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05.07.12 | 2:31 pm
Punctuated Equilibrium?

Pressure builds for Obama to hurry up and evolve on marriage equality.

05.07.12 | 11:49 am
Spy vs Spy

Obama campaign hits Romney on ‘treason’ incident.

05.07.12 | 10:58 am
Treason?

At live event, Romney doesn’t dispute questioners suggestion that President Obama should be tried for treason. Watch the video.

A bit later, in response to reporters’ questions, he said “of course” he doesn’t believe the president should be tried for treason.

05.07.12 | 9:45 am
Why Mitt’s Now Tied with Prez Obama

So why has Mitt Romney moved into a tie with the President? I explain in today’s edition of The Setup. Read More

05.07.12 | 9:36 am
bin Laden and GM

Why President Obama is making the auto bailout the centerpiece of his campaign.

05.07.12 | 7:28 am
Lugar Plays Social Security Card

In a last gasp effort, Sen. Lugar pulls in saving Social Security as an angle against primary opponent Richard Mourdock.

05.07.12 | 7:26 am
This Caught My Eye

An Italian industrialist (an anachronistic term, perhaps) was shot in the knee outside his home Monday by two men on a black motocycle. In its particulars, the incident is reminiscent of attacks in the ’70s and ’80s by the militant, left-wing Red Brigades. It’s a comparison Italian authorities don’t seem to be dismissing out of hand. Italy’s economy is crippled by recession and austerity measures that have riven it politically.

05.07.12 | 7:05 am
Scientists’ Spidey Sense Tingling

New research on the atomic structure of spider silk is fascinating in its own right, but it may also get us closer to creating synthetic spider silk.

05.07.12 | 6:37 am
Moonsanity

Pics from this weekend’s “supermoon” phenomenon.

05.07.12 | 4:49 am
Arne Duncan Endorse Gay Marriage

Education Secretary endorses Gay Marriage.