Lunchtime Links

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives keeps gun trafficking data secret.

Republicans are catching on to the power of the tweet.

The White House gets wet: Dunk tank planned for Hawaiian luau.

Staged media moments not unique to Nico Pitney.

Uh oh. John Kerry baits more Palin indignation.

It doesn’t have the overwhelming popularity of a public health care plan, but cap-and-trade does have the backing of a majority of Americans.

Obama comparisons abound: different from Clinton, similar to Bush.

Bachmann: Filling out a census could land you in an internment camp.

Despite his heroic party switch, Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) is slipping in the polls.

In SCOTUS’ 8-1 ruling on strip search case, what did the lone dissenter have to say?