Author: Elspeth Reeve

Anthony Weiner May Think He's Closer Friends with the Clintons Than They Do

Associated Press

Anthony Weiner will announce he's running for New York City mayor sometime this week, but he won't get the Clintons' official support or endorsement, Politico's Maggie Haberman reports.

By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 5, 2010

How Nancy Pelosi Could Hold On

But would it be good for the Dems?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 4, 2010

In Surreal Interview, Eliot Spitzer Mulls Belated Bar Mitzvah

Fields questions on Jerry Stiller, having "time to become a man"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 4, 2010

In Times of Woe, Dems Can Turn to Demographics, Dog Videos

Searching for solace after a political sea change

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 4, 2010

Why Republicans Can’t Repeal Health Care

Defunding isn't a real option, plus their interest group buddies love it

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 3, 2010

Obama 'Humbled' by Agony of Midterm Defeat

But defended his policies in post-election press conference

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 3, 2010

Obama Will Face Two-Front War on Foreign Policy

Loses hawkish Democrats and faces Republicans skeptical of Afghanistan withdrawal

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 3, 2010

Bush Mulled Firing Cheney to Show He Was 'In Charge'

Says he was a "dissenting voice" in push to invade Iraq, but denies the war was a mistake

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

Actual Glee at Whitman's Blowing $140 Million to Lose Governor's Race

Twitter spews serious schadenfreude as eBay millionaire is trounced by Jerry Brown

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

What Will Crazy Alan Grayson Do Next?

He was crushed on election night, but the soon-to-be-former Florida congressman surely has more stunts up his sleeve

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

Paladino Loses, Takes Great Joke Material With Him

Next New York governor unlikely to send bestiality emails

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

Manchin Win Means No Senate Majority for GOP

Democrat held on by literally shooting cap-and-trade bill

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

Dan Coats Reclaims Indiana for GOP

Two years ago, Obama won the state for Dems for the first time in decades

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2010

McRib Briefly Returns to Tease Cultlike Fans

The mystery meat sandwich returns nationwide Tuesday

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 1, 2010

GOP Elite Defend Sarah Palin from GOP Elite

Romney, Steele, Giuliani, Pawlenty decry her anonymous haters

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 1, 2010

GOP Guns for the Palin Monster It Created

Republican elites are determined to squash Sarah's presidential aspirations

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 1, 2010

Democrats Await Their Slaughter

Could lose 70 House seats in historic wave

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 29, 2010

Were Yemeni Terrorists Practicing for Bomb Attack?

Some suspect it was a plot to meddle with Western elections

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 29, 2010

Iran Ready for Nuke Talks

But will they be anymore successful than last year's?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 29, 2010

Lighten Up, the Stewart Rally Could Be Fun

The backlash to the backlash against the Rally to Restore Sanity

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 28, 2010

Pennsylvania Race: Election Night Spoiler?

Pundits look to the state for an early indication of just how big the Tea Party wave will be

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 28, 2010

What's the Use of Experts?

Sure, elites know stuff, but do they know the right kind of stuff?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 28, 2010

Is Obama Just Stringing Gay-Rights Activists Along?

President tells progressive bloggers he's "evolving" on gay marriage

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 28, 2010

Why Are Women Ditching Democrats?

The party's coalition crumbles as Catholics and the working class also flee

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 27, 2010

Let the Precriminations Begin!

How did the Democrats manage to lose it all?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 27, 2010

Spatwatch

Stewart on McCain, the Whiny Broken Record

The senator has complained that Washington is broken for most of his three-decade career there

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 27, 2010

Democrats' Imaginary Cash Gap

This election is a fair fight, money-wise. But Dems need something to blame for their losses.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 26, 2010

16 Signs the Crazies Are in Control

From witches to puppy mills to head-stomping, this is the weirdest midterm ever

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 26, 2010

Cliché Watch

Do Women Apologize Too Much?

Saying sorry all the time may make them look weak

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 26, 2010

America Prepares to Get Angry at Jon Stewart

Will his Rally to Restore Sanity only enrage conservative voters?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 26, 2010

All Out Brawl in Colorado

The tightest Senate race is pulling in piles of cash and splintering the Tea Party

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 25, 2010

Strange Bedfellows

Kanye West's Debt to 'Clash of the Titans'

Ten films that inspired his film Runaway, a 34-minute NSFW oddity

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 25, 2010

The 'New Elite' Is Taking Over, Say Elites

Beware the Mad Men-loving liberals, Charles Murray argues

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 25, 2010

What Tea Party Movement?

The Washington Post tries to contact every single activist group and finds very little actual activism.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 25, 2010

For College Kids, Voting Is So Two Years Ago

Far fewer young people have registered to vote compared to 2008

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