Charles Blow, New York Times, “Advantage, Obama”: Elections often turn on character moments and the slopes of lines. They are about who a candidate reveals himself to be under pressure more than who he says he is on stage. And they are about the direction of change when the time…
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From DemocracyNow: A new article by reporter Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone sheds new light on the origin of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s fortune, revealing how Romney’s former firm, Bain Capital, used private equity to raise money to conduct corporate raids. Taibbi writes: “What most voters don’t know is…
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From ConLaw Prof Blog: In its opinion in McCormack v. Hiedeman today, a panel of the Ninth Circuit considered the constitutionality of Idaho’s “unlawful abortion” statutes, making it a felony for any woman to undergo an abortion in a manner not authorized by statute. McCormack had been charged with a…
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From ThinkProgress: Thanks to the popular Obamacare provision that extends health insurance coverage to millions of young adults by allowing them to stay on their parents’ insurance until 26 years of age, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control estimates the number of uninsured young people dropped by…
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From Pennlive.com: The moral outrage and national embarrassment over Pennsylvania’s strictest-in-the-nation voter identification law are well-deserved. But what’s most disturbing about this law is the fact that it’s a blatant abuse of power by the controlling party in Harrisburg — the Republicans — for purely partisan political gain. The state…
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Rising Polls, a Big Convention Bounce and $$$$ (6)
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Wow. This guy can barely speak English and he’s running for President? We haven’t seen a politician butcher the English language like this since the Sage of Wasilla. This AM, when prompted to discuss his tax plan and what tax loopholes he would close, Romney said: “Well, the specifics are…
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From LATimes: Obama stopped by the Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Restaurant to see owner Scott Van Duzer, who runs an awareness campaign promoting blood donation out of his shop. One other striking thing about him: He stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 260 pounds. “Everybody, look at these guns!” Obama said…
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