Democracy Now! 2012-08-29 Wednesday

• Headlines for August 29, 2012
• RNC Launches with Tea Party's Ted Cruz, Ann Romney and a "We Built It" Theme Shaped by Karl Rove
• Mitt & Ann Romney Cast Aside "Moderate" Record on Abortion, Social Issues in Appeal to Extremist GOP
• Presidential Hopeful Rocky Anderson: Dems, GOP United in Stymying Third-Party Candidacies in U.S.
• Despite Focus on Convention Floor, Major Decisions at RNC Made by Wealthy Donors Behind Closed Doors
• Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall in Louisiana, Threatening New Orleans With Heavy Flooding
• Chaos on the Convention Floor as RNC Blocks Ron Paul Delegates, Alters Seating Rules
• In Ascent to GOP's Top Ranks, "Money & Pandering" Leads Paul Ryan to Drop Opposition to Cuba Embargo

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