February 2012
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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
Happening Now-- Live Budget Chat with NJ's Nancy... →
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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.
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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
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What we've all been waiting for: The 2013 Budget. →
Just a little light Monday reading.
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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
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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...
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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
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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.
January 2012
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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).
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Here’s Mitt Romney’s new ad, without any of NBC’s footage in it.
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Until the Republicans have a nominee, we don’t have a campaign.
– President Obama, to Univision
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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)
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Tough not to cry here as Gabrielle Giffords resigns from the House.
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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.
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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...
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As President Obama prepares to deliver his State... →
— State of Hope—Or an Illusion? by Jim Tankersley.
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...
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Your Guide to the State of the Union →
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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…
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