at a suburban Denver movie theater last month, and had been barred from the University of Colorado, a prosecutor said on Thursday. Holmes was "making threats and those threats were reported to police," prosecutor Karen Pearson said during a hearing on whether prosecutors can have access to his university records. Pearson did not elaborate on the nature of the threats. ...

Colombia's president replaces finance minister in surprise move Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:48 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos replaced his finance minister on Wednesday in a surprise move and named current Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas to take over running Latin America's fourth-largest economy. At the midpoint of his four-year term, Santos asked all 16 ministers to send in resignation letters on Wednesday, setting the stage a cabinet reshuffle aimed at shoring up his approval ratings. Santos did not say who would be the next minister of mines and energy. ...

Romney: Mass. health plan better than Obama's Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT Claiming health care bragging rights, Mitt Romney said Thursday his plan to provide health insurance to everyone in Massachusetts was superior to the one it inspired, President Barack Obama's much-debated national law.

Isaac's Spin Zone, Freedom Brew, Will "Drill Baby Drill" Return? (PM Note) Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT   Tropical Storm Isaac Is Spinning Towards South Florida - The storm could smash into the mountains of Haiti, weakening the storm as it sweeps over the Bahamas and swirls off the east coast of Florida, bringing strong winds and rain to Miami, but missing...

Ryan Brands Himself 'Gen X' While Pitching Medicare Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Paul Ryan is only 42, the same age as Mitt Romney's eldest son Tagg, and in an interview today he tried to sell and explain his Medicare plan by mentioning that fact. "Well, Larry, as you know, I'm in the under 55...

RNC platform takes hard line on immigration Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:38 PM PDT Drafters of the Republican National Committee platform are taking a hard line on immigration, calling for an end to so-called sanctuary cities and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at public universities.

Arab-Americans organize ahead of 2012 elections Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT Arab-Americans make up a small part of the American electorate, but they are fired up and organizing, hoping to make an impact in the 2012 elections.

AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT Title: "Clear Choice"

Canada extends search for doomed 1845-46 Arctic expedition Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Thursday it was extending its four-year search for two ships from the 1845-46 Franklin expedition to the Arctic, an ill-fated journey that may have led to cannibalism among the desperate crew. Divers and archeologists have been trying since 2008 to find the British ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which were seeking the fabled Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans when they became stuck in ice. Sir John Franklin and his 128-member crew all died and the ships vanished. ...

General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:24 PM PDT American and Afghan officials are expanding the range of explanations for a surge in "insider attacks" on U.S. troops, adding on Wednesday the theory that the burden of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan combined with the summer heat may have prompted more Afghan soldiers and police to turn their guns on their American partners.

Romney seeks North American energy independence by 2020 Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:18 PM PDT HOBBS, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday that if elected, he will ensure North American energy independence by 2020 by pursuing a sharp increase in production of oil and natural gas on federal lands and off the U.S. East Coast. Romney unveiled his energy plan at a trucking company in New Mexico, seeking to draw a sharp contrast between his energy policies and those of President Barack Obama and explain how his approach would lead to job growth. The U.S. ...

Iran opposition leader Mousavi hospitalized, aide says Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:16 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Leading Iranian opposition figure Mirhossein Mousavi, under house arrest for more than a year, was taken to hospital on Thursday for treatment for a heart problem, one of his former senior advisors said. Mousavi and fellow reformist Mehdi Karoubi ran for election against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009 and became figureheads for the large protests that followed by Iranians who accused authorities of rigging the vote to bring back the hardline incumbent. ...

FTC wins $478 million judgment against infomercial scammers Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:12 PM PDT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has issued a $478 million judgment against the marketers of a series of get-rich-quick real estate infomercials that the Federal Trade Commission said duped almost a million consumers with their claims. The decision, announced by the FTC on Thursday, marked the largest litigated judgment ever obtained by the agency. It was part of one of several cases the agency has filed as part of its mission to deter scams targeting financial distressed consumers. ...

Odd Couple: Biden and Longoria to Bracket GOP Convention in Florida Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:12 PM PDT One's a Hollywood star, the other the vice president of the United States, but they're uniting next week in Florida to not only campaign for President Obama's reelection, but also to attempt to  steal some of the spotlight from the Republican National Convention. Vice President...

Romney says he hasn't considered replacement for Bernanke Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reaffirmed his decision on Thursday that if he wins the November 6 election he would not reappoint Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to a third term, though he hasn't considered whom he would name to run the U.S. central bank. In a television interview, Romney praised two of his top economic advisers, Glenn Hubbard and Greg Mankiw, and said he would also consider others to fill the position when Bernanke's term expires in January 2014. ...

Without big donors, Akin seeks small handouts Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:10 PM PDT Abandoned by deep-pocketed national groups, Missouri Rep. Todd Akin is passing a collection plate among his remaining supporters, asking for a few dollars at a time in hopes of sustaining a Senate campaign threatened by his remarks about women's bodies and "legitimate rape."

FCC suspends flexible pricing on coveted broadband lines Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators have temporarily suspended pricing flexibility rules for high-capacity broadband lines, raising hopes for companies that say Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc have overcharged them billions of dollars for access to the lines in recent years. High-capacity, "special access" lines securely send large quantities of data to networks every time you send an email, withdraw money from an ATM, make a wireless call or even swipe a credit card. ...

FCC approves Verizon Wireless' cable spectrum deal Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had formally approved Verizon Wireless' proposal to purchase $3.9 billion of airwaves from big cable providers. As part of the approval, the FCC put in place measures to accelerate deployment of Verizon Wireless' newly acquired airwaves from Comcast Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc and others. The agency concluded its review after the Department of Justice cleared the way last week for the deal to move forward, with constraints on marketing agreements attached to the deal. ...

Obama campaign to start accepting text message donations Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a U.S. election dominated by multimillion-dollar donations, Democratic President Barack Obama's campaign is about to give small donors a new weapon by starting to accept text message donations for the first time in history. Marking the beginning of what could be a revolution in U.S. campaign finance, the Obama campaign said on Thursday it is wrapping up agreements with Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp, U.S. Cellular and T-Mobile USA - a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG - to open the floodgate for donations by text this week. ...

Egypt passes law banning pre-trial jail for journalists Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:59 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday used the legislative powers he wrested back from the army this month to pass a law banning the pre-trial detention of journalists, a move that may deflect criticism of his handling of the media. The announcement by the newly elected Islamist president came hours after a court ordered the pre-trial detention of Islam Afifi, the editor-in-chief of the Al-Dostour opposition newspaper, on charges of insulting the president. ...

Todd Akin to Claire McCaskill: You Should Drop Out Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:55 PM PDT After days of ignoring Republican pleas to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign in Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin today received an even more damning message: A new Rasmussen poll shows that Akin, who held a tidy lead before making his controversial comments about rape and pregnancy,...

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