Subject: POLITICO Daily Digest for Wednesday August 22, 2012
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POLITICODaily Digest, August 22, 2012 6:58 am

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Akin's looming campaign of isolation
By: Manu Raju
Akin has his reasons, implausible as they may seem in the moment, that he can survive this scandal.
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Palin weighs in on Akin
By: Katie Glueck
Sarah Palin slammed GOP Senate hopeful Todd Akin&rsquo;s decision to continue his bid for the Missouri seat and suggested that she might back a third-party challenger in an interview on Fox News Tuesday night.
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'Isaac' update: On track for S. Fla.
By: Katie Glueck
Tropical storm Isaac is getting &ldquo;better organized&rdquo; as it nears the U.S. coast.
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O'Keefe to headline Tampa luncheon
By: Dave Levinthal
James O&rsquo;Keefe will speak on &ldquo;the role of the citizen journalist&rdquo; and take audience questions.
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Ryan: 'Happy' to cling to guns, religion
By: Juana Summers
The VP hopeful sets himself up as the kind of guy who can relate to voters in small town America.
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No rape exception in GOP platform
By: James Hohmann
The platform committee instead approved draft language Tuesday, calling for a &ldquo;Human Life Amendment&rdquo; that gives legal protection to the unborn. Democrats quickly labeled the GOP language the &ldquo;Akin Plank,&rdquo; referring to the Missouri Senate candidate&rsquo;s statements that victims of &ldquo;legitimate rape&rdquo; rarely get pregnant.
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