Author: Elspeth Reeve

Obama's Two Weeks of Scandalmania, in Photos

Associated Press

Three big scandals. Two Marine umbrellas. And a non-salute en route to Memorial Day. Plus more visual evidence from 12 days of scandal town.

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Romney's Plan to Beat Perry Is Just Like Obama's

Forget Perry's job record, they'll say, he's too extreme for America

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Politico Asks: Exactly How Dumb Is Rick Perry?

Yes, the word "dumb" is actually in the headline

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Turkish Planes Are Bombing Iraqi Kurds

Turkey aims to make Kurdish separatists "rendered ineffective"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Michele Bachmann: Hurricane Is God's Way of Saying 'Cut Spending'

Presidential candidate says recent natural disasters are a message from a higher power

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Labor Economist to Replace Austan Goolsbee as Top Economic Adviser

Alan Krueger is expected to push for more aggressive policies to lower unemployment

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Deficit Hawk Picked to Lead Post-Quake Japan

Yoshihiko Noda must lead a divided Parliament to fix a stagnant economy

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Gingrich's 2012 Campaign Kills His PAC

The once-major fundraiser couldn't survive his presidential ambitions -- and gaffes

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Perry Has Double the Tea Party Support Bachmann Has

Another sign peak Bachmann is behind us

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Doha to Bid for 2020 Olympics

Hosting games later in the year would allow cooler temperatures

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene Ruins Obama's Weekend

Leaving Martha's Vineyard to prep for storm

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Conservatives Fear Perry Will Start Another Culture War

Perhaps Perry will win the nomination and prove too gun-slinging for the American people

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Only Nine More Weeks of Palin 2012 Speculation

She faces a hard deadline to run in October -- and tough poll numbers

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Awkward Romney Tries on Chris Christie's Persona

The corny nice guy tries out the unusual campaign tactic of being mean to voters

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Romney Moves Rightward as Perry Takes the Lead

Especially as Perry keeps taking shots at him

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

These Dueling Cheney-Condi Memoirs Should Please Obama

Their catfight reminds voters of President Bush

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Karl Rove Calls Sarah Palin's Bluff

Says if Palin wants people to stop speculating, she should say she's not running

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Dick Cheney Psyched for 'Heads Exploding All Over Washington'

New book reveals how Bush leaned on him for decision to bomb Saddam Hussein

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Pataki for President Site Accidentally Briefly Published

The former New York governor is the latest to maybe step into the 2012 race

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Libyan Rebels Put $1.7 Million Bounty on Qaddafi's Head

Officials think he's still in Tripoli but may try to escape

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

When They're Not Shoving Them, Bachmann's Aides Carefully Manage Reporters

Candidate takes questions from a list of reporters after aides find out what they want to ask

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Republicans Want Rubio to Save Them Just Like He Saved Nancy Reagan

Yet another dream candidate for Republicans unhappy with the 2012 lineup

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Mitt Romney Is 2012's Hillary Clinton

Playing it safe as the frontrunner is how Clinton lost the 2008 Democratic primary

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Perry Now Leads in Iowa, in Part Thanks to Birthers

One reason so many aren't sure Obama's not a citizen is that they're not sure Hawaii is a state

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Rick Perry Urges GOP to Give Up on Christie Dream

At this late date is seems unlikely conservative "eggheads" will get their fantasy 2012 nominee

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Love on the 2012 Battlefield

Trash duties matter much more when your husband is campaigning to put you out of a job

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Karl Rove's and Sarah Palin's Fox News Feud

Hell hath no fury like a maybe-presidential candidate scorned

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Andy Coulson Was Still on Murdoch's Payroll When Cameron Hired Him

Was earning severance package after he started working as media adviser for Tories

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Paul Ryan Really for Real Not Running for President

With their beloved budget hawk out, conservatives turn their lonely eyes to Chris Christie

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Eliot Spitzer and Slate Hit with a $60 Million Libel Suit

A Wall Street executive says Spitzer wrongly accused him of price-fixing

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Jason Chaffetz Won't Run Against Orrin Hatch

A takedown of the six-term senator would have been a sign of the Tea Party's strength

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Ford and Toyota to Collaborate on Hybrid Trucks

Companies will remain competitors even as they work together to lower hybrid costs

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Poll: Obama Crushes Palin Among Women Voters

And, despite low approval ratings, still beats Palin among all voters 50 percent to 33 percent

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

The Tax the GOP Wants to Raise Is the One Obama Wants to Cut

Brewing fight over payroll tax cut shows how hard debt compromise will be

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Perry Believes in Science After All: Campaign Science

Employed "eggheads" to use the scientific method to test campaign tactics

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Wall Street Down Fourth Week in a Row

Markets saw losses worldwide Friday

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Palin Posts Rousing Iowa Teaser, Again Feeding Speculation

Video is part presidential, part movie star

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

After Riots, England's Prison System Nearing Capacity

As judges hand down tough sentences for people involved in riots

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Report: Pawlenty Crew Only Has Eyes for Chris Christie

A wee bit of evidence two more fantasy Republican candidates could still jump in

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Oasis's Warring Brothers Are Taking Their Tiff to Court

No oasis from sibling rivalry for the Gallagher brothers!

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Jon Huntsman Finds His Voice by Sounding Like a Dad on Twitter

He's best able to play the sane candidate by making corny jokes on the Internet

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

A Brief History of the Republican Primary So Far

2011 has been a series of fast-burning media crushes, from Trump to Bachmann

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Tim Geithner's Sad Little Birthday Cake

The treasury secretary can't catch a break even on his big 5-0

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

The Rick Roll: Perry Backs Teaching Creationism in Public Schools

And his campaign isn't quite sure whether he thinks Social Security is unconstitutional

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Memento, Starring Michele Bachmann

The candidate has a trouble remembering her own bio--like whether she's a doctor or not

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Campaign Managers Have Discovered Something: The T-Shirt

Nothing says "deeply held convictions" like an ironic tee

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Can Rick Perry Compete for the Middle Ground?

Perry's impressive streak of victories in Texas are not a sign of cross-party appeal

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Wall Street Scandals Go Down the SEC's Memory Hole

Files related to Bernie Madoff and the 2008 crisis were lost in a sanctioned purge

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Joe Wilson Claims Vindication for His 'You Lie' Moment

Wilson says health care money is going to illegal immigrants after all

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Rick Perry's Love/Hate Relationship With the Stimulus

Perry campaigns against the 2009 law now, but Texas used the money anyway

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