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Trying To Kill The Vote

Leonard Pitts Jr: The name of the game is voter suppression

GOP 'voter ID' efforts threaten to marginalize voters nationwide

Eugene Robinson: With voter ID laws, GOP is pulling off a crime at ballot box

Suppressing the vote, state by state

Brennan Center for Justice: Voting Law Changes in 2012

Voter ID Laws Risk Half-Million Voters' Access To Ballot Box

New voter ID laws could impact millions, study says

Support for Voter ID Laws Strongest Among Those with Negative Attitudes Toward African Americans

Study: Minorities more likely to be disenfranchised by Voter ID laws

Washington State To Allow Voter Registration Through Facebook, Starting Next Week

Judge kills Voter ID law in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Voter ID: Second Judge Blocks Law

Florida Gains Access To New Database, Vows To Restart Voter Purge

Michigan's Gov. Snyder disappoints GOP allies, vetoes voter ID rules
Mitt's Tantrum

McKay Coppins: How The Romney Campaign Decided To "Take The Gloves Off"

Steve Benen: What losing one's composure looks like

Jonathan Chait: How Mitt Romney Gets Angry

How Romney Spent All Day Calling Obama A Foreigner

Boxed in on releasing his taxes, Romney fails by saying Obama dislikes success

Andrew Leonard: The real question about Mitt is, "Why didn't he clean up his act years ago?"
Justice & Injustice

 George Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin's death was 'God's plan'

Zimmerman spent $36K in 18 days on phones, Internet, credit cards,bills
Energy, Climate & Environment

Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain

Northeast power grids survive strain from heat wave
Middle East In Turmoil

Syrian conflict: Fresh fighting follows surprise bombing attack

Fighting rages on across Syrian capital

Rebels keep up pressure on Assad

Washington Begins to Plan for Collapse of Syrian Government
International News

Suicide Bomber Kills Six Israelis on Tourist Bus in Bulgaria

Israel accuses Iran after seven tourists die in coach bomb blast

Iran denies Israeli claims on Bulgaria attack

Spain's five-year borrowing costs hit highest levels since 1996

World's central bankers eyeing whether Libor needs scrapping

India's legislators vote for new president
Money in Politics

Karl Rove's Crossroads drops $8 Million on Romney punch-back ads 
Midwest Roundup

More than 160 new laws to take effect in Nebraska today

Irrigation ban continues for 1,100 Nebraska farmers

Kerry calls on Fischer to for both candidates to decline outside SuperPAC money; Fischer declines offer, sides with GOP SuperPACs

Iowa corn prices break all-time record; Soybeans reach all-time highs as well

Tensions mount between missing Iowa girls' families, law enforcement

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Real Monsters
In general, movies that have been made from comic books in the last few years have been relatively true to their origins - often including the gritty and shocking nature of some of comic-dom's darkest and most evil villains. From what we've heard, the incredibly evil villain in the new Batman movie - the character of Bane - is much the same as his original portrayal in the comic book.

What the character of Bane is not in the new Batman movie is what the real-life hatemonger Rush Limbaugh tried to make his Dittohead listeners believe: that the character Bane is a representation of the corporation Bain Capitol, which Mitt Romney once ran and helped found.

Even Bane creator, cartoonist Chuck Dixon - well-known in the comics community as a staunch conservative - said that Limbaugh's conspiracy theory was "ridiculous."

Sadly, the propagandist Limbaugh's actions simply remind every decent American that there are indeed real life monsters that walk and talk among us everyday. All too often, those monsters try to choke the very lifeblood from us - and from our most cherished institutions.

For example, our right as Americans to have our votes count.
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Jobs & The Economy

Jobless claims rebound after sharp fall

California Gov. Brown signs landmark job-creating high-speed rail bill; Will be first statewide high-speed rail
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CFPB Shows Its Teeth: Capital One Fined $210 Million For Deceptive Marketing

Walmart Heirs Now Hold More Wealth Than 42% of Americans Combined
The Euro Mess

Usually understated IMF issues stern warning to Europe
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Spanish Borrowing Costs Surge, Reviving Worries About Euro Zone
Communications Breakdown

Limbaugh's Dark Knight Rises/Romney Conspiracy

Bane Creator Chuck Dixon: Limbaugh's Batman Conspiracy Theory 'Ridiculous'
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Conan O'Brien Makes Fun Of Limbaugh: New Batman Trailer Is Liberal Anti-Romney Propaganda!

Limbaugh Walks Back Batman 'conspiracy' theory
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National Politics

New Polls Show Close Presidential Race But Differing Views on Candidates
News From Capitol Hill

Top Senate Democrats Push Bill Requiring Candidates To Disclose Offshore Tax Havens
Obama 2012

Obama, Romney in dead heat in presidential race

Poll Shows Economic Fears Undercutting Obama Support

New poll: After SB1070 decision Obama widens lead over Romney among Latinos

Aaron Blake: Obama's 'You didn't build that' problem

Why President Obama's reelection is no sure thing - in 2 charts

Elizabeth Warren backs up Obama: Reminds voters they cannot do everything alone

Jokes About Fox News Creep Into Obama's Comments as Campaign Heats Up
Romney 2012

Misleading Romney Ad Makes A Frankenstein Monster Of Obama Quote

Mitt Romney caves: Okay, businesses do need government, after all

Romney now echoes Obama line on public institutions

Chait: Romney's 'You Didn't Build That' Lie and the Debate Beneath It

Bob Herbert: 'No question' Romney using coded language

CBS/NYT Poll: Most say Romney policies favor the rich

Poll: Romney Ties It Up In Virginia

Romney's London fundraisers throw him into the heart of banking scandal
From The Right

Sen. John McCain does the right thing, calls out the insane right
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Christie tapped as keynote speaker for Republican convention
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