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FROM THE BLOGS:

Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Openly Hostile To Free School Lunch Program He Relied On As A Child
Despite the fact that he received help from federal school lunch programs as a child, Rep. Jeff Lake (R-Ariz.) habitually voted against such programs in Congress, writes Aviva Shen at ThinkProgress.

Media declares open season on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith
Over the past week, several major news stations have begun a campaign against Mormonism, suggests Paul Wilson on The Daily Caller.

Notably anti-corporate Democratic convention used corporate cash for funding
The Democratic Party contradicted their pre-convention promises by accepting corporate donations, according to Erika Johnsen at Hot Air.

Romney campaign still doesn’t know if Lilly Ledbetter was a good thing or just ‘left wing agenda’
Hunter at the Daily Kos writes that Mitt Romney has yet to cast his final judgment of the Lilly Ledbetter law.

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:

Minn. Democrat calls GOP rival “scumbag gutter dweller” on radio
During a radio debate, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) called his Republican opponent Chris Fields a "lowlife scumbag." Pete Kasperowicz of The Hill has more.

Hilary Clinton denies presidential interest
According to The Hill’s Alicia M. Cohn, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Marie Claire magazine that she does not plan to be the first female president.