Is GOP Obstructionism on the Wane?
Scott Brown: "I'm not from around here. I'm from Massachusetts"
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An Army Sergeant employed at West Point Military Academy has been charged with secretly videotaping female cadets in the school's showers and locker rooms.
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?
Everything you need to know about President Obama's just-unveiled health care plan
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
"Abu Ghraib and other situations like that are nonbiodegradables. They don't go away."
Let the do-or-die week for health care reform begin
An unlikely leader emerges to fix Washington's greatest obstruction
Senator Chafee wants a third political party, health care wonks worry about the summit, and reporters finally bring good news from Afghanistan
Romney came in second, Palin a distant third
President Obama gears up for a final health care push
An unexpected use for the popular site: straw polls
Tinderboxes don't get any drier than this
Newsweek reports that a Department of Justice investigation will not charge the Bush lawyers who authorized torture
Actually, they kind of like her
Some Senate Democrats think they finally have the votes
Why are successful policies so unpopular?
So many scapegoats, so little time
Well, if a lack of gun-control policy is any indication...
Beck says the IRS attacker doesn't belong to the left or right
Joseph Stack was enraged by taxes and the government
The 2008 presidential candidate builds steam among pundits
"The summer vacations are longer, and nothing beats life tenure."
Smile! You're on your laptop camera
Jonah Goldberg explains the Palin phenomenon to Peter Beinart
Period garb, media gimmicks, and a middling Constitutionalism
The alleged suicide note of the plane's pilot
The Fox News host bares his teeth at the stimulus--literally
The Florida Senatorial candidate has become a Tea Party "rock star"
Karl Rove on Tea Parties, George Will on Sarah Palin, and more
Between the grassroots and elites, things have been a bit tense
What does that number actually mean?
An economic success, but a political debacle
A veteran's op-ed sparks fresh debate
This wasn't the sordid affair the press was hoping for
That depends on whether they have the will
Michael Kinsley breaks down deficit commissions, spending freezes, and "pay as you go" rules
What, exactly, are the Conservative Political Action Conference event planners thinking?
Bayh-Bloomberg, anyone?
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