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GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal Grows
Written by Mark Karlin | BuzzFlash
Last week, BuzzFlash at Truthout wrote on "GOP Voter Registration Irregularities Generally Overlooked by Mainstream Media."
What has began as a reporting of likely voter registration irregularities found in forms submitted to Palm Beach County, Florida, has become a national GOP scandal, involving state Republican Parties, the Romney Campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC).
What a Romney administration economic team might look like
Written by Neil Irwin | Washington Post
If Mitt Romney wins the presidency in November, he will inherit a weak economy, huge budget deficits and a perilous global economic situation. Among his first, and most important, tasks will be appointing people to senior economic policy jobs to help him deal with those challenges.
Republican brand: Still ‘dog food’
Written by Aaron Blake | Washington Post
Mitt Romney’s got his own problems, but the letter behind his name isn’t helping things.
The Republican Party remains at a low point in terms of its popularity, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with a majority of voters (53 percent) saying they have an unfavorable view of the party and more than one in three (35 percent) saying they view Republicans in a strongly unfavorable light.
Ignore Debate Zingers, Focus on Issues
Written by Rev Jesse Jackson | Chicago Sun Times
As Wednesday’s presidential debate approaches, the political junkies are gearing up for a shoot-out. If history is any guide, much attention will be paid to the political horse race. Much debate commentary will be about technique: Will President Barack Obama be crisp? Will Mitt Romney use the zingers he has reportedly practiced? Will he get under the president’s skin?
Your daily PM briefing from the Slatest
Written by Josh Voorhees | The Slatest
IS IT WEDNESDAY YET? WHAT ABOUT NOW? We've still got another day to go until President Obama and Mitt Romney take the stage in Denver, a fact that sucked up pretty much all of the oxygen in today's political news cycle.
Pennsylvania voter ID law shouldn’t be enforced this time, judge rules
Written by Robert Barnes | The Washington Post
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered state officials not to enforce the commonwealth’s tough new voter ID law in the November elections, a political victory for Democrats who say the measure is an attempt to discourage support for President Obama in a battleground state.
Ahead of presidential debate, polls show Obama favored on key issues
Written by Nia-Malika Henderson | Washington Post
President Obama continues to lead Mitt Romney among likely voters, polls show, suggesting that the president has been able to maintain a post-convention bounce as the Republican candidate struggles to regain traction.
The polls come as Romney and Obama are set to face off in their first debate Wednesday in Denver.
Businessman who GOP cut ties with at center of voter fraud probe in Florida
Written by Jerry Markon and T.W. Farnam | Washington Post
The man at the center of a voter-fraud investigation in Florida is a longtime GOP operative with a pugnacious streak and a controversial history among Republicans and Democrats for his aggressive tactics in registering voters.
Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Calls On Fellow Rich To Battle Voter Suppression
Written by Dan Froomkin | Huffington Post
A billionaire businessman is calling on his fellow wealthy people to fight voter suppression, which he says is a mortal threat to American democracy.
William Louis-Dreyfus announced in a full-page ad in The New York Times on Tuesday that he has pledged $1 million to protect voting rights, and he asked others to join him.
Barry Commoner, Pioneering Environmental Scientist and Activist, Dies at 95
Written by Peter Dreier | Huffington Post
Barry Commoner, a pioneering environmental scientist and activist, died Sunday at age 95.
Described in 1970 by Time magazine as the "Paul Revere of ecology," Commoner followed Rachel Carson as America's most prominent modern environmentalist. He viewed the environmental crisis as a symptom of a fundamentally flawed economic and social system.
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