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Sept. 8: Melissa Harris-Lacewell of Princeton University, talks with Rachel Maddow about the divisive effect of difficult economic times and the politicians who seeks to exploit those divisions.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Rachel Maddow reports on the whereabouts of RNC chairman Michael Steele, who has kicked off the midterm election season by campaigning about as far away from the United States as geographically possible.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Even as she tries to distance herself from her own comments advocating gun violence as a response to electoral disappointment, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle essentially reiterated those comments. Rachel Maddow wonders how far is too far in mainstream politics.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Rachel Maddow points out the wild fluctuations in speculative polling and emphasizes that Democrats should be more mindful of the more reliable measurement of voter turnout and its significance to their chances in November.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Meghan McCain talks with Rachel Maddow about her new book, "Dirty, Sexy Politics" and her love/hate relationship with political life.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Rachel Maddow talks with Meghan McCain about the extremists in the new class of Republican candidates and whether there's room in the Republican Party for moderates.  (msnbc.com)

Sept. 8: Rachel Maddow reports on the tweeting of home addresses of campaign staffers to Rep. Tom Perriello by Andy Sere, a press hand for the NRCC. Especially in light of previous threats and violence against Perriello, this act is beyond inappropriate.  (msnbc.com)

The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right.

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From Alaska to Florida, the swelling "tea party" front catapulted underdog candidates in Republican primaries this year, but one of its greatest forces has been a highly organized California-based group initially formed to defeat Barack Obama's presidential bid.