'Robopolls' Significantly More Favorable to Republicans Than Traditional Surveys - NYTimes.com

Nate Silver reports that automatic polling firms have a near-universal pro-Republican house effect this year after showing no common bias in the 2008 elections.

Wonk Room » Republicans Will Likely Preserve The Health Insurance Exchanges, Since It Was Their Idea

Ario also added that he first heard of exchanges from a Republican legislator in Oregon, "who had a concept paper from Ed Haislmaie at the Heritage Foundation. I followed the idea for several years there, as it made its way through the Heritage foundation.

The real danger from NPR's firing of Juan Williams - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

The double standard in our political discourse -- which tolerates and even encourages anti-Muslim bigotry while stigmatizing other forms -- has been as beneficial as it has been glaring.

The 'Teach-the-Dems-a-Lesson' Myth

The thinking seems to be that the loss of the congressional majorities will punish the Democrats for accepting half-measures and compromises on issues from health care and financial reform to job stimulus and war.

House, Senate Democrats Retain Cash Edge - Real Clear Politics � TIME.com

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised almost double the campaign cash that the National Republican Senatorial Committee drew in September and produced a record-breaking quarter, giving the Democrats a financial edge in the final three weeks before Election Day.

Why genes are leftwing

Writing in 2000, the political scientist Charles Murray made a rash prediction he may now regret.

Republican Mouths vs. Insurance Industry Money | Mother Jones

But this is creating a wee problem for everyone. You see, Republicans are loudly proclaiming right now that they want to eliminate the part of the law that forces everyone to buy insurance. But that's exactly the part of the law that insurance companies like.

Hit-and-run victim was quiet and dependable, co-workers say - St. Petersburg Times

Shortly after the St. Petersburg Times announced Mr. Smith's death on its website, a reader posted a comment stating the following: A man who is working as a dishwasher at the Crab Shack at the age of 48 is surely better off dead.

Chavez loses legislative supermajority, but probably won't let that slow him down.

The new congress will probably not rubber-stamp laws that increase Chávez's power, but this does not mean Chávez will take it as a defeat.

Republican "Pledge to America" document includes misleading graph

As Alexander C. Hart noted, "At first, I looked at that graph and thought 'Holy cow -- President Obama is proposing to double the size of government!' But then I saw the numbers at the top and bottom of the graph.

The misguided reaction to Tea Party candidates - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

Most people are not like Rove's political patron, George W. Bush, who was born into extreme family wealth. O'Donnell's financial difficulties, which Rove is describing, and implicitly condemning, are far from unusual for ordinary Americans.

The Washington Monthly

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) thinks he knows exactly what would improve President Obama's political fortunes. Take a wild guess what he suggests. "The only way the president could possibly survive is come back to the middle," Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press." [...]

Brewer Falsely Claimed Immigrants Beheaded People In Arizona (VIDEO) | TPMMuckraker

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has been claiming that illegal immigrants are beheading people in the Arizona desert. Apparently, though, nobody has actually found any beheaded bodies in the desert.

Anti-mosque sentiment rages far from Ground Zero - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

One of the most under-reported political stories is the increasingly vehement, nationwide movement -- far from Ground Zero -- to oppose new mosques and Islamic community centers.

Vitter Easily Trounces GOP Primary Challenger | TPMDC

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the family values conservative who became embroiled in a prostitution scandal in 2007, has just won his Republican primary tonight, easily fending off a late challenge from former state Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor.

What's in a name? Your faith, apparently - James Burnett - MiamiHerald.com

Elijah Williams hadn't really wondered until a few weeks ago, when the veteran Broward County Family Court judge was alerted to anonymous blog posts that concluded his first name is secret evidence that Williams is Muslim.

The Washington Monthly: According to Republicans, Change Can Only Move in One Direction

Now, whether Obama really is fulfilling Wehner's vision -- serving as a liberal counter-weight to Reaganism -- is open to debate.

Booman Tribune ~ Annihilation Through Demographic Change

To go over this once more for clarity, the Republicans fear that people of color don't share their values on both religious and economic issues, so they are panicking at the browning of America.

SPACE.com -- Neptune Finally Makes First Orbit Around the Sun Since Discovery In 1846

The planet Neptune will be in opposition — when the sun, Earth, and a planet fall in a straight line on Aug. 20. The planet will be exactly opposite the sun in the sky, being highest in the sky at local midnight.

Prop 8: Gay-Marriage Opponents May Be Unable to Appeal - TIME

Walker's reasoning is this: the actual defendants in the lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples last year weren't the folks who brought Prop 8 to the ballot two years ago. Instead, the suit named Schwarzenegger and Brown.

'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam Was A Bush-Era Partner For Mideast Peace | TPMMuckraker

If one were to hearken back to the halcyon days of the Bush Administration, one would remember that, when Bush adviser Karen Hughes was appointed Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, the Bush Administration saw improving America's standing among Muslims abroad as a part  …

Muslim History Belies Stereotypes in 'Ground Zero Mosque' Dispute - TIME

The early history of Muslims in the U.S. was a lonely one. While there are isolated reports of "Moorish" sailors and even an Egyptian dwelling in corners of the colonies, the first significant populations were slaves from West Africa.

Scott Brown To Oppose Elena Kagan | TPMDC

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) will vote against Elena Kagan's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon, the freshman announced in a statement. Brown said he does not believe Kagan has enough experience since she hasn't served on the bench. ***

Reformers should listen to Arizona - CNN.com

According to a Rasmussen poll, at least half of those who endorse SB 1070 are at least "somewhat concerned" about potential civil rights violations. Even more striking, a July Rasmussen poll that found 61 percent of respondents eager for their own legislature to enact an Arizona …

Climate change equals more Mexican migration: study | Reuters

Continued climate change will drive Mexican farm workers to migrate to the United States in greater numbers, environmental experts predicted on Monday.

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