30 | August | 2012

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Excerpts from Mitt Romney’s presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa

James Pethokoukis | August 30, 2012, 6:24 pm

Excerpts from Gov. Romney’s nomination speech, as prepared for delivery tonight at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. LA EXCERPTS: Four years ago, I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

BREAKING: Justice Department closes investigation of CIA interrogators; no charges brought

Marc Thiessen | August 30, 2012, 4:46 pm

With this announcement, the three-year ordeal brought about by Attorney General Eric Holder ends without the Department bringing criminal charges. read more >

Carpe Diem

Shifting demographics may explain the ‘hollowing out’ of the middle class

Mark J. Perry | August 30, 2012, 3:29 pm

In a post earlier this week, I featured a recent Pew Research Center report that presented data on the changing distribution of income in the U.S. between 1971 and 2011. In 1971, Pew calculated that 25% of U.S. adults were … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

Top ten Obama foreign policy failures

Marc Thiessen | August 30, 2012, 2:51 pm

In a sense, Condi Rice had it wrong last night. Obama is not leading from behind – he is not leading at all. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The 3 things Romney must do tonight if he wants to become the next president (Updated)

Henrik Temp | August 30, 2012, 1:57 pm

There are 3 things Romney must do if he wants to become president of the United States, and he must get a good start at doing them tonight read more >

Carpe Diem

Political nitwitery in Michigan

Mark J. Perry | August 30, 2012, 1:46 pm

As I mentioned previously, a Michigan state representative wants to cap ticket prices sold on the secondary market for concerts and sporting events to a legally-mandated maximum of 10% above face value. I’ve argued before on CD that if the … read more >

Pethokoukis

Are Romney and Ryan throwing away the tax issue?

James Pethokoukis | August 30, 2012, 1:43 pm

Republican National Convention — Tampa, Florida As the late Robert Novak once put it, “God put the Republican Party on earth to cut taxes. If they don’t do that, they have no useful function.” And since 1980, the tax issue has been a key … read more >

Pethokoukis

Why Paul Ryan is right: We are running out of time

James Pethokoukis | August 30, 2012, 11:06 am

Here’s a section of Paul Ryan’s convention speech last night in Tampa that really put its finger on a big difference between how many liberals and conservatives see America’s economic woes: Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, … read more >