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August 22, 2012 | | FALLOUT Just as voters were taking a serious look at Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republican party's radical anti-abortion platform and Todd Akin’s stunning ignorance has women rushing for the exits, says former Bush and McCain adviser Mark McKinnon. WEAPONS Russia believes that Syria will not use its stockpile of chemical weapons, a Russian state newspaper reported on Wednesday. President Obama said on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be a “red line” that could cause action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West against taking any unilateral action. Meanwhile, the Syrian Army reportedly sent tanks into Damascus and shelled the neighborhoods where the rebels are rumored to operate. At least 24 people were reportedly killed nationwide in Aleppo on Tuesday, as rebels said they are gaining ground. SPIN CYCLE Rick Santorum is heading to Tampa next week for the Republican National Convention to speak on behalf of Mitt Romney, his former rival. The former Pennsylvania senator talks to The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz about what Romney needs to avoid if he wants to beat Obama. FULL DISCLOSURE The names of up to 600 victims of phone hacking are expected to be released in the next few weeks, Britain’s The Independent reported on Wednesday. About 200 names have already been released, including some of the most high-profile victims, such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sienna Miller, and murder victim Milly Dowler, and there are more public figures expected to be named. The news comes as the publishing division is being spun off of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. empire, and the headlines are likely to generate some negative publicity for his British newspapers, the well-respected Times, the well-read Sun, and the now-defunct News of the World. PRESIDENTIAL RACE With less than a week to go before the Republican National Convention kicks off—and almost three weeks after Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate—President Obama is ahead in the race for the White House, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll. Obama is leading Romney 48 percent to 44 percent, a slight change from the July poll which had Obama beating Romney by six points. In the 12 key battleground states, Obama leads Romney by just three points—a dip from the eight-point lead he enjoyed in the same sampling according to the June and July NBC/WSJ polls. | | 
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