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Daily Breakdown: Likely Voter Screens Boost Romney
Fox News and CNN have surveys showing Romney making gains after shifting to a likely voter model. That’s utterly predictable, but the size of Romney’s gains is more interesting. READ MORE >>
The Unapologetic Case for Formula-Feeding
I formula-fed my daughter, starting from the first hour of her life. I loved it. And I would do it again. Do you hear me, Mayor Bloomberg? READ MORE >>
Editor’s Note: We’ll be running the article recommendations of our friends at TNR Reader each afternoon on The Plank, just in time to print out or save for your commute home. Enjoy! The problem with S&M literature is that it is too often written by the sadists. Hence the success of Fifty Shades of Grey. The Guardian | 5 min (1,276 words) READ MORE >>
The Failed Anti-Rangel Super PAC: An Omen
Why We Don't Catch Tax Cheats
Bloomberg has an absolutely infuriating story out today about a whistle-blower attempt to rein in an outfit called Alliantgroup, which helps companies score extremely aggressive (and, the whistle-blowers allege, illegal) tax credits. According to the piece: READ MORE >>
How Lucky is Obama in His Opponent?
Is Obama Really Up By 13 Percent?
This morning, Bloomberg News released a poll that sent Twitter into a frenzy, showing Obama up by 13 percentage points, 53-40. READ MORE >>
The Grilling Congress Should Give Jamie Dimon
When Jamie Dimon testifies in the Senate on Wednesday about JP Morgan’s $3 billion trading loss, the focus will almost certainly be on the speculative aspect of the trade. After all, the financial reform bill Congress passed in 2010—specifically, the provision known as the Volcker Rule—was supposed to stop banks from making risky bets with their own money, at least if they benefit from government support. And JP Morgan gets lots of government support. READ MORE >>
