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  • newOutside Money Reshapes Ad Wars
    Spending by independent groups is influencing this year's presidential race, partly by offsetting the money advantage the incumbent party typically has at this point in the campaign year.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:44am -
  • newBattle Lines Are Drawn in Nebraska Senate Race
    The battle lines are drawn on Nebraska's Senate race between Republican Deb Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerrey after Tuesday's primary votes.
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:26am -
  • newBid to Coax States on Health Exchanges
    The Obama administration on Wednesday made a fresh bid to coax reluctant governors to work with the federal government to help enact the health-overhaul law.
    - 6 hours ago, 17 May 12, 1:19am -
  • A.B. Culvahouse: What I Learned Vetting VP Nominees
    I stand by my advice regarding Sarah Palin: 'high risk, high reward.'
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 1:46am -
  • Unlikely Allies for U.S. Drivers
    What do OPEC, Delta Air Lines and the Chinese have in common? They might all help President Obama get re-elected this year.
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:33am -
  • Soros Spurs Debate: Where to Spend It?
    Billionaire investor George Soros pledged $2 million to two liberal election groups—inflaming a debate over whether Democrats will wind up putting too much cash into grass-roots organizing and too little into TV ads.
    - 3 days ago, 13 May 12, 8:33pm -
  • The Art of the Candidacy
    The election art of Lincoln, Kennedy and Reagan, and other images from the new book "Presidential Campaign Posters."
    - 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 11:55pm -
  • Campaign Ads 2012
    Watch campaign ads from the 2012 election season, rate the meanest and most effective ones, sort by party and search by keywords.
    - 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 10:47pm -
  • A Generational Shift in the Senate
    Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Ind.) joins a long list of Senate veterans who have retired, died or been defeated in recent years, reflecting a generational shift that centrists on both sides say is making the Senate less collegial.
    - 8 days ago, 9 May 12, 2:16pm -
  • Poll Frames Rivals' Strengths
    April 13-17: President Barack Obama's efforts to project himself as a protector of the middle class have strengthened him for the general election, while Mitt Romney has gained traction with his argument that he can improve the economy, a new Wall St…
    - 27 days ago, 20 Apr 12, 4:01am -
  • Swing Nation
    The Wall Street Journal is visiting three swing counties in swing states—Florida, Ohio and Colorado—periodically this year to gauge how the election campaign is unfolding.
    - 97 days ago, 9 Feb 12, 8:22pm -
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  • newThe G8 Summit at Camp David: This Time, It’s Important

    The G8 Summit at Camp David: This Time, It’s Important

    Not since the oil shocks that first brought the world’s superpowers together in 1974–back then they called themselves the “Library Group” because they met in the White House library–has the G8 had so much substantive business on a summit a…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:34am -
  • Why Romney Is Dodging the Press

    Why Romney Is Dodging the Press

    Joe, the Romney campaign’s control-freakery makes for bad democracy, but I suspect it’s a smart strategy. Consider the way Mitt’s personal approval rating has bounced back over the past several weeks. As the GOP primaries wrapped up, Romney was…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:45pm -
  • Crossroads, Super PACs and the Incumbent Advertising Gap

    Crossroads, Super PACs and the Incumbent Advertising Gap

    In a recent piece about the Obama-Romney ad wars, Michael Scherer made the smart point that this election is different from past ones in that the incumbent no longer gets a free hit on his rival during the period immediately following the primary. T…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:20pm -
  • Recalcitrant Romney

    Recalcitrant Romney

    Mitt Romney is clearly a candidate terrified by his own mouth. What other explanation for his campaign’s extreme efforts to prevent reporters from asking him questions? I know that there isn’t much public sympathy for journalistic whining–inclu…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:41pm -
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    - 17 hours ago, 16 May 12, 2:36pm -
  • Morning Must Reads: Fundamentals

    Morning Must Reads: Fundamentals

    Fundamentals of the presidential race: It’s close, but saying too much more than that is playoff prediction in preseason. Deb Fischer wins Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary after the Tea Party and Establishment guys massacre each other. Greece just k…
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 12:36pm -
  • Is the Fed to Blame for JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Blow-Up?

    Is the Fed to Blame for JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Blow-Up?

    The JPMorgan $2-billion-trading-loss story is nearly a week old, and the news has predictably gone through the various spin cycles of the political right and left. Initially, progressives pounced on the loss as reason to strengthen the yet-to-be-full…
    - 20 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:43am -
  • The Story of Ron Paul’s Presidential Candidacy as Told by His Supporters in Our Comments Section

    The Story of Ron Paul’s Presidential Candidacy as Told by His Supporters in Our Comments Section

    Most people have hobbies: golf, model trains, restoring old cars, whatever. A year after Ron Paul announced his Republican presidential bid, I have concluded that his supporters must not do these things. They can’t possibly have the time. While oth…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:00am -
  • Bashing Bain: Why Obama’s New Attacks on Romney Might Not Work

    Bashing Bain: Why Obama’s New Attacks on Romney Might Not Work

    The much-heralded and long-awaited Obama campaign media attack on Mitt Romney began Monday with a reporter conference call and the release of two videos bemoaning the pain caused after Romney’s former private equity firm, Bain Capital, took over a…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 10:00am -
  • Morning Must Reads: Regression

    Morning Must Reads: Regression

    NYT/CBS poll finds Romney narrowly ahead, leading Obama among independents and women, despite an uptick in economic optimism. The public detects the whiff of politics in the President’s gay marriage flip. JPMorgan: a case of regression to the mean.…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 9:59am -
  • At Barnard, President Obama Is Optimistic, Blames The Messenger

    At Barnard, President Obama Is Optimistic, Blames The Messenger

    Don’t believe the hype. That was President Obama’s message to Barnard College’s 2012 graduating class. Though he used more words: This recession has been more brutal, the job losses steeper.  Politics seems nastier.  Congress more gridlocked…
    - 2 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:07pm -
  • Ron Paul Stops Active Campaigning, Vows Continued Delegate Fight

    Ron Paul Stops Active Campaigning, Vows Continued Delegate Fight

    Ron Paul on Monday announced he will scale back his already diminished presidential campaign, effectively ending his longshot bid for the Republican nomination. In an e-mail that took the tone of a valedictory, the libertarian icon said he would no l…
    - 2 days ago, 14 May 12, 8:18pm -
  • The Politics of the JPMorgan Mess: A Footnote for Obama and Romney’s Existing Attacks

    The Politics of the JPMorgan Mess: A Footnote for Obama and Romney’s Existing Attacks

    Forget the particulars of JPMorgan’s $2 billion blunder, if it might have been stopped by a robust Volcker Rule or who would’ve done what differently. Here’s what you need to know about how the incident relates to the presidential campaign: Are…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 5:15pm -
  • Romneyland Springs Leaks on Foreign Policy

    Romneyland Springs Leaks on Foreign Policy

    I’ve seen some recent praise for the discipline of the Romney campaign, which has generally proven effective at hewing to its core message and preventing internal strife from leaking to the media. David Sanger’s fascinating Sunday New York Times…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 3:40pm -
  • Morning Must Reads: Capital

    Morning Must Reads: Capital

    Heads roll at JPMorgan, and it may get worse. For the uninitiated: the best explainer of the $2 billion loss. It’s worth revisiting this account of Romney’s financial regulation platform, or lack thereof, from early May. Painting in broad strokes…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 11:52am -
  • JPMorgan’s Other Loss: A Voice for Regulatory Restraint

    JPMorgan’s Other Loss: A Voice for Regulatory Restraint

    The failed bet that cost JPMorgan Chase $2 billion and plunged the bank’s stock by more than 9% on May 11 has rattled the financial sector. This wasn’t the case of a vigilante trader who struck out on his own. It was a top executive at the shinin…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 10:45am -
  • Can Marco Rubio Win More Latinos Over to the GOP?

    Can Marco Rubio Win More Latinos Over to the GOP?

    I have always been skeptical of the conventional Beltway wisdom that Florida Senator Marco Rubio will be the politico who finally builds bridges between Latinos and Republicans. It’s not that Rubio isn’t a capable envoy; his efforts to craft an a…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 10:30am -
  • Jamie Dimon’s Worst Nightmare

    Jamie Dimon’s Worst Nightmare

    Over at the conservative American Enterprise Institute blog, James Pethokoukis has an idea that could be a total game-changer for Mitt Romney: he should come out for breaking up the five biggest banks, which control about 70% of all U.S. assets. This…
    - 4 days ago, 13 May 12, 2:14pm -
  • Jamie Dimon’s Moral Hazard

    Jamie Dimon’s Moral Hazard

    Jamie Dimon of JPMorganChase once was Barack Obama’s favorite banker, a big backer of the President’s 2008 campaign. But he’s been blowing hard and often when it turned out that Obama was attempting to–gasp!–regulate the banking industry af…
    - 5 days ago, 12 May 12, 1:44pm -
  • Political Pictures of the Week, May 5-11

    Political Pictures of the Week, May 5-11

    TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
    - 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 11:07pm -
  • Florida’s governor: Not just business as usual
    Not so easy AMONG the most enduring American political ideas is the notion that government can and should be run like a business. Candidates who have succeeded in the corporate world, the theory goes, can bring their no-nonsense, j…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • The 9/11 trial: Justice delayed
    Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants disrupted an arraignment that dragged into the night in the opening act of the long-stalled effort to prosecute them in a military co…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • Gay marriage: Punctuated equilibrium
    Obama’s on side SINCE evolution is a gradual process, Barack Obama should perhaps not have felt embarrassed by the fact that, more than three years into his presidency, his exact views on gay marriage were still officially “evo…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • The economy: Unequal pain
    THE fates of the American economy and the presidency of Barack Obama are inextricably linked, and both of them hit a bump in April. The economy added 252,000 jobs each month between December and February, but that rate seems to be…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • The tea party strikes: Another moderate shown the door
    UNLIKE colleagues such as Bob Bennett, a senator from Utah unceremoniously dumped by the Republican Party in 2010, Richard Lugar was not caught off guard. He had known for well over a year that he would face a strong, tea-party ba…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • California’s budget: The Facebook effect
    AMONG those in suspense as Facebook prepares for its initial public offering (IPO) of shares later this month are the bean-counters of California. After all, Facebook, which could be worth as much as $100 billion, is a Californian…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • Investing in infrastructure: A question of trust
    FOR decades America has underinvested in infrastructure—even though poor roads, delayed flights, crumbling bridges and inefficient buildings are an expensive burden. Deficiencies in roads, bridges and transport systems alone cos…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • Lexington: Declinism resurgent
    SIX months from polling day, America’s election campaign has opened with a blizzard of tendentious commercials, contrived razzamatazz and mind-numbing trivia. Was the stadium in Ohio at which Barack Obama launched his campaign o…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:06pm -
  • Lexington: A tilted playing field
    NOW the campaign can really begin. Almost every week lately, and especially since it became clear that Mitt Romney would after all be the Republican nominee, some such story has appeared in some news outlet. The pretext this week…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Fiscal policy: Cliff-diving
    AMERICANS have watched austerity sweep Europe with a certain Schadenfreude. But eight months from now they may get a dose of the same medicine. The political compromises that have produced much of America’s deficit of 8% of GDP…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Evangelical voters: Lift every voice
    CONSIDER three young religious-minded people of the left. The first is Andi Sullivan, who set up a charity to distribute mosquito netting to Africa and Asia during her first year at university. The second is Gabriel Salguero, a pa…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Vaccination rates: Herd at risk
    “THEY hang out in pockets,” says Richard Pan, a Sacramento paediatrician and member of California’s legislature. He is referring to parents who, invoking a “philosophical exemption”, opt not to give their children the state-recommended vacc…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Airports in Washington, DC: Breaching the perimeter
    BUSINESS travellers and members of Congress who like flying out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) will soon have quicker ways to get home. National, as Democrats call it, was renamed after America’s 40th preside…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Drought in the south-west: Prospecting
    TEXANS always welcome the wild flowers, but seldom as much as this spring. Hills and roadsides have exploded with bluebonnets and Indian blankets. Last spring they were hardly to be found. This month the Texas Agrilife Extension S…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Bankruptcy in Rhode Island: Improvident
    IT WOULD be something of an overstatement, explains Angel Taveras, the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island’s capital, to call the measures he signed this week a “strategy” for dealing with the city’s financial troubles. He a…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • The Postal Service: Waiting for deliverance
    The last post? AT THE bottom of its press releases the US Postal Service brags that if it were a private company, it would rank 35th on the Fortune 500 list. Were it a private firm, it would also be bankrupt. The service loses $25m…
    - 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Community colleges: Restoration drama
    COMPARED with its world-famous universities, America’s community colleges are virtually anonymous. But over half of the nation’s 20m undergraduates attend them, and the number is growing fast. Poor, minority and first-generation-immigrant student…
    - 21 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:02pm -
  • Etan Patz: Little lad still lost
    Etan saved thousands IT WAS the first day he had walked the two blocks to the school-bus stop by himself. Etan Patz had begged his parents to let him go alone. They relented. Wearing his “Future Flight Captain” cap, the six-yea…
    - 21 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:02pm -
  • Lexington: Are the Republicans mad?
    WHAT happens to a two-party political system when one party goes mad? That is the question posed in a powerful and angry new book by two scholars at two respected think-tanks, Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Or…
    - 21 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:02pm -
  • North Carolina and the death penalty: A jury of whose peers?
    ON JULY 21st 1991 Marcus Robinson and an accomplice abducted Erik Tornblom, a 17-year-old heading home from his restaurant job. They forced him to drive to a field. Mr Robinson took his money; the accomplice shot him in the face. Three years later, M…
    - 21 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:02pm -
  • newMd. passes income tax hike on six-figure earners
    More than 300,000 Maryland residents will pay higher income taxes under a package given final approval by the legislature Wednesday.The tax increase affects single-filers reporting income in excess of $100,000 and joint-filers reporting more than $…
    - 6 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:02am -
  • newInsurgents vs. insurgents to push GOP rightward
    In Nebraska, one Republican Senate candidate, Jon Bruning, savaged President Obama’s health-care plan and compared welfare recipients to lazy, scavenging raccoons. He established himself as conservative enough to lock down the backing of the Tea Pa…
    - 7 hours ago, 17 May 12, 1:14am -
  • newJames Abdnor, GOP congressman and senator from South Dakota, dies at 89
    James Abdnor, a Republican congressman from South Dakota who unseated onetime Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern from the U.S. Senate in 1980, died May 16 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was 89.Read full article >>
    - 7 hours ago, 17 May 12, 1:03am -
  • newLawmakers find bipartisan ground on behalf of federal workforce
    Wednesday was a day of bipartisan harmony — at least in two congressional panels.In the Senate, a committee passed legislation allowing same-sex spouses of federal workers to receive employment benefits. In the House, subcommittee members on a pan…
    - 7 hours ago, 17 May 12, 12:20am -
  • newWhite House’s cybersecurity official retiring
    The White House’s cybersecurity coordinator said Thursday that he is stepping down at the end of this month after a 2 1/2-year tenure in which the administration has increased its focus on cyber issues but struggled to reach agreement with lawmak…
    - 8 hours ago, 17 May 12, 12:10am -
  • newA Loop contest: Where to put anti-missile missiles?
    The House is scheduled this week to take up a bill that would require the Pentagon to start work on a missile defense system to protect the East Coast from Iranian or North Korean long-range nuclear missiles.Read full article >>
    - 8 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:30pm -
  • newThe Influence Industry: Georgian power struggle becomes D.C. lobbying battle
    Opposition candidate Bidzina Ivanishvili has run into difficulties in the republic of Georgia, where the government has stripped him of his citizenship and questioned his allies about their political spending.Read full article >>
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:11pm -
  • newHouse approves GOP bill to renew Violence Against Women Act; Democrats say it’s too narrow
    On a vote that fell largely along party lines, the House of Representatives has approved a GOP measure reauthorizing the expired Violence Against Women Act — the latest issue that was once the subject of broad bipartisan agreement in Washington to…
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:31pm -
  • newSenate rejects Obama budget, Republican alternatives
    The U.S. Senate formally rejected President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget request Wednesday, along with a series of Republican alternatives, as Republicans forced votes on the competing budget plans to highlight Democrats’ failure to advance a for…
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:51pm -
  • newMary Beth Cahill joins pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA
    A top strategist joins Obama’s super PAC, Mitt Romney endorses Connie Mack, Herman Cain endorses Mitt Romney, and Scott Walker’s job numbers cause contrversy.Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5…
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:30pm -
  • newJohn Edwards’s defense rests following medical details about Rielle Hunter
    GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards’s defense team surprised a packed courtroom Wednesday by resting its case — after just three days — without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand, a decision that ensured that almost all the main…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:02pm -
  • newRomney’s Mormonism could help him in the polls, study finds
    Will Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith be a factor when voters go to the polls this November?A new study released by the Brookings Institution suggests that it will — but not in the way one might expect.Brookings fellow Matthew M. Chingos and Univer…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:44pm -
  • newDennis Kucinich will not run in Washington
    Come January, Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s career in Congress will end. Ever since losing a member-vs-member primary against Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the Ohio Democrat has been considering a bid in Washington state. Today, he announced that he would step down…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:44pm -
  • newRomney, Obama campaign staffers debate an actual issue on Twitter
    As our colleagues at the Fix wrote last month, Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod and top Romney campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom have had some notable debates in 140-character bursts.The two senior aides publicly sparred over such high-level topi…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:31pm -
  • newDeb Fischer’s knight in super PAC armor: Joe Ricketts
    The Club for Growth, Sen. Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.) Senate Conservatives Fund, the Tea Party Express and FreedomWorks all backed losing candidates in Tuesday’s Senate primary in Nebraska.But one outside group emerged victorious, and you should expec…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:16pm -
  • Romney, responding to Bain attacks, says Obama responsible for 100,000 auto job losses
    This post has been updated.Personally responding for the first time to Democratic attacks this week over his business record at Bain Capital, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday accused President Obama of being res…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:35pm -
  • Deb Fischer’s win should not erase the discussion of the war on women
    Sarah Palin strikes again.On Tuesday night, Deb Fischer, chairwoman of the Nebraska state senate, beat GOP favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate primary. Palin endorsed Fischer while former presidential candidates Mike Huck…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:27pm -
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  • On the debt ceiling, student loans and ‘fake fights’
    On MSNBC Wednesday, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) accused House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and congressional Republicans of turning the raising of the country’s debt ceiling into “a made-up issue.”Read full article…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:46pm -
  • Obama warns Republicans against debt-ceiling fight
    President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt-ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first credit-rating downgrade.Read f…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:37pm -
  • Oliver North, video-game pitchman
    One might presume that Oliver North, a former Marine who helped broker the sale of weapons to Iran (as in Iran-Contra), might know something about “black ops.” Which explains why he’s now a spokesman for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the milita…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:12pm -
  • Scott Walker leads in new Wisconsin recall poll
    Gov. Scott Walker (R) is up six points over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in a new Wisconsin gubernatorial recall poll from Marquette Law School.Walker leads Barrett 50 to 44 among 600 likely voters in the school’s first survey since the May 8…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:08pm -
  • Obama tries to sandwich Republicans on jobs plan, at a Washington deli
    President Obama stopped by a Washington sandwich shop Wednesday to pick up some hoagies for a lunch with Capitol Hill leaders at the White House — and to make his latest pitch for Congress to support his economic agenda.Read full article >>…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:56pm -
  • Big business is fine, More regulation for JPMorgan Chase? Jindal for Romney? [AM Briefing]
    Does JPMorgan Chase’s 2 billion loss show more regulation is needed? “Regardless, JPMorgan has already been punished for its mistakes — by the market. The company’s reputation has been damaged, and its share price has dropped roughly 10 perce…
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 12:58pm -
  • Is Obama responsible for a $5 trillion increase in the debt?
    “When you add up his policies, this president has increased the national debt by five trillion dollars.”— Mitt Romney, in Des Moines, May 15, 2012Read full article >>
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:00am -
  • newCan the Anti-Gay Marriage Movement Bounce Back?
    BALTIMORE—Leslie Lopes-Ruffin turned on the projector and pointed it high on the classroom wall. “We pointed it at a sheet last time,” she explained, “and people couldn’t see it.” The slideshow began, right next to a poster of President O…
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:22pm -
  • Nobody for President
    The founders of Americans Elect had a dream: A 50-state presidential campaign that would upend, smash, destroy the two-party system. Today, these founders admitted that it wouldn’t work. No presidential candidate had survived the first round of the…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 12:13am -
  • The Marriage Trap
    Eight years ago, the U.S. economy was languishing. We were bogged down in two wars, and the national debt was rising. President Bush was up for re-election, and Republicans needed a wedge issue. They found it in Massachusetts, whose Supreme Judicial…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 1:22pm -
  • Don’t Mess with Massachusetts
    Check out our Magnum Photos gallery on Boston.
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 10:00am -
  • The Men Who Love Mitt Romney
    There has been a lot of talk about Mitt Romney's difficulty connecting with voters, but that can’t be true everywhere. Who are the voters he does connect with?  I spent a morning recently in Columbus, Ohio, with small-business owners Phillip Derro…
    - 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 11:05pm -
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  • Welcome to Walkerland
    OSHKOSH, Wis.—If you get bored in Wisconsin, play a game. Drive a few miles through any neighborhood. Count the signs that read “We Stand With Scott Walker,” or “I Stand With Scott Walker,” or “Scott Walker: Believe in Wisconsin.” Try a…
    - 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 9:05pm -
  • The Eight Times the Vice President Did Something That Mattered
    1. On July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr fatally wounded Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton had smeared Burr’s name in the press.
    - 6 days ago, 11 May 12, 6:28pm -
  • What Kind of Kid Was Mitt Romney?
    One of the many tensions in evaluating presidential candidates is that we don't want to disqualify them based on the stupidity of their youth. George W. Bush's blanket denial that "when I was young and irresponsible I was young and irresponsible" see…
    - 6 days ago, 10 May 12, 11:54pm -
  • The Federalist Question
    Slate’s William Saletan and Dahlia Lithwick joined readers on Facebook on Thursday to discuss the legal and political repercussions of Barack Obama’s gay-marriage endorsement. The following transcript of the discussion has been edited for length…
    - 6 days ago, 10 May 12, 10:57pm -
  • His Evolution Is Our Evolution
    As president, Barack Obama has supported repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the federal hate-crimes law, passing a federal law to ban anti-gay employment discrimination, and repealing the Defen…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 12:49am -
  • newViolence Against Women Act clears Congress

    Violence Against Women Act clears Congress

    House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as...
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
  • newCalif. courts fear the pinch from proposed cuts

    Calif. courts fear the pinch from proposed cuts

    San Francisco's courts have cut their staff by 31 percent since 2008. Eleven of the 63 civil courtrooms at 400 McAllister St. have been closed since October, when an emergency infusion of state funds averted a much...
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
  • new$25 million, monthlong ad campaign for Romney

    $25 million, monthlong ad campaign for Romney

    An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney is opening a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign against President Obama, further stepping up an expensive TV ad war in presidential battleground states....
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 11:00am -
  • newCensus: Minorities now surpass whites in US births

    Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births

    (05-16) 21:17 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011...
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:17am -
  • newNo sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate

    No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate

    (05-16) 21:08 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the...
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:08am -
  • newLeading insurer pays $109M for dog bite claims

    Leading insurer pays $109M for dog bite claims

    (05-16) 19:55 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year. State Farm Insurance, one of the nation's...
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:55am -
  • newBiden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist

    Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist

    (05-16) 18:28 PDT Youngstown, Ohio (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a...
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  • newEven with tax hikes, budget deficits could persist

    Even with tax hikes, budget deficits could persist

    (05-16) 17:47 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- Even if voters approve Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for higher taxes this fall, his ballot initiative would be only a partial solution to the state's chronic budget deficits....
    - 7 hours ago, 17 May 12, 12:47am -
  • newHouse OKs GOP's anti-violence against women bill

    House OKs GOP's anti-violence against women bill

    (05-16) 16:26 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about...
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  • newArmy launches review of PTSD diagnoses

    Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

    (05-16) 16:16 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that...
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:16pm -
  • newWorld leaders set for busy US weekend of summitry

    World leaders set for busy US weekend of summitry

    (05-16) 15:54 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans...
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:54pm -
  • newMan faces prison for Iran shipments scheme

    Man faces prison for Iran shipments scheme

    (05-16) 15:22 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A federal judge has sentenced a businessman to 13 months in prison following his guilty plea in a scheme to illegally export computer parts to Iran. The Justice Department says...
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:22pm -
  • newSebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap

    Sebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap

    (05-16) 15:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A planned graduation speech by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of...
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:21pm -
  • newNo sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate

    No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate

    (05-16) 15:21 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the...
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:21pm -
  • newBain Capital defends record in light of criticism

    Bain Capital defends record in light of criticism

    (05-16) 15:14 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing new attacks from Democrats, the private equity firm Mitt Romney helped create is defending its record. In a statement released Tuesday, Bain Capital says its record will be...
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:14pm -
  • newKey Republican: JPMorgan $2B loss raises questions

    Key Republican: JPMorgan $2B loss raises questions

    (05-16) 14:40 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control their risks. But Republican lawmakers rejected calls from...
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:40pm -
  • newStudy: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada

    Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada

    (05-16) 14:38 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug...
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:38pm -
  • newAd attacks Obama health care, tax, debt promises

    Ad attacks Obama health care, tax, debt promises

    (05-16) 14:28 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- TITLE: Obama's Promise LENGTH: 60 seconds AIRING: Network affiliates in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. KEY...
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:28pm -
  • newEnd urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention

    End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention

    (05-16) 14:23 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United...
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:23pm -
  • newUS sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money

    US sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money

    (05-16) 13:59 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire. Washington is hopeful of an imminent deal. But...
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:59pm -
  • newUC regents discuss 6% tuition hike for next fall

    UC regents discuss 6% tuition hike for next fall

    They pledge to lobby hard to avoid the increase. The regents also approve the hiring of a new chancellor for UC San Diego at an annual salary of $411,084.University of California regents Wednesday discussed the possibility of a 6% tuition increase fo…
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  • newA little Brown wizardry needed to fix budget

    A little Brown wizardry needed to fix budget

    The governor's policies have been mostly solid, but he hasn't exercised his full political muscle to get state finances in order.Gov. Jerry Brown is testy. He's defensive. He's very frustrated.
    - 48 mins ago, 17 May 12, 7:00am -
  • Brown stymied by same budget dysfunction that plagued predecessors

    Brown stymied by same budget dysfunction that plagued predecessors

    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 7:43am -
  • Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'

    Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'

    Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for closing California's $16-billion funding gap includes 4-day state workweeks and Medi-Cal cuts. He warns that cuts will be even more severe if voters reject tax hikes on the November ballot.SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Bro…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 7:00am -
  • California offered piece of the action from Internet poker

    California offered piece of the action from Internet poker

    Casino operators lobby hard for legalization by the state. Co-sponsors of a state legalization bill hope it could raise hundreds of millions for the budget-battered state.SACRAMENTO — As state leaders sweat over another possible round of cuts from…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:34am -
  • Cigarette tax is a lifesaver

    Cigarette tax is a lifesaver

    Tobacco companies are taking aim at Proposition 29, which would raise cigarette taxes $1 a pack. But they're blowing smoke.SACRAMENTO — Cigarette makers have a certified history of deception, distortion and lying. And let's not forget fraud and rac…
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  • June primary is key test for state's top-two election system

    June primary is key test for state's top-two election system

    Candidates are campaigning earlier, spending more money and trying to broaden their appeal as only those who come in first and second will advance to the November ballot.In the first broad test of California's new "top-two" election system, many cand…
    - 3 days ago, 14 May 12, 7:00am -
  • Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29

    Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29

    The June 5 ballot initiative would raise cigarette taxes by $1 a pack to fund tobacco-related disease research. Its supporters lack the funds for a comparable campaign.Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoe…
    - 4 days ago, 12 May 12, 11:32pm -
  • Solar project in desert gets boost from California Legislature

    Solar project in desert gets boost from California Legislature

    The legislation to enable the developer to bypass local agencies in seeking approval was fast-tracked in the Assembly. Environmentalists say the proposed Calico Solar facility would be ecologically damaging.Despite strong opposition from environmenta…
    - 6 days ago, 11 May 12, 7:00am -
  • Proposed tweak to term limits makes eminent sense

    Proposed tweak to term limits makes eminent sense

    By allowing California legislators to serve 12 years in one house, Prop. 28 would instill some adult supervision and dampen political ambition, especially in the Assembly.Proposition 28 proposes a tiny tweak in legislative term limits. But it could h…
    - 7 days ago, 10 May 12, 7:00am -
  • newNC’s gay wedded diss to O
    WASHINGTON — Backing gay marriage may have helped fill President Obama’s campaign coffers, but the move could cost him in North Carolina, a key swing state where he is slumping in a newly released poll.Mitt Romney has surged to a lead of 51 perc…
    - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 6:24am -
  • newWipe the smug off John’s mug
    GREENSBORO, NC — The Bastard out of North Carolina looked mighty pleased with himself. Too pleased.And why not? John Edwards (yesterday, left) just might get away with it all — with stealing campaign money, cheating, lying and deceiving his dyin…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:52am -
  • newDon't blame Kennedy curse
    Nobody dies of a curse — even if they’re a Kennedy. David Kennedy didn’t die of a curse when he OD’d in a hotel room in Palm Beach and Michael Kennedy didn’t die of a curse when he ran into a tree playing a football game on skis in Aspen.…
    - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 6:00am -
  • newMary Kennedy, wife of RFK Jr., commits suicide: sources
    Fresh tragedy hit the Kennedy family Wednesday: the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hanged herself in a barn behind her Westchester home.
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:17am -
  • newMike, Cory in Twitter slashing over NHL 
    The mayors of New York and Newark traded sporting trash talk over Twitter Wednesday night as the Rangers squared off at Madison Square Garden against the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals.“Not even @CoryBooker can sav…
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  • newCuomo wants to cap nonprofit exec pay at $199,000
    Gov. Cuomo Wednesday proposed a new regulation designed to rein in runaway non-profit salaries and overhead. The rule would cap the amount of money allowed to be put toward a non-profit executive’s compensation package at $199,000.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:19am -
  • newBloomberg: Sell off parking to private sector
    MAYOR BLOOMBERG Wednesday said the city will privatize the operation of its parking meters if the price is right. Signing a deal with a private contractor would in all likelihood wipe out many of the jobs of workers who collect money from meters —…
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:03am -
  • newFBI keeping NYPD out  of the loop on terror  
    FOR A GUY whose job is all about intelligence, FBI chief Robert Mueller showed a stunning lack of it Wednesday when he blithely told a Senate panel that he still hasn’t bothered calling NYPD’s top cop about the latest terror threat. Never mind th…
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:53am -
  • newMike says Quinn would be good mayor
    Christine Quinn's wedding is not until Saturday, but Mayor Bloomberg wasted no time in tossing her a bouquet Wednesday — saying the bride-to-be would make one heck of a City Hall successor.
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  • newBrownsville has most police 'stop-and-questions' in city: NYCLU  
    Cops stopped and questioned nearly one-third of Brownsville’s residents last year - the highest out of the city’s 76 police precincts.
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  • Pacquiao opposes Obama's view of same-sex marriage
    President Barack Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage last week, but he won't be able to count on support from boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao contradicted the President's views on same-sex marriage in a recent interview.
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:27pm -
  • Edwards won't take stand as defense rests
    Liar. Cheater. Coward? John Edwards decided Wednesday not to take the stand in his own defense, avoiding what would have been a blistering attack on his credibility.
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:09pm -
  • Mom's happy political War of the Roses ends
    ALBANY — The political War of the Roses on Long Island ended with a change of heart — and no one was happier than the woman whose son opted not to challenge his Assemblywoman wife.
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:43pm -
  • Mitt Romney could be richest man to ever live in White House
    Mitt Romney would be by far the wealthiest man ever to call the White House home, according to a new analysis.
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:48pm -
  • Michelle O. to appear on Food  Network’s ‘Restaurant Impossible’  
    President Obama may be struggling to turn around the floundering economy — but that doesn't mean his wife can't help fix a broken business.
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:31pm -
  • Obama, Dems raise $44M -- $10M less than previous month
    President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:18pm -
  • Chris Christie wouldn’t be happy playing ‘second fiddle’ as Mitt's VP: poll
    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wouldn't be satisfied "playing second fiddle" as Mitt Romney's vice president, according to the state's voters.
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 12:58pm -
  • Obama teases David Beckham about his underwear line  
    President Obama roasted soccer superstar David Beckham at the White House Tuesday, joking about the Brit's age and his sexy underwear ads.
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 12:44pm -
  • Virginia Republicans deny prosecutor’s bid to become state’s first openly gay judge
    A prosecutor's bid to become the first openly gay judge in Virginia was stymied by state conservatives on Tuesday.
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:07am -
  • Thompson's $300 million Battery Park City bill
    Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson voluntarily left his post as chairman of the Battery Park City Authority last week - unlike predecessor James Gill, who exited in shame after the authority spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on parties and meals on…
    - 24 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:00am -
  • Christie, Booker channel Seinfeld-Newman rivalry
    Gov. Chris Christie plays second fiddle to Newark Mayor Cory Booker when it comes to heroic antics in a parody video produced by the two Jersey pols. Booker upstages Christie at every turn as the pair channel the famous Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in the…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 6:01am -
  • Toughest of guys can back gay marriage, too! 
    When Christine Quinn and Kim Catullo walk down the aisle Saturday, they will be on the arms of their biggest supporters: their dads.
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 6:00am -
  • newSelling Zionism in the 1920s
    The Palestine Poster Project reveals attempts to entice settlers into what is now Israel
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  • newCan you identify?
    Science shows that the only way around some readers' prejudices is to trick them
    - 8 hours ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am -
  • newTo do or not to do?
    That is the question
    - 8 hours ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am -
  • new“Battleship”: Dumbest military spectacle ever?
    Aliens invade a Navy recruitment video and turn back the gender-politics clock in this moronic blockbuster
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  • newThe disappearing slowdown
    Not dead yet: New data suggests the U.S. economy is shaking off spring doldrums
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  • newHow did this parent end up in jail?
    Kelley Williams-Bolar just wanted her kids to go to a safer school -- then her story took an unexpected turn
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:22pm -
  • newFederal court enjoins NDAA
    An Obama-appointed judge rules its indefinite detention provisions likely violate the 1st and 5th Amendments
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:14pm -
  • newBeating back obesity
    America's weight problem is only getting worse. Here's how we can fix it
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:30pm -
  • newNeocons vs. Islamophobes
    There's an ongoing war for the future of Republican foreign policy
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:11pm -
  • newRomney giving up on home state of Massachusetts
    Romney advisers admit that an attempt to win the candidate's home state is out of the question
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:49pm -
  • Arizona man suing Flagstaff is now its mayor
    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Flagstaff, Ariz., man who is suing the city is now its mayor. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/JrL3zQ ) 63-year-old Jerry Nabours was elected mayor Tuesday night. The retired attorney beat City Councilman Al Wh…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:15pm -
  • Manny Pacquiao loses his crown
    The boxer's anti-gay remarks lead us to take an unprecedented step: We're revoking his Salon Sexiest Man title
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:50pm -
  • SPIN METER: Rivals airbrush anti-Romney words
    After the nastiness of the Republican primary race, former candidates have collective amnesia about Romney disses
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:30pm -
  • Ron Paul sets up Rand for 2016
    The cult libertarian hero keeps his campaign alive, barely, as he prepares to hand the reins to his son
    - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:50pm -
  • Next Tea Party targets
    After conservative upsets in Indiana and Nebraska, these GOP senators should fear primary challenges in 2014
    - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:36pm -
  • Susana Martinez’s veep suicide
    The New Mexico governor is an unlikely running mate for Romney after speaking out on immigration
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:04pm -
  • Romney’s human shield
    The campaigns end this fall, but their flacks will never go away. Meet Eric Fehrnstrom, enforcer on the GOP side
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:00pm -
  • Romney oversimplifies debt ‘inferno’
    On the campaign trail, Romney has repeatedly ignored the actual causes of the nation's runaway debt
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:45pm -
  • Risk-free Internet TV
    Attention, Hulu and Netflix: It's not TV, it's the Internet. Original programming needs to take more chances
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:43pm -
  • Manny Pacquiao doesn’t want you dead
    A gross misquote gets out of hand -- but the iconic boxer still has a long way to go on the sensitivity front
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:25pm -
  • newStudent Loans Are a Bipartisan Boondoggle

    Student Loans Are a Bipartisan Boondoggle

    George Will, Washington PostBipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent.Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a counterproductive federal intrusion in primary and second…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:32am -
  • newPanic Time for the Obama Campaign?

    Panic Time for the Obama Campaign?

    Michael Barone, DC ExaminerIs it panic time at Obama headquarters in Chicago? You might get that impression from watching events -- and the polls -- over the past few weeks.In matchups against Mitt Romney, the president is leading by only 47 to 45 pe…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:11am -
  • newBelieving in Obama

    Believing in Obama

    Charles Blow, New York TimesYou gotta have faith. Democrats have it. Republicans don't. That is the finding of a USA Today/Gallup poll that was released on Tuesday. The poll found that:
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:09am -
  • newRomney's Clintonesque Moment

    Romney's Clintonesque Moment

    E.J. Dionne, The New RepublicWASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney was against Bill Clinton before he was for him.There was Romney, campaigning Tuesday in Iowa, praising the nation's last Democratic president and casting him as far superior to the current i…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:09am -
  • newA Tale of Two Commencements

    A Tale of Two Commencements

    Daniel Henninger, Wall Street JournalTwo days after Mitt Romney delivered the commencement speech at Liberty University, the big evangelical Christian school founded by Jerry Falwell, Barack Obama tutored graduates at Barnard College, the intensely l…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:08am -
  • newNarrower Lead, but Big Changes Probably Aren't Cause

    Narrower Lead, but Big Changes Probably Aren't Cause

    Nate Silver, NYTWe are beginning to see more national surveys now, including this week’s New York Times/CBS News poll, that show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over President Obama in the general election matchup. There are also a number of pol…
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:54am -
  • newGOP Undermines Violence Against Women Act

    GOP Undermines Violence Against Women Act

    Valerie Jarrett, Huff PostThe passage of the Violence Against Women Act nearly two decades ago was an historic moment for America's women and girls. The law gave women new legal protections that help ensure their safety.Last month, Democratic an…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:54pm -
  • newDemocrats' Best Friend: The GOP Base

    Democrats' Best Friend: The GOP Base

    Steve Kornacki, SalonAt the very least, the Republican Party base's revolt against its own establishment cost the GOP a 50-50 Senate tie in 2010, with primary voters forcing unelectable nominees on the party in three races that it had otherwise…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:52pm -
  • newNebraska Stuns GOP Establishment

    Nebraska Stuns GOP Establishment

    Thomas Lifson, American ThinkerIt is no fun being a member of the GOP establishment these days. Another upstart has pulled off a surprise victory, this time  in Nebraska. Shades of Indiana! Even worse, Sarah Palin's endorsement seems to hav…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:51pm -
  • How the Democratic Party Lost Its Way

    How the Democratic Party Lost Its Way

    Jay Cost, FOX NewsWhy is the country debating gay marriage right now?The deficit is out of control. The economy is stuck in neutral. Incomes are flat. Unemployment is stubbornly high. Europe is on the brink of collapse. The Middle East is on the brin…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:28pm -
  • Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed

    Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed

    Rich Cohen, Wall Street JournalHaving not won a World Series since 1908, and having last appeared on that stage in 1945—a war year in which the professional leagues were still populated by has-beens and freaks—the Chicago Cubs must contem…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:21pm -
  • Jamie Dimon's Unshakable Hubris

    Jamie Dimon's Unshakable Hubris

    Nomi Prins, The Daily BeastIt’s official. Just as he was voted in for a second term as Class A New York Fed director in February 2010, Jamie Dimon was reelected chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase yesterday afternoon. He got to keep his $23 mill…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:21pm -
  • Obama and GM Cook the Books

    Obama and GM Cook the Books

    John Lott, National ReviewWould you hire President Obama as your financial adviser? Three years ago his administration invested more than $100 billion in taxpayer money to bail out General Motors. On Tuesday, the entire company, not just what the gov…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:20pm -
  • Pennsylvania in Play for November? Maybe

    Pennsylvania in Play for November? Maybe

    Stuart Rothenberg, Roll CallI never include the Keystone State in my list of presidential swing states for November. Am I making a mistake? Possibly.There are plenty of reasons to leave the commonwealth of Pennsylvania off any list of the most compet…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:09pm -
  • Obama Hits Mitt Where It Hurts

    Obama Hits Mitt Where It Hurts

    Jamelle Bouie, The American ProspectThe latest advertisement from the Obama campaign—which will air in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Virginia—is, so far, the most important one of the president’s re-election effort. Take a…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:08pm -
  • Romney Can't Be Winning, Can He?

    Romney Can't Be Winning, Can He?

    John Cassidy, The New YorkerIn my neck of artisanal, hormone-free Brooklyn, the latest CBS News/New York Times poll, which shows Mitt Scissorhands leading "The First Gay President" by three points, landed with a nasty thud. "I can&ap…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:07pm -
  • National Mood a Drag on Obama's Prospects

    National Mood a Drag on Obama's Prospects

    Lydia Saad, GallupSome six months before voters head to the polls to choose the next president of the United States, Gallup finds several indicators of the economic and political climate holding steady at levels that could be troublesome for Presiden…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:06pm -
  • Hysterical Media a Sign Obama's in Trouble

    Hysterical Media a Sign Obama's in Trouble

    Michael Goodwin, NY PostAn Important change is happening in the presidential race - the belief that Mitt Romney could actually win is spreading. There is a growing confidence among his supporters, and the polls are starting to pick up a shift in his…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:02pm -
  • Dancing With Derivatives

    Dancing With Derivatives

    Maureen Dowd, New York TimesJamie Dimon calls it “a doozy.” And it was. A $2 billion credit derivatives trading bungle that could mushroom to a $4 billion loss. The shining industry agitator against some of the tougher regulations on bank…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:02pm -
  • Lugar's Fatal Case of Entitlement Syndrome

    Lugar's Fatal Case of Entitlement Syndrome

    Reed Galen, RealClearPoliticsThe defeated Dick Lugar, in an impassioned and striking condemnation of the continuing polarization of American politics, blamed the Tea Party and his Republican primary opponent for demanding he submit to a "purification…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:36pm -
  • newSpain could be locked out of the markets, says [PM] Mariano Rajoy
    Mariano Rajoy pleaded for an urgent “defence of the euro project” yesterday as Madrid was close to being locked out of international markets by “astronomical” borrowing costs. The prime minister of Spain called for European leaders to publicly ba…
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  • newFSB foils attempted assault on 2014 Winter Olympics
    With the world’s attention on London in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, it is important to bear in mind that the next Olympics in 2014 will be held in the Russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi, which abuts some of the tallest mountains…
    - 53 mins ago, 17 May 12, 6:55am -
  • newKey Republican: JPMorgan $2B loss raises questions
    A key House Republican says the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control their risks. But Republican lawmakers rejected calls from Democrats for stricter regulation. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, Republ…
    - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 6:33am -
  • newGreen groups decry 'depressing' EU farm reform deal
    Conservation groups have condemned a move by European agricultural ministers to tone down some of the most controversial environmental proposals in the next phase of the EU's farm support program. Agricultural and fisheries ministers from the 27 EU c…
    - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 6:23am -
  • newDennis Kucinich opts out of Washington state race, will retire
    Dennis Kucinich opts out of Washington state race, will retireBy Rachel Rose Hartman | The Ticket – 9 hrs ago Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he has decided against running for Congress in Washington state, where activists had urged hi…
    - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 6:21am -
  • newEU's Barnier urges binding shareholder vote on executive pay
    Shareholders should have the power to curb bosses' pay and set caps on executive bonuses, the European Union's top regulatory official said on today (16 May), adding to pressure on banks and companies over excessive management pay deals. The plan fro…
    - 1 hour ago, 17 May 12, 6:19am -
  • newNorth Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
    North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, w…
    - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 6:14am -
  • newParolee Charged In Arson Fire At Catholic Church
    Parolee Charged In Arson Fire At Catholic Church [Pic in URL] May 16, 2012 A 34-year-old parolee was charged Wednesday with torching a Hacienda Heights Catholic church, authorities said. Gregory Yusuke Shiga allegedly broke into John Vianney Catholic…
    - 2 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:27am -
  • newCNN Hits Lowest Primetime Demo Rating at 9 PM In 15 Years
    Unfortunately for CNN, “Piers Morgan Tonight” was the apparent victim of the busy night, drawing only 39,000 viewers 25-54 at 9 PM. To say those ratings are anomalous would be something of an understatement. That is the lowest 9 PM weekday demo rat…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:15am -
  • newATLAS ELEKTRONIK sets new range record for Torpedoes, reaching more than 140 Km
    ATLAS ELEKTRONIK sets new range record for Torpedoes, reaching more than 140 Km ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has increased the reach of its torpedoes substantially, setting a new range record for torpedoes. At a test-firing in March 2012, the heavyweight torpedo…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:08am -
  • newWhites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.[Major Impact On Economic & Political ID of US!]
    Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S. By SABRINA TAVERNISE May 17, 2012 WASHINGTON — After years of speculation, estimates and projections, the Census Bureau has made it official: White births are no longer a majority in the United States.…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:58am -
  • newAP Reporter's Flat-Out False Claim: 'Home Construction' (Down 25%-32%) 'Is Near a Three-year High'
    I just about knew it when I heard a top-of-hour radio report this morning. When the announcer intoned that there was a 3% increase in "home construction" in April, I said to myself: "There's the Associated Press again, up to its old tricks." That was…
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  • newSecretary Clinton Says 'Oui' To New French President
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she welcomes the new French president, Francoise Hollande, and is looking forward to working with him. In an interview with USA Today, Clinton said even though Hollande, who is a socialist, will have v…
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  • newPassaic County takes in 282 weapons in Paterson gun buyback
    The Passaic County Sheriff’s office spent more than $20,000 buying back 282 guns from residents in Paterson in an effort to rid the city’s most dangerous streets of firearms, officials said Tuesday. The funds came out of money seized during drug ar…
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  • newReport: New Effort to Free O.J. Simpson From Prison
    Former football star O.J. Simpson's new lawyer has filed court documents seeking to free his client from a Nevada prison charging that Simpson's former lawyers did not give him adequate representation at trial, The Associated Press is reporting. AP r…
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  • newCameron looks to shield Britain from euro breakup
    Prime Minister David Cameron will promise on Thursday to do whatever is needed to protect Britain's economy and banks from a breakup of the eurozone, and will urge leaders of the single currency bloc to "sort out its problems". Cameron's remarks, in…
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  • newIntelligence Officials Unveil Secret Model of Bin Ladin Compound Used to Plan Raid
    The U.S. intelligence community wheeled out one of its prized possessions Wednesday -- a scale model of the notorious Pakistan compound where Usama bin Laden spent the last few years of his life in hiding. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2…
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:23am -
  • newMary Richardson Kennedy, wife of RFK Jr., found dead in New York
    NEW YORK — Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on the family’s property north of New York City on Wednesday, two years after her husband filed for divorce and following a history of drug and alcohol…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:14am -
  • newArmy Reviews Whether to Allow Women in Ranger School
    WASHINGTON — Army leaders have begun to study the prospect of sending female soldiers to the service's prestigious Ranger school — another step in the effort to broaden opportunities for women in the military. Gen. Raymond Odierno, Army chief of st…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:12am -
  • newExclusive: Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria: panel
    Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Iran, like…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 3:57am -
  • newReformers vs the GOP Establishment: The Battle to Eliminate the Income Tax
    The latest example of this battle is taking place in Oklahoma, where the Governor has proposed to eliminate the state income tax and her main opponents are members of the corrupt GOP establishment.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newLet Sleeping Germans Lie
    The newly elected French Socialist president, Francois Hollande, is warning Germany that Mediterranean ideas of "growth," not Germanic "austerity," should be the new European creed. No surprise there -- reckless debtors often blame their own past imp…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newHopeless Change: Young Americans getting the worst of Obama's Economy
    Sadly, three years later, it is more like Hopeless Change that millions of young Americans face.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newJP Morgan and MF Global Caught Chasing Yield
    The big government fanatics are out in the media pounding their chests that we need more regulation. I thought we had great new regs with Dodd-Frank, and prior to that we made CEO’s and CFO’s responsible with Sarbanes-Oxley.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newEurope’s Contagion Continues
    Welcome to the Great Market Panic of 2012 where investors sell everything that isn’t nailed down to raise cash.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • new'Runner' Introduces Mother to Son's World
    For as well as I know my only son, I never really understood him until I read John L. Parker Jr.’s “Once a Runner.”
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newGermany Faces Political Isolation
    The political isolation will likely weigh on the Merkel administration to abandon their monetary obstructionism.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newThe Era of Uncertainty
    Many descriptors could be used when describing President Obama’s time in office. The Era of Big Government and Big Labor, certainly. The Over-Spending Years or Over-Regulating Years are strong contenders, as well. But how about this one: The Era of…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newReal Estate Crash in China Underway
    Developers, burdened by 70% leverage ratios and loans threatening to come due, rushed to complete projects already in their pipeline, to put those units onto the market and raise cash.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newEating Up the Hunger Games
    A recent comic strip summed up life in these United States in 2012. Several rotund Americans are waiting in line at the movie theater. All are holding massive tubs of popcorn, jumbo candy bars and vats of soda. They’re queuing to watch “The Hunge…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newCNN Plays Dirty Too
    WASHINGTON -- I first heard it two, perhaps two and a half years ago. A sage sitting in his New York City office pronounced it. Said the sage to me: "This is going to be the dirtiest presidential campaign in history." I would pass on my prescient fri…
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  • newMoral, Now the Story
    As a child, I was a voracious reader, mostly of fiction. I would read during class, during lunch, during the bus ride. When I was reading, I was not part of my boring normal life, but part of a deeper, more compelling story.
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  • newQuitting Time
    You know what they say about sailboats -- the best two days you'll ever have with your boat is the day you buy it and the day you sell it.
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  • newRecent News Could Cause Panic for Obama Campaign
    Is it panic time at Obama headquarters in Chicago? You might get that impression from watching events -- and the polls -- over the past few weeks.
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  • newThe President's 'Other Gospel'
    It is one thing to talk about "fairness" when it comes to allowing gays and lesbians to marry; it is quite another to claim biblical authority for such relationships.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newThe Difference Between GM and Ford
    The corporate cultures of the two companies are very different. One example. GM pulled its ads from Facebook. Ford is doing more with Facebook. Another, GM bailed out by the government, Ford weathered the storm.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newBarack Obama’s Debacle
    Obama has already succeeded in fundamentally transforming America, from a prosperous nation that draws people the world over, voting with their feet, to a rapidly declining former superpower on the fast track to a third-world status similar to Argent…
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newJP Morgan Chase Next on Obama Administration Hit List
    With the Justice Department today indicating they are launching a criminal probe into a $2 Billion trading loss at JP Morgan, the President’s Administration is at it again.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newIs There a Drone In Your Backyard?
    Earlier this week, the federal government announced that the Air Force might be dispatching drones to a backyard near you.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newCan You Take a Hardship Distribution From a 401(k)?
    While it sounds like you're experiencing a tough time, your age and the size of your 401(k) mean that you do have some options for getting through it.
    - 4 hours ago, 17 May 12, 4:01am -
  • newPoll: Obama Leads by 7 Points
    Fox News reports on their new poll:Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, if the election were held today. Three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 percent each.Keep reading this post . . .
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  • newKrauthammer Slams Obama Energy Policy
    On Special Report, Krauthammer said, “Obama doesn’t understand the role of government in new technology.”Watch it here:Keep reading this post . . .
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:09pm -
  • newJon Lovitz, Capitalist
    Jon Lovitz just appeared on America Live with Megyn Kelly. He offered an eloquent and stinging indictment on President Obama’s class-warfare. I only wish elected officials could speak as well as Mr. Lovitz.
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:40pm -
  • newObama's Venture-Capitalist Hypocrisy
    As Dan noted today, the Obama reelection campaign is increasingly backing itself into a corner with its attacks on private-equity and venture-capital industries. The Wall Street Journal pointed out yesterday that on the same night the GST Steel ad de…
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:38pm -
  • newOceania Lite
    Everyone must buy health insurance, regardless of whether he wants it. The FAA streamlines rules for the domestic use of drones. The president redefines marriage. Armed Environmental Police shut down — and stand guard over — an ice cream stand…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:15pm -
  • newObama's Budget Gets Shut-Out, 99–0
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:00pm -
  • newWhen Did Obamacare Cease to Be 'Disparaging'?
    It seems only last year that “Obamacare” was termed a pejorative word, one to be avoided by all serious people. Back then, so horrified by the moniker was perennial conservative favorite, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, that she took to the House floor…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:34pm -
  • newMedal of Honor Awarded Today
    Leslie H. Sabo Jr. has posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his bravery and heroism in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Here’s the White House statement:Keep reading this post . . .
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:32pm -
  • newMurder on the Occident Express
    This bit of lefty alarmism is just too sanctimoniously, gloriously, unctuously stupid to pass up. Not a parody (I think):Mankind is draining the earth’s resources so quickly the globe would be bled dry before the end of the century at this rate…
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:27pm -
  • Cain to Romney: Pick West, Not Portman
    Former presidential candidate Herman Cain tells National Review Online that Mitt Romney should tap Representative Allen West of Florida as his vice-presidential nominee. “[West] has a military background, he tells it like it is, and he’s not afra…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:17pm -
  • Walker Opens 50--44 Lead Over Barrett
    Per the latest from Marquette:Milwaukee, Wis. – A new Marquette Law School Poll shows that with three weeks to go until the recall election Governor Scott Walker has taken a six-percentage point lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, 50-44 perce…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:45pm -
  • Romney Camp: Press Wasn't Supposed to Be Blocked From Rope Line
    The Romney campaign has consistently avoided giving the press much access to Mitt Romney himself. Romney rarely answers questions shouted at him, and he recently went over a month without doing a press conference.Today, Romney staffers and volunteer…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:26pm -
  • Biden Attacks Romney on Tire Tariffs
    As Dan noted, Joe Biden is set to double down on the GST Steel attack in a speech in Ohio today. (Never mind that Mitt Romney was no longer working at Bain on a day-to-day basis when the company went bankrupt, or that union influence may have played…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:06pm -
  • Black Pastor Now Supports Obama
    Reverend Emmett Burns, a prominent black pastor in Maryland, made quite the sensation when he was interviewed by CNN in the wake of President Obama’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage. He promised to neither vote for President Obama n…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:55pm -
  • An Agenda for Resurgence
    National Affairs, the quarterly magazine I edit, publishes essays on a range of issues in domestic policy, politics, culture, and political thought. But some of our most widely read and cited pieces have been very specific “how to” essays for add…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:54pm -
  • 'CHART: Spending, Taxes, and Deficits Are All Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office'
    ThinkProgress has a post purporting to prove President Obama’s unappreciated fiscal conservatism. I asked a friend who follows these matters for his take. E-mail:Spending: The choice of measurement — % of GDP – is highly instructive. Between…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:52pm -
  • <i>Newsweek</i> Aside, Americans Still Oppose Redefining Marriage
    In the days since President Obama publicly admitted his support for radically redefining marriage, his boosters in the media — both in print and onscreen — have been vocal in their praise of his political cunning. And while the majority of Ameri…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:50pm -
  • Bringing the Pain
    Over at The Public Discourse, pro-life attorney Paul Linton argues against one of the pro-life movement’s bigger legislative initiatives of recent years. He makes two arguments against bills that prohibit abortion after the unborn child may be capa…
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:39pm -
  • Letterman Shills for Obama
    On The Late Show, David Letterman criticized former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and all their war-mongering friends. He had immense praise for President Obama, of course.Keep reading this post . . .
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:30pm -
  • Putin: Don't Worry About It
    According to former Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar, Vladimir Putin expects Israel’s military to deal with Iran successfully:Don’t worry about Iran, Israel will take care of it, former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar quoted Ru…
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  • newIt's All Good
    Mitt Romney: JP Morgan's $2 billion loss was someone else's $2 billion gain....
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:27pm -
  • newStung Hard
    A new public corruption case bubbling up in, of all places, Arizona ......
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:23pm -
  • newSaverin: This Had Nothing To Do With Taxes
    Eduardo Saverin tells the Times his decision to renounce his US citizenship had nothing to do with US taxes. "This had nothing to do with taxes. I was born in Brazil, I was an American citizen for about 10 years....
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  • newHe Was Warned
    It sounds like consular officials in Singapore would have made very clear to Eduardo Saverin that he faced being barred for life from the USA....
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  • newBuh-Bye
    Over recent days we've been following the story of Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook, now resident in Singapore, who has renounced his citizenship to avoid the big time tax bill that would have come with the Facebook IPO windfall....
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  • newPresented By:
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  • Crosstabs: Episode 2
    In today's Crosstabs, TPM Poll Editor Kyle Leighton looks at the key demographic groups Obama and Romney are fighting over for November. To view full sized video, click here....
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:26pm -
  • Small But Solid Lead
    Three polls out in the last few days show a very consistent picture. Gov. Scott Walker has a small but solid lead over Democrat Tom Barrett in the Wisconsin recall election. The TPM Poll Average has it at Walker 50.5%...
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:55pm -
  • Well That Settles That!
    The National Coalition for Men has endorsed the House GOP's version of the Violence Against Women Act....
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:33pm -
  • John Boehner's Selective Accounting
    Speaker Boehner's insistence that no increase in the debt limit is possible without corresponding dollar-for-dollar budget reductions does not apply to the House GOP's own Ryan budget....
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:55pm -
  • Volcker Smokes Dimon
    JP Morgan can do all the proprietary trading it wants, Paul Volcker tells Bill Moyers -- it just has to surrender its banking license....
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:43pm -
  • What's Your Favorite Recent Book?
    Besides non-stop coverage of politics, one of my biggest interests with TPM over the years has been books -- reviewing them, discussing them with readers and so forth. And we're planning a new section of the site to do that...
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:02pm -
  • Big Vote Today
    The House votes today on the Violence Against Women Act, with Republicans introducing amendments to tone down their version and escape some of the heat they're getting and Democrats saying, not good enough....
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  • Presented By:
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  • Good Money
    Bloomberg says Facebook Co-founder could save a cool $67 million by dumping his US citizenship....
    - 17 hours ago, 16 May 12, 2:38pm -
  • Kinda Weird
    The new Washington Post/ABC poll shows independents are pretty negative on Gov. Romney's proposal to repeal 'Obamacare' root and branch -- yet at the same time, fairly big majorities of voters say they want the law repealed....
    - 18 hours ago, 16 May 12, 2:03pm -
  • Sure, Sign Us Up!
    Senate Republicans back Speaker Boehner's call for another debt limit showdown....
    - 18 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:57pm -
  • The Birthers' Last Gasp
    It having been proven (again, and again, and again) that President Obama is indeed a citizen of these United States of America, what's left of the 'birther' brigade has been getting busy inventing other alternate histories. But not everyone on...
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 12:41pm -
  • The New Debt Limit Deathrace
    So just why is the GOP toying with another debt limit disaster? Brian Beutler explains....
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:14am -
  • Big Upset in Nebraska
    State Sen. Deb Fischer pulls off an upset in the Nebraska GOP Senate primary....
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 4:09am -
  • newI just got a new charger for my phone and it doesn't work.
    I think the plug is the wrong size. I'll go up and exchange it. :4:
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:49pm -
  • 'The Ghosts of Ripcord' film production coming soon by Temple University

    'The Ghosts of Ripcord' film production coming soon by Temple University

    *I had lost track of this documentary project about showing a piece of (hidden) history that other Nam documentaries doesn't touch. I can not express how happy I am to see someone (at Temple) actually trying to produce a documentary. Many thanks to t…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:23pm -
  • What Happened to "Tpday's Posts" in top menu bar???
    * * New Posts (http://www.democraticwarrior.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&contenttype=vBForum_Post) * Private Messages (http://www.democraticwarrior.com/forum/private.php) * FAQ (http://www.democraticwarrior.com/forum/faq.php) * Calendar (…
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:20pm -
  • The Most Mouth-Watering Burgers (PHOTOS)
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/burger-photos_n_1517647.html#s967964&title=Big_Sloppy_Burger
    - 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 7:18pm -
  • Romney, aided by prop, pushes debt message in swing state Florida
    Mitt Romney continued to drive a debt-oriented message on Wednesday, extending his "prairie fire" of debt metaphor with the assistance of a debt clock.More... (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/16/11732547-romney-aided-by-prop-pushes-deb…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:37pm -
  • Boehner: 'I'm not threatening default'
    House Speaker John Boehner denied he was threatening default when he called for equal or greater spending cuts to accompany a future increase in the debt ceiling.More... (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/16/11732544-boehner-im-not-threa…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:37pm -
  • Romney, Boehner & The 'Cons: Saving America One Tax Break At A Time
    So Romney is the economic fixer-upper. What does that make Boehner and the Tea Partiers? The messer-uppers?The RepubliCons have one hope for a win this fall: that the economy will tank.Right now it is showing signs of recovery. Slow, piecemeal and…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:04pm -
  • Zimmerman's injuries
    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/16/152813315/medical-report-details-george-zimmermans-injuries-abc-news-saysI would love to hear about Trayvon's injuries. I wonder how many punches he endured before he was shot!
    - 17 hours ago, 16 May 12, 2:46pm -
  • Obama Raised $43.6 Million in April
    The Obama campaign said it raised $43.6 million in April for itself and Democratic committees, down from its $53 million take in March.More... (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577407752437654514.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Poli…
    - 17 hours ago, 16 May 12, 2:36pm -
  • Debt-ceiling showdown returns to Washington
    First Read: Speaker Boehner lays down markers for the next debt-ceiling fight that include deep spending cuts and no tax increases.More... (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/16/11731339-first-thoughts-here-we-go-again?lite)
    - 18 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:32pm -
  • Romney wins Nebraska, Oregon primaries
    Mitt Romney won the Nebraska and Oregon Republican primaries on Tuesday, adding to his delegate haul in his march toward the GOP presidential nomination.More... (http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11724010-romney-wins-nebraska-oregon…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 5:52am -
  • Republican Fischer upsets rivals in Nebraska Senate primary
    Insurgent Republican candidate Deb Fischer bested two rivals with superior financing and organizations to win the Republican Senate nomination in Nebraska on Tuesday.More... (http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11720335-republican-fis…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 3:45am -
  • GOP charts path to Senate majority through Neb. Senate primary
    Republicans face a tight three-way race on Tuesday for a Senate nomination in Nebraska, one of the states that the GOP hopes to win this fall to put the party on the path toward taking control of the upper chamber.More... (http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 3:06am -
  • Boehner lays down markers on year-end 'fiscal cliff'
    Boehner said that the House would vote this fall "before the election" to extend the Bush-era tax cuts, and vowed to extract additional spending cuts in exchange for again raising the debt limit.More... (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 3:06am -
  • Romney wins Nebraska primary
    Mitt Romney won the Nebraska Republican primary on Tuesday, adding to his delegate haul in his march toward the GOP presidential nomination.More... (http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11724010-romney-wins-nebraska-primary)
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 3:06am -
  • newOverheard on the Hill
    “Kucinich: not running in Washington State … Congress loses talented, if left leaning, ventriloquist and stand up comic. Great at DC Improv.”
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:04am -
  • newCalifornia: Maldonado Pre-Primary Ad Costs $200K
    In a race to watch, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado (R) launched his first TV ad in the 24th district.
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:03am -
  • newBoiling Over With Excitement
    The unbearable mugginess that heralds summer in Washington, D.C., has already begun to choke the area, so we might as well enjoy the spoils of the season, too.
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:02am -
  • newMy Hero!
    Can breaking bread be the start of something beautiful between President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner?
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:02am -
  • newKnow Your Role
    Ready to “act” like an integral part of the Congressional community?
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:02am -
  • newLove on the Diamond
    Softball is a merciless sport, played in the cruelest months, capable of driving its participants to the depths of despair.
    - 3 hours ago, 17 May 12, 5:02am -
  • newWooden Bats Cross Party Lines, Promptly Get Smacked
    After being rained out three consecutive weeks, Jerry Duty finally got a chance to show its stuff on the Mall this week. And boy, did they show up.
    - 5 hours ago, 17 May 12, 2:41am -
  • newFive Budgets Fail in Senate
    The Senate defeated five budget proposals offered by Republicans today, as the GOP sought to hammer Democrats for not producing a budget resolution this year and for not putting one on the Senate floor in the previous two years.
    - 9 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:10pm -
  • newThrough the Drinking Glass
    Alcohol has been called a social lubricant. Maker’s Mark views its high-octane elixir as more of a comity builder.
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:59pm -
  • newObama's Sandwich Outing Almost Made Me Late
    One reporter’s schedule was thrown offtrack this morning due to the presidential motorcade’s unusual stop.
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:38pm -
  • newWashington: Dennis Kucinich Won't Run Here — or Anywhere Else
    Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) will not seek a House seat in Washington state this year after losing a primary to a fellow Democratic Member in March.
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:31pm -
  • newAt White House, Hoagies Win Praise Even as Debt Crisis Looms
    President Barack Obama's decision to bring hoagies to lunch with Congressional leaders today was a bipartisan hit, but it did nothing to stop a looming crisis over raising the debt ceiling at the end of the year.
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:08pm -
  • newMassachusetts: Elizabeth Warren Releases New Ad
    Elizabeth Warren, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Massachusetts, released a new ad today that continues to introduce the Harvard Law School professor and consumer advocate to voters.
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:04pm -
  • Florida: Connie Mack IV Gets Mitt Romney Endorsement
    Florida Rep. Connie Mack IV (R) today got the endorsement of presumptive GOP White House nominee Mitt Romney, boosting his effort to win the GOP nomination to take on two-term Sen. Bill Nelson (D).
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:41pm -
  • Groove Thing
    A panoply of songwriters serenaded solons Tuesday night during the annual “We Write the Songs” show, an invite-only performance spotlighting the Library of Congress’s burgeoning American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:40pm -
  • Mike Johanns: Club for Growth Sank Don Stenberg
    As Republicans sought to interpret Deb Fischer’s upset victory in Tuesday’s Nebraska Senate primary and what it portends for the 2012 elections, Sen. Mike Johanns (R) told Roll Call that the third-party groups who spent heavily to boost Don Stenb…
    - 13 hours ago, 16 May 12, 6:24pm -
  • Hawaii: VoteVets on Air for Tulsi Gabbard
    A liberal veterans group is going on the air in Hawaii to support Honolulu City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard in the open 2nd district.
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:55pm -
  • FreedomWorks Backs Three Upstarts for Open House Seats
    FreedomWorksannounced its support for three upstart Republican House candidates today, pitting the conservative grass-roots group against local elected officials in each state.
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:52pm -
  • Walker: Lessons for Reform in Dick Lugar's Defeat
    Sen. Dick Lugar's loss in the Indiana GOP primary is another indication that moderates are an endangered species in Washington, D.C.
    - 14 hours ago, 16 May 12, 5:38pm -
  • Sensenbrenner: Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints Are Misguided Policy
    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and we welcome motorcyclists from across the country to Washington for "Bikers Inside the Beltway" week. During this week, Congress should be reminded that effective motorcycle safety can help keep all of us s…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 3:43pm -
  • newTop Wisconsin Economist: State Is Gaining Jobs
    In the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall race, Republicans and Democrats continue to spar over the jobs numbers under Governor Scott Walker's administration. Republicans have been touting the fact that the unemployment rate has declined from 7.7 percen…
    - 8 hours ago, 16 May 12, 11:58pm -
  • newHappy Hour Links: Doh!
    Life imitates The Simpsons.A eulogy for Occupy Wall Street.Ross Douthat on why Americans Elect failed.
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  • newAn App for Everything
    From the there's an app for everything department, here's one for managing life's little ordeals division:
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:07pm -
  • newObama's Budget Fails in Senate: 99-0
    Senate Democrats and Republicans unanimously rejected President Obama's proposed budget this afternoon. The final vote tally was 99-0.Likewise, the House also unanimously rejected the budget in March.Prior to the vote, Senate Budget Committee rank…
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  • newJudge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged
    According to Politico, “Obama’s exasperation with modern journalism, like his contempt for modern politics, is rooted in his disappointment with the current state of its practitioners…”
    - 11 hours ago, 16 May 12, 8:21pm -
  • newMasked Hooligans Shut Down University Classes in Montreal
    Law students at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)had their classes shut down this morning by masked hooliganswho stormed the campus forcibly removing some students from theclassroom as they shouted, "Scab!!! Scab!!!"The law students ha…
    - 10 hours ago, 16 May 12, 9:29pm -
  • newKevin Hickey, R.I.P.
    Former big league pitcher and coach Kevin Hickey has passed away. His cause of death is unknown but he wasa diabetic and had been found unresponsive in his hotel room inDallas prior to Opening Day last month. He was 56.Hickey didnot have a dist…
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  • Don't Blame Wrigley Field
    In an op-ed in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, RichCohen argues that Wrigley Field should be torn down in order to put amerciful end to the Chicago Cubs' 104-year (and counting) WorldSeries drought:I'm a Roman, and to me, the expanse between W…
    - 15 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:33pm -
  • Video of the Day: Romney 2012 Ad
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  • Senate to Hold Budget Votes Today
    The Democratic-controlled Senate hasn't passed a budget in 1,113days and that is unlikely to change today. But senators arescheduled to vote on five different budget proposals, four of themproposed by Republicans.Senate Democrats did not agree to…
    - 16 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:10pm -
  • Four Words
    Yesterday, I posted to these pages a blog note of 619 words on the subject of the politics ofObama's flip-flop-flip on gay marriage. Of these, four words were"as we should be" which I used in reference to the nation's gettingmore comfortable with…
    - 19 hours ago, 16 May 12, 1:04pm -
  • The Battle of the Sexes (All Four of Them)
    The first night I went to college in 1960 a gang of us who hadjust arrived for freshman orientation decided to cross the quad andchallenge the incoming freshmen in another dorm. When we got thereit turned out the only resident was an upper-class d…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:09am -
  • Obama's Debacle
    Obama has already succeeded in fundamentally transformingAmerica, from a prosperous nation that draws people the world over,voting with their feet, to a rapidly declining former superpower onthe fast track to a third-world status similar to Argent…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:09am -
  • Romney Closing With Obama
    Mitt Romney's campaign is making great headway, closing withBarack Obama during this lovely month of May.It is one thing when Rasmussen's tracking poll puts Romney up by2 points for May 11-14. Rasmussen is every Republican's favoritepollster. But…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:08am -
  • Jobs for Graduates
    Sunday–Mother's DayAlex and I are at our house in Rancho Mirage. The temperature as weleft for the Mother's Day Brunch at Morningside Club was 112.That's hot.The brunch was delicious but there were not many people there.Lots of men and women h…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:08am -
  • France’s Islamist Powder Keg
    From the first intelligence surveillance to the final shootout,France’s clumsy handling of its spate of Islamic terrorism in Marchwas a case study in how not to deal with a jihadist. With thelargest Muslim community in Europe—nearly 10 percent…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:07am -
  • Intelligent Design at the University Club
    Stephen Meyer, the director of the Discovery Institute’s Centerfor Science and Culture, spoke the other evening at a forum called“Socrates in the City.” Normally it’s in New York City, but tonightit was at the University Club in Washington…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:07am -
  • No Profile in Courage
    We've been hearing a great deal lately about Barack Obama andhis courage; or what passes for courage when a lapdog media is incontrol of its definition. Although I generally pass up most ofwhat comes from the pens of liberal pundits, one couldn't…
    - 22 hours ago, 16 May 12, 10:05am -
  • Beckett Turns Jeers Into Cheers
    Five days ago, Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was booed off the mound after a dismal performance against theCleveland Indians in which he gave up seven runs over two and athird innings en route to an 8-3 loss.Red Sox Nation not only was miff…
    - 1 day ago, 16 May 12, 2:11am -
  • Bush Praises Arab Spring
    Former President George W. Bush made a rare appearance inWashington, D.C. today on behalf of George W. Bush Institutewhich promotesuniversal freedom and houses the "FreedomCollection", an archive of video testimonial by activists infreedom mov…
    - 1 day ago, 15 May 12, 9:34pm -
  • Obama, Gay Marriage, and the Black Vote
    Over at Mother Jones, Adam Serwer cites polling data that suggests Republicans shouldn't expect alot of black votes over the president's embrace of gay marriage.First he looks at Pew numbers showing that 68 percent of black Americans saytheir vi…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 6:57pm -
  • CNN's Standards of Rudeness
    If Bob Tyrrell can be banished from CNN because describingPresident Obama as "a stealth socialist" isconsidered "rude"then one would must wonder what exactly CNN's standards of rudenessare.Well, check out Don Lemon compare Mitt Romney's statem…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:30pm -
  • The Pros and Cons of Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy
    Ron Paul has announced he will no longer devote resources tocontesting the remaining primaries, but wasn't dropping out of therace or suspending his campaign. Paul would continue to try toaccumulate delegates at state and local Republican conventi…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:45pm -
  • Romney: "A Prairie Fire of Debt" Sweeping the Nation
    Mitt Romney is set to give a major speech on the national debtin Des Moines today as part of his offensive against the Obamaadministration's big-spending fiscal policies. Some excerpts:A prairie fire of debt is sweeping across Iowa and our nation…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:59pm -
  • Marco Rubio Happy in the Senate
    Yesterday I got a chance to watch Marco Rubio, Florida'sRepublican senator, praise small business at a reception held bythe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Thoselooking for Rubio to tip his hand about his vice presidentialpros…
    - 2 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:42pm -