Thursday link dump: New developments

• Aaaannd the fallout from intentionally suppressing black voting is approximately nil.
• "An influential Muslim GOP donor" may not be a GOP donor for much longer.
• The AP will no longer refer to the Park51 project as "the Ground Zero Mosque."
• Sarah Palin will continue to refer to the project as "that knife."
• How did the Times profile Joe Sestak at length without mentioning the millions of dollars Bill Kristol and friends are spending to convince everyone that he hates Israel?
• Mike Allen may have slightly misrepresented the administration's position on Social Security.
• Glenn Beck sneaks a bit of Mormon theology onto his show.
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS: "W.H.: PRES OBAMA ISN'T MUSLIM." CNN is on the case!
• Did the David Vitter aide who assaulted his girlfriend travel home for court appearances using funds from Vitter's Senate office?
• Explaining the Social Security trust fund.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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