Another political letter tapping public information to shame and intimidate.  —  Last night, I posted about a mailing I received from the Greater Wisconsin Political Fund, showing my name and address and the names and addresses of a dozen of my neighbors and whether we'd voted in the last 2 elections.

Three polls in a row: Mass. a tie  —  Suffolk University had a poll last week showing Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren separated by only 1 point in the Massachusetts.  Today, two more surveys have the race too close to call: the Boston Globe has Brown up 2 points, while the Western …

FACT CHECK: Romney misses a mark on Solyndra claim  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has revived charges about the failed solar company Solyndra as he assails President Barack Obama' green energy policy.  But he didn't get the story completely straight …

Amelia Earhart: New evidence tells of her last days on a Pacific atoll  —  New information gives a clearer picture of what happened 75 years ago to Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan, where they came down and how they likely survived - for a while, at least - as castaways on a remote island.

Second Romney-Backed Solar Company Files For Bankruptcy  —  On Thursday, Mitt Romney campaigned at the headquarters of Solyndra — the first renewable energy company to receive a federal loan under the stimulus — and reiterated his debunked claims that its bankruptcy symbolized the corruption and cronyism of the Obama administration.

MA DEMOCRATS: NO ENTRY TO CONVENTION WITHOUT PHOTO ID  —  In recent years, Democrats have argued that requiring voters to show photo IDs prior to voting is an egregious act of voter suppression.  Ben Jealous, of the NAACP, has gone so far as to argue that such requirements are tantamount to modern-day Jim Crow laws.

When Neal Rauhauser Complained About ‘Menacing’ and ‘Cyberstalking’  —  As September 2010 came to an end, Neal Rauhauser's “beandogs” operation was rapidly imploding.  Using his “WingNutWatch” Twitter account, Rauhauser had “organized a group of E-Thugs meant to harass, threaten, provoke …

Priebus Downplays Expectations In Wisconsin  —  GOP chairman manages expectations before the recall.  “I'm not going to play into this narrative about whether or not the Democrats are letting up because I don't care.”  —  Priebus speaking to the crowd at a Tea Party rally in Wisconsin.

Thad McCotter write-in campaign facing competition from another GOP write-in candidate  —  LANSING, MI — Republican Congressman Thad McCotter's write-in campaign in the August primary could be even more difficult than originally thought.  —  Former GOP state Sen. Loren Bennett …

Revealed: Victim of Canadian porn star cannibal is Chinese gay lover as police reveal ‘murderer’ is on the run in France... dressed as a woman  —  A man who filmed himself chopping up his lover before posting body parts to politicians was being hunted across Europe last night.

Florida voter purge gets pushback from elections supervisors, U.S. Justice  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida elections supervisors said Friday they will discontinue a state-directed effort to remove names from county voter rolls because they believe the state data is flawed and because the U.S. Department …

Mubarak jailed for protest deaths  —  An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising.  —  The 84-year-old is the first former leader to be tried in person since the start of the Arab Spring in early 2011.