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Mitch McConnell said he wouldn't block the bipartisan immigration overhaul on Tuesday, and Patrik Leahy said he will hold off — "with a heavy heart" — on a controversial amendment to green cards to spouses of gay couples. But the path to passage is surprisingly clear, even amidst the Obama administration's scandals.
A law used to prosecute corrupt execs and officials could be overturned
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Who are they? What do they want?
Great minds don't always think alike
He would know
He's not running for election. They urge him to go all the way.
The aftermath of admonishment
Greenwald may hate bipartisanship, but Joe loves him anyway
The good, the bad, the ugly, the dull, the brilliant--everything you need to know and then some
George W. Bush cracks wise at a staffer reunion
Rep. Ryan blasts "budget gimmicks" in his summit speech
Update 8: Ryan's criticisms polarize bloggers
"Last Friday night, my father asked me to kill him"
Update: The New York Post reports Paterson won't seek election
At six hours long, that would be one epic play
Filipino hookers, nonexistent Army oversight, and an incredibly incriminating e-mail
Ben Bernanke calls the allegations "absolutely bizarre"
It's died many deaths, but only now at the president's hands
The Fox News titan isn't defending Obama this time
Perry's up, Medina's down, Hutchison's struggling
He's talking about Obama
Matt Welch retorts: "And also, contests in which Ron Paul does well are immediately called meaningless"
It's bad press, but he's had bad press before
Brown's surprise vote throws commentators for a loop
Reid's assertion that unemployed men may "become abusive" has big supporters
Beltway oracle Charlie Cook calls it Obama's Iraq
Republicans are worried their party is getting too old
The Senator who enraged liberals now champions their pet issue
Scott Brown: "I'm not from around here. I'm from Massachusetts"
They're more diverse than MSNBC's lineup--which doesn't say much
A belated Gipper backlash?
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Paul Krugman on GOP strategy, Thomas Friedman on nation-building, and more
The aftermath of the Yoo-Bybee report
Did he really need to trash Republicans?
Michael Kinsley on the complexity of insuring people with preexisting conditions
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