Fact check: Mitt Romney's convention speech
CBS News
We know how Mitt Romney feels about marijuana. But what about caffeine? A.P. notes that he "joins other observant Mormons in shunning alcohol and coffee," (CBS News) TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney's convention acceptance speech Thursday night did not contain the sort of questionable assertions that had fact checkers working overtime following Paul Ryan's speech [...]
Read MoreClint Eastwood speech with empty chair upstages Mitt Romney at GOP convention
Newsday
Without a doubt, it was the most iconic visual moment of the 2012 Republican Convention — and one of the more surreal moments in American politics. Is this a trailer for the new Clint Eastwood film? A light-hearted buddy cop movies where a surly, rambling old man and his invisible friend with a penchant Clint [...]
Read MoreMaria Montessori and 10 famous graduates from her schools
Christian Sc
Google Doodle celebrates Maria Montessori's 142nd birthday, with the two Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin discussing their experiences as Montessori students. [Editor's Note: NOTCOT's Jean + Justine are Montessori kids too!] doodle to mark the 142nd birth anniversary of Maria Montessori. Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) is best remembered [...]
Read MoreMarco Rubio focuses on message of American exceptionalism in RNC speech
Washington P
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says Mitt Romney knows what makes America exceptional. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) delivered a speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says Mitt Romney knows what makes America exceptional. [...]
Read MoreClint Eastwood at the GOP convention: effective, or strange? (+video)
Christian Sc
I made my share of Clint Eastwood jokes last night. But I also watched his performance a second time, which is kind of amazing: How many convention speeches are worth watching twice? And of that tiny number, how many Republican National Convention, where Mitt Romney finally grasped his long-term goal of the GOP presidential nomination, [...]
Read MoreEddie Murphy shops 'Beverly Hills Cop' television series
Examiner.com
Remember all the unresolved plot questions and character issues that Axel Foley fans were left with at the end of the last Beverly Hills Cop movie 18 years. Vulture reports that Eddie Murphy, Sony Pictures Television and "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan are shopping a TV adaptation to broadcast networks this week, with Murphy serving [...]
Read MoreWho Is Pasquale Rotella? Holly Madison's Beau Tangled In Legal Issues
Huffington P
Extra Scoop: Holly Madison's Baby Daddy Headed for Lockup? Getty Images. Former Playmate Holly Madison and boyfriend Pasquale Rotella are excited about the pregnancy, but the fact Rotella is facing up to 13 years in jail may put a damper on things. Today, news broke that Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend, is twelve months pregnant [...]
Read MoreMarco Rubio announces his candidacy for 2016 (what about Mitt?)
The Hill (bl
Marco Rubio will be President of the United States. The only question is when. Val knew it, and then he let me in on the secret early. Now the rest of the nation knows it, too. Bonus: Here's my first interview with Senator Rubio I found it strange that Marco Rubio introduced Romney by giving [...]
Read MorePaul Ryan stokes passion among GOP, fact-checkers
NBCNews.com
On Wednesday night, Paul Ryan took center stage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa to accept his nomination as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Speaker after speaker tried to frame Ryan as the new face of the Republican Party, Aug. 31, 2012 – The Washington Post's Felicia Sonmez, who has been following Wisconsin Rep. [...]
Read MoreMitt Romney hits campaign trail as wife Ann says 'time for the grown-up to come'
Newsday
Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, left and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney waves to delegates after his speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney promised voters Thursday night that he would cut deficits and put America on track to a [...]
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