10.03.11 | 6:07 am
5,000,000

A new study by the Brennan Center, which is at the vanguard of tracking voter suppression efforts around the country, says new state laws restricting access to the polls (mostly promulgated by Republicans) will adversely affect some 5 million mostly Democratic voters.

10.03.11 | 5:02 am
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10.03.11 | 4:37 am
Lotsa Baggage

Chris Christie’s the man of the moment. And we’ve cheered him recently, like when he smacked down nutball anti-Muslim activists in his home state. But the man comes with a whole lotta baggage too. Like the time back in 2002 when he made a wrong turn onto a one way street, plowed into a motorcyclist and then managed to leave the scene without so much as a traffic citation when he told the cops he was the US Attorney and late to a dinner engagement. That and more right here.