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08.07.12 | 4:19 am
An Online Trail Of Hate

Wade Michael Page, the man accused of mass murder at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin on Sunday, was deep in the underground white supremacist music scene.

Our Nick Martin reports.

08.07.12 | 4:12 am
Can’t Have Your Bomb and Eat it Too

Defense industry leans on GOP to come off firm anti-tax position to avoid big defense cuts.

08.06.12 | 7:46 pm
Summa Bamboozlica

For those of you keeping score at home, I wanted to flag that two of the high priests of the voter suppression game — John Fund and US Attorney Firing Scandal alum Hans Van Spakovsky — have a new book coming out on August 14th. Who’s Counting: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk. Read More

08.06.12 | 7:16 pm
The Search for the Hidden Metric

Mid-summer has seen something of a lull in presidential polls. Still, we’re so inundated by horse race numbers of questionable import that it’s hard to resist looking for those less noted but perhaps revealing metrics buried deep in the polling data. Read More

08.06.12 | 6:54 pm
Is ‘Obamacare’ on the Rebound?

The AP notes that President Obama is embracing ‘Obamacare’ on the campaign trail. And recent polls suggest why. Health Reform is more popular than it’s been in two years. And it’s been steadily getting more popular over the course of the summer.

Trend chart after the jump. Read More

08.06.12 | 4:57 pm
Going There

Obama uncorks ‘Romney-hood’ on the stump.

08.06.12 | 3:28 pm
Tough Times All Over

Mitt Romney’s net favorability is at the lowest point since the height of the GOP primaries.

08.06.12 | 11:47 am
No Italian Accounts?

I’m sort of surprised this story hasn’t generated more attention. Did Mitt Romney skip Italy on his foreign trip in part because of Bain’s rep for aggressive tax avoidance in that country? Read More

08.06.12 | 11:36 am
All I Can Say is ‘Oy’

What does your money buy you?

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino baron who owns the biggest paper in Israel and has pledged to spend $100 million to defeat President Obama this year, is reportedly pressuring Romney to agree to release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.

08.06.12 | 10:41 am
Sikh Temple Shooter Identified

Wade Page, an Army Veteran with possible ties to white supremacist groups has been identified as the shooter in the Sikh Temple massacre in Wisconsin.