February 2012
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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“You are life itself to me. When you are gone I’m waiting for you to return so I...”
– — Love letter from President Reagan to his wife, Nancy.  Presidential Love Letters
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Happening Now-- Live Budget Chat with NJ's Nancy... →
Feb 13th
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Live Budget Day Chat with NJ's Nancy Cook →
Go here to post your questions. The chat begins at 3:30pm EST. 
Feb 13th
Feb 13th
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“If you think of the 2013 federal budget as a painting, start with a canvass...”
– Red Ink and Bright Lines; Obama’s Budget Placeholder. By Major Garrett
Feb 13th
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What we've all been waiting for: The 2013 Budget. →
Just a little light Monday reading. 
Feb 13th
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Feb 10th
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“Under the rule, women will still have access to free preventive care that...”
– White House Plan Requires Insurers to Pay for Contraception  By Meghan McCarthy
Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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“I think the White House made a good decision in including a mandate for...”
– Obama Facing Breaks From Base On Contraceptive Mandate “And based on yesterday’s reactions from senators and Senate candidates to the Obama administration’s policy requiring some religious institutions to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives, President Obama faces...
Feb 9th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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The Best Totally Wrong Predictions of the... →
Now that we’ve had a couple hours to mourn the fact that the most boring Republican candidate will likely be the presidential nominee, it’s time to hold all those pundits who tricked us into thinking there would be someone more fun to write about accountable for their mistakes.  - By Elspeth Reeve, The Atlantic Wire
Feb 2nd
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Your Favorite Vice: The Veepstakes Power Rankings →
It’s time to start picking a running mate! The Hotline staff makes their predictions. Once again, I did not make the list. I’ll be posting a list later of why I would make the perfect vice-president.
Feb 1st
January 2012
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Jan 31st
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What's Mitt Romney's Real Tax Rate: 15 Percent or... →
In which Derek Thompson of The Atlantic does the hard math for those of us who don’t like numbers (I’m mainly referring to myself here).
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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WatchWatch
Here’s Mitt Romney’s new ad, without any of NBC’s footage in it.
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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“Until the Republicans have a nominee, we don’t have a campaign.”
– President Obama, to Univision
Jan 26th
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“The fact that she was the nicest person… makes it so much harder. Somebody...”
– Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, on Retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. (via @ChadPergram)
Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Tough not to cry here as Gabrielle Giffords resigns from the House.
Jan 25th
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TRIVIA. Because it's Tuesday and everyone needs a... →
One day you may be called upon at a pub quiz night to answer questions about SOTU and you’ll be confident and prepared because of this slideshow. You are welcome. 
Jan 24th
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Who's sitting with the First Lady at the SOTU?
I still have not received my invite. I’m guessing I’ll get a text from the First Lady soon about how my invitation was lost in the mail. Or maybe I’ll sit on my couch at home. Alone.  Jill Biden: wife of Vice President Joe Biden. Valerie Jarrett: senior adviser to the president. Sgt. Ashleigh Berg: Berg has served two tours of duty in Iraq while her husband is on his third...
Jan 24th
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As President Obama prepares to deliver his State... →
— State of Hope—Or an Illusion? by Jim Tankersley. 
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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thedailywhat: End Of An Era of the Day: ”With a heavy heart and a spastic colon” Stephen Colbert majorly announced on last night’s Report that he is officially ending his two-week exploration of a bid to run for the president of the United States of South Carolina. That’s not to say his effort was for naught: He did manage to secure more votes for Herman Cain in South Carolina than every...
Jan 24th
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Your Guide to the State of the Union →
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Google's Suggested Searches for the GOP Field: Not... →
ethanklapper: Type something into Google, and a couple of additional searches are suggested. Do that for the field of GOP presidential candidates, and you get a number of less than flattering suggestions. Here’s former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who’s on his third marriage. Gingrich’s chief…
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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