Author: Elspeth Reeve

John McCain Is the Latest Senior Senator to Have Had Enough of Junior Ted Cruz

Associated Press

For two days John McCain and Ted Cruz have been fighting on the Senate floor over the rules for negotiating a budget, but, like so many fights, it's also about so much more. Cruz is being annoying about the budget, but worse, he just doesn't get the Senate. 

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Michele Bachmann to Announce Her Candidacy on June 27

She'll make her presidential run official at an event in Waterloo, Iowa

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Jon Huntsman Is the Anti-Tea Party Candidate

Not only did he serve Obama, Huntsman's family gave thousands to Harry Reid

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Will Pulling 10,000 Troops Out of Afghanistan Be Good Enough?

Obama will announce a drawdown tonight, but it'll be fewer than what most voters want

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Sarah Palin's Bus Tour May Not Reach Iowa and South Carolina

She's not yet in the running to be president, but she is in the running for an Emmy

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

The GOP Primary's Mysteriously Missing George W. Bush

Republican candidates barely mention their most recent two-term president

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 21, 2011

Huntsman's Restrained Campaign Kickoff

Pundits find the speech a little boring, but his positions "may very well be golden"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 21, 2011

The Jon Huntsman Pitch for Himself

He'll be the "authentic" Republican who'll attack Obama's policies, not his personality

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Tunisian Court Sentences Ben Ali to 35 Years in Prison

Ousted president convicted in absentia of unlawful cash and jewelry possession

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Louis CK on Jackass: 'Those Guys Are Geniuses'

Pitchfork posted the interview the morning Ryan Dunn died in a car accident

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

ATF Chief to Resign Over Mexican Guns Controversy

Kenneth Melson was "closely involved" with the anti-gun trafficking operation

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Translating the Wall Street Journal's Story on Rick Perry

A number of shots are taken at his rivals--without naming them

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

It's Politics: Say Something Edgy, Raise $1 Million

The Washington Post probes the phenomenon of the "money blurt"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Jon Huntsman Looks Very Good on Paper

Tuesday's Statue of Liberty speech is meant to evoke Reagan comparisons

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Obama Administration Ends Health Care Waivers

Says politics was "absolutely not" part of the decision to end the controversial policy

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Palin Disputes Report She'll Decide on 2012 in a Week

American Spectator says she'll make up her mind within a week

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Southern Baptists Are Getting a Wee Bit Liberal

The Southern Baptist Convention calls for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Barbour: Don't Get Hung Up on Party Purity

The Mississippi governor urges Republicans to settle for a less-than-perfect nominee

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Liberal Bloggers Are Breaking Up with Barack Obama

"It's like the president's not our boyfriend anymore"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 17, 2011

Meet the Media's Favorite Departing White House Aide

Twentysomething Eric Lesser can't stay out of the news

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 16, 2011

Saved by the Heckle: Sympathy for Weiner After Raucous Resignation

Reporters and viewers were shocked by the chaos of press conference

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 16, 2011

A Weiner Resignation Prediction Scorecard

The pundits who said he was toast, and those who thought he'd outlast the scandal

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 16, 2011

How Much Can We Blame Callista for Newt's Failures?

Reports paint her as the Yoko Ono who sunk his campaign

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Romney's Getting Compliments from Al Gore Now, Too

One kind word from Barbra Streisand and he'll have a GOP bogeyman trifecta

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Huntsman Adviser: GOP 'A Bunch of Cranks'

He says there's a simple reason Republicans aren't in charge

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Can't Not Look at This Alleged Photo of Newt Gingrich

TMZ says it has a photo of the presidential candidate sunning on his infamous vacation

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

What We Can Learn from the 'Most Offensive Political Ad Ever'

Conservative group shows Democratic candidate getting money stuffed in her underwear

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Talk Radio Hosts: Old-Fashioned Hollywood Hustlers

Politico says conservative hosts are paid millions for what's basically product placement

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Rick Perry Tests Out Stump Speech

And people seem to like it! Rick Perry for 2012?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Romney Plays for Laughs in New Hampshire

On the campaign trail, he pretends waitresses are grabby, tells a corny joke

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Gingrich's Charity Paid Money to Gingrich's Business

And gave the presidential candidate a valuable donor list, ABC reports

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Huntsman to Officially Unveil Presidential Campaign on June 21

The former U.S. ambassador to China will speak near the Statue of Liberty

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

The Obamas Start Stumping for the 2012 Campaign

Michelle was in Hollywood while Barack was in Miami

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

New Hampshire GOP Debate: A Live Blog

How much will the lesser-known candidates pile on Mitt Romney?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

The Former Palin Insider Who Thinks She Can't Win

John Ziegler had a bad breakup with the Palin operation

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

Capitol Police Bans Shorts Because They Look Bad with Guns

Police sweat through heat wave under tyranny of America's anti-shorts groupthink

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

GOP Debate Preview: Hey, We're Not So Bad

What GOP 2012 candidates are looking to prove tonight

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

Herman Cain: Obama 'Was Raised in Kenya'

Republican presidential candidate says Obama is "more of an international"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 10, 2011

The Race to Read Sarah Palin's Email: A Live Blog

25,000 pages of new material are being released

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 10, 2011

After Mass Resigning, Newt Staffers Switch to Mass Griping

A look at who got the best digs in at their former boss

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 9, 2011

Reuters Reports Hillary Clinton Wants World Bank Presidency

She's said she doesn't want another four years as Secretary of State

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 9, 2011

Newt Gingrich's Senior Staff Resign En Masse

Gingrich returned from his Mediterranean cruise only two days ago

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 9, 2011

Panetta Backs Afghan Drawdown, But Doesn't Offer Details

CIA chief is widely expect to be easily confirmed for defense secretary post

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 9, 2011

Five Stages of Liberal Weiner Grief

Going from denial that Weiner's crotch was pictured to acceptance than he should resign

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 9, 2011

White House Considers Payroll Tax Break for Employers

Obama advisers see payroll tax cut as one way to get a hiring stimulus past the GOP

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 8, 2011

Report: Anthony Weiner's Wife Is Pregnant

Huma Abedin's pregnancy is in its early stages, the New York Times says

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 8, 2011

Key Democrat Calls on Weiner to Quit

Allyson Schwartz's statement is a sign the Democratic leadership is sick of Weinergate

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 8, 2011

Breitbart's X-Rated 'Insurance Policy' Photo of Weiner Leaks

Breitbart, whose not happy about the leak, confirms it's real

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 8, 2011

Palin Rivalry Becomes Bachmann Campaign Strategy

Bachmann's top adviser offers catfight quotes to Politico

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 8, 2011

Democrats, Donors, Clintons: Everyone's Mad at Weiner

Weiner spends the day apologizing, but it might not be enough to save him

Comments | 4,665 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 7, 2011

Sext Transcripts Reveal Weiner's Pretty Sleazy

Radar got nine months worth of Facebook messages with one woman

Comments | 9,436 Views

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