Untangling the political ties of the primary players in the Kazeminy/Coleman lawsuit

The man at the heart of the lawsuit filed in Texas this week accusing Sen. Norm Coleman of fraudulently receiving $75,000 has kept a low political profile over the years. Deep Marine Technology founder Paul McKim has given a total of $900 — primarily to Republican political candidate and causes since 2000, according to a database maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics.

DNC day two: Sir Charles

I just ran into Charles Barkley in the bowels of the Pepsi Center. “He’s skinnier than I thought,” said one of the gawking police officers. Photos after the jump.

Conservative stalwart Buckley dead at 82

William F. Buckley, Jr., a staunch conservative who founded The National Review magazine, died today at age 82 of emphysema.

Buckley was known as one of the leading thinkers of the conservative movement. Though born in New York…